Jubilados (Spanish for retirees) savouring the journey

Chosen carefully, planned well and travelled independently

Stories of global travel adventures from Gloria and Kerry, a.k.a. Spice and Magellan

Hvardalir

Hot Place 

Hveradalir was the main reason we rented a 4×4 in Iceland—you need one to reach this geothermal wonderland in the Central Highlands, one of most active volcano

Al’s Walking Tour 

When I was writing this, a winter storm warning had been issued for Vancouver. The sky was the colour of skim milk and the air

“All the Ideas in My Head”

When Martin Luque and Francisco (Pancho) Gilardi in 1975 asked Luis Barragán to design a studio space and party house for the advertising agency they

Monte Alban

Monte Albán

One of Mexico’s most outstanding archaeological sites, Monte Albán was a powerful and influential metropolis of uninterrupted cultural evolution for 1500 years until it was abandoned

La Casa de mis Recuerdos 

Deciding where to stay in Oaxaca can take days. Unless you discover a bit of paradise, La Casa de mis Recuerdos. Magellan suggested we stay in Jalatlaco, a neighbourhood

Loving Roni Horn’s “Vatnasafn/Library of Water”

Stykkishólmur, Stokkseyri, Stöðvarfjörður, all names of Icelandic places starting with “St.” Like an English adjective applicable to me. Planning our trip to Iceland, I stupidly screwed