Welcome to Latitude 65

Jubilados Savouring the Journey

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.

Consider subscribing to our email Post Alert for stories of our adventures in Spain, Oman, Bhutan, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina…plus destinations closer to home like Osooyos and Pender Island here in beautiful British Columbia.

Colour in Castle Valley

Castle Valley is one of our last blogs from our travels in Utah. And with the US midterm elections this week, the future of Utah’s

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“The Visitors”

Many years ago, we arrived in San Francisco on Hallowe’en night, unaware of the annual street-party in the Castro every October 31, which, back then,

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Mallard Cottage

A foodie’s worst nightmare descended upon me. Covid, or one of its bad-ass alphanumeric sub-variant cousins, stole my appetite. However, these viruses lacked the virility

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