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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Every year during this holiday season, I’m on a quest to recapture the spontaneous joy it gave my childhood. The excitement of concerts, the crystal
“You should write about it mom,” Lynn kept telling me. About growing up in the dark. Not having electricity until I was six years old!
Thousands of seabirds, mostly Northern Gannets, nesting, “kissing,” swooping and calling out, cuddled together on sea stacks above the pounding ocean. In full sunshine we
Marielle de Roos and Hugo Vink have a good sense of humour. Today, December 4, on their goat farm, Lofoten Gårdsysteri, the sun will rise at 11:14.
Everybody who goes to Iceland, well okay, almost everybody, goes to Gullfoss, the “Golden Waterfall.” It’s the most popular waterfall in the country, one of
Can a hike be described as sexy? In Sicily, yes. Like the hike up Monte Venere, named after Venus, the goddess of love, beauty and pleasure. Where
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