Tag Archives: walk I’ve had a love of the Canadian Rocky Mountains for as long as I can remember. In my earliest years in Canada, we lived on the West Coast, where the mountains and Pacific Ocean meet. Then we moved inland, to the foothills of Calgary, where the Prairies stretch out flat in the east forever … But […]  Switzerland truly has a magical landscape. And, thanks to a wonderful train system, it’s accessible. We were staying with friends near Zurich (eg: Swiss Apples and National Day and Lines and Patterns). Thanks to their local knowledge, and their recommendation that we pre-purchase Swiss Travel Passes, we had easy access to daily adventures. Mid-summer, we […]  Nestled at the foot of the Hajar Mountains are some of the oldest villages in Oman. This is a rugged, desert region with little rainfall. Settlements could only survive where ground water was available. But, where water was found, it was ingeniously managed. Using a type of irrigation system developed 5000 years ago in Persia, […]  Lake Louise in Alberta’s Banff National Park has always held an attraction for me. When I was a child, we would camp in the vicinity regularly. Many years later, my husband and I treated ourselves to a winter stay at the majestic Fairmont Château Lake Louise and I was able to introduce him to this […]  Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, my husband I were staying with friends in that enchanted, fairy-tale-land of mountains, lakes, and alpine meadows known today as Switzerland … It really does feel that long ago! That is what happens when you have too many external drives full of photos and memories. They […] |
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