EXPLORATIONS OF DOWNTOWN YANGON Throughout our travels we have generally found that the best a country has to offer is rarely found in its biggest cities – they’re usually busy, crowded, noisy and not as interesting for us as smaller towns and provincial areas. Yangon, however, may […]
THE GREEN HILLS OF BUSSACO FOREST Coimbra is nestled in amongst the hills of central Portugal, surrounded by rural hamlets, farms, and national parks. It’s a beautiful part of the country rich with hiking destinations and opportunities to get back to nature. The Portuguese royal family liked it […]
CHÂTEAUX OF THE LOIRE VALLEY – PART II When King Francois I moved his court to Paris in the late 1500s the Loire Valley was no longer the centre of French power. However, most of the French nobles still liked to spend time in the Loire due to […]
CHÂTEAUX OF THE LOIRE VALLEY – PART I The Loire Valley once marked the edge of the Kingdom of France, with the Loire River an important boundary between rival territories. So important was this region that the capital used to be situated in the valley. Even when the […]
SEEKING THE GIFT OF THE GAB AT BLARNEY CASTLE The Blarney Stone is a block of limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle. According to local legend kissing the stone endows one with the gift of the gab (i.e. great eloquence). We visited the tiny village of […]
Wandering Soles 