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Exploring Tavira
We explored the city today. We started across the river on the south side walking over the Roman Bridge. Still part of the old city with its cobbled streets and white washed buildings and colourful tiles. Narrow alleyways with shops selling postcards and brightly coloured ceramic roosters. We walked past cafes offering Indian, Thai and…
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Morning in Tavira, Portugal
The heavy wooden shutters creak as I open them. Sun bursts into the kitchen. Church bells start to chime and then ring, beckoning to come. The streets are quiet save for the occasional pedestrian and delivery vans. Cyclist, competing in the Algarve Challenge ride by on the cobble streets. This is Sunday morning in our…
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The Girlz Head North
Fall in Ontario is spectacular and greatly anticipated as many eagerly head to look outs and drive country roads to view the colours. Hardwood trees with leaves of yellow, orange or red pop against the deep green needles of pines and cedars. The Patio Girlz headed north to Muskoka/Algonquin Park area armed with cell phone…
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The Girlz Head East
It was a beautiful fall day in early September when the Patio Girlz headed east to Prince Edward County. The County, as it is referred to, is a destination with lots to do and experience. Perhaps known best for its thriving wineries and tours, it offers other culinary delights such as cider tastings, butter tarts…
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SEA THERAPY
A late entry for this patiogirl. Chris & I set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, on Holland America’s Eurodam for an 11-day Southern Caribbean cruise. Besides the eating, drinking, napping, drinking and other activities on board, I always look forward to the history and culture each island offers. With visits to Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao, Columbia, Costa…
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Look up, look waaaay up….
These words from the opening of the 1960’s children’s TV show The Friendly Giant certainly came to mind the past couple of days as we spent time on the Pacific Marine Circle Route in southern Vancouver Island. The height and girth of these beautiful firs, spruce, and cedars has been very impressive. And we did…
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There’s Something Fishy in Steveston
Had two visits to Steveston this week to check out its fishing industry heritage. What an interesting place. Starting in the 1870s and up to the 1990s, there were many salmon canning plants in this still active fishing village at the mouth of the Fraser River, at one time as many as 45 canneries! The…
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Bookman’s Holiday
I am sure you have heard of the term ”busman’s holiday”, which means that someone goes on vacation and ends up doing an activity not unlike their work back home. In my case, I think you would have to call this west coast trip a ”bookman’s holiday”. As some of you will know, I have…
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Happy Birthday to Me!
(or, How I spent my day with other old things) While planning our trip out west, I decided there was a place I really wanted to spend my road trip birthday, that being Dinosaur Provincial Park near Brooks, Alberta. The park is a Unesco World Heritage site, which consists of 75 square kilometres of hills,…
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Another Patio Girl on the Road
I promised the girlz, I would try to continue our stories of Patio Girl adventures on the road. After all the great posts from Gwen’s trip to Portugal, I hope I can produce something as interesting as hubby and I drive out to British Columbia. It’s been hard to decide what to blog about first,…
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