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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Hugfanginn. Pronounced hoo.fahn.kinn, it means “to be enamoured by something special,” which travellers to Iceland will be many times every day. You can anticipate blogs
How much did you drink yesterday? Habitually, Magellan and I each have two in the morning and one mid-afternoon. You might be thinking, “You two
A freakin’ awful slog of a hike. Shoot me! 20.2 km. 7¼ hours. Elephantine fingers (for both of us.) K rated it a 2.5, me
Hiking Lion’s Den on Fogo Island in Newfoundland tickled us pink. Being there with Clare and Keenan. The wind and sun and uphill climbs reddening
That’s what people in Norris Point are doing this summer at the Cat Stop Pub & Grub. If they’re lucky, they’ll see Angus Stewart
“Dad, can you come over, right now?” That may have been what Kendra said when she called. But she’s a fifth-generation Newfoundlander, so it’s more
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