We (‘Spice’ and ‘Magellan’) are a newly retired couple with a passion for active independent travel. One of our first trips after turning 65 was to Spain, which explains its melodious word for retirees—jubilados—in our tagline. What will you get by taking vicarious trips with us? Ideas, insight and inspiration.
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I’ve got the ‘Novembers’. It’s not a terminal case, but I thought just telling you would somehow ease it. No real reason. Just the time of year
Magellan and I have been watching the TV series The Bear, the name chef Carmen Berzatto (Bear-Zatto) gives to the family restaurant he’s revamping in
Each of us harbours a landscape we long to return to. For many, that place is Fogo Island. Who wouldn’t want to return and hike
We take tremendous delight and satisfaction in sharing Denali with visitors. At the core of our enterprise, our mission includes providing learning experiences, fostering stewardship
– “Up to the Monte Piana” Imposing and glorious peaks like gothic cathedrals, a sacred silence a dizzy primordial beauty. The wind whispers with mistery
Looking at art in the street or on gallery walls in Mexico City and Oaxaca, we couldn’t help but notice the predominance of playful images
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