Monthly Archives: February 2012
Cayo Largo, Cuba in Pictures
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In the winter/spring of 2011, we took a week, via a rickety Canjet 737, in Cayo Largo, Cuba at Sol Pelicano All-Inclusive Resort. Cayo Largo is an island off the southwest coast of Cuba, on the Caribbean Sea. The island is …
Posted in All-Inclusive Resorts, Caribbean
Tagged canjet, caribbean sea, cayo largo, cuba, sol pelicano, sunset cruise
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Bruce Peninsula National Park
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When one thinks of Canadian National Parks, one generally thinks of Banff, Jasper, Point Peelee or Fundy. Yet, quite close to the Golden Horsehoe region and a good portion of the Canadian population is one of the more underestimated of …
Posted in Camping, Ontario
Tagged bruce peninsula national park, bruce trail, camping, canada, cyprus lake, georgian bay, grotto, halfway log dump, indian head cove, ontario
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Pictures of Venice, Italy
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In February, 2008, Angie and I took a chance on a cheap week’s package vacation to Paris, France. The price was right at under $1000 a piece for air, airport transfer and hotel with breakfast. The risk was going in …
Posted in Italy
Tagged adriatic sea, beauvais, europe, grand canal, hotel arcadia, italy, paris, piazza san marco, rialto, ryanair, treviso, venice
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The Lunatic Express by Carl Hoffman – Just How Dangerous Is That World Out There?
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If you watch the news from anywhere in North America, each and every day you will hear a sensationalized report from somewhere in the world about a transportation tragedy. Somewhere in the world, a bus full of people drove off …
El Nicho, Cuba
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El Nicho is a spectacular series of waterfalls, high in the Sierra de Trinidad mountains (aka Escambray mountains) of Cuba. The mountain range reaches heights of up to 3,800 feet. El Nicho isn’t quite that high up in the mountains! …
Posted in Caribbean
Tagged caribbean sea, cuba, el nicho, sierra de trinidad, waterfall
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Pictures of Panama
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In November, 2009, Angie and I were married at the Royal Decameron Beach Resort in Panama. The setting was beautiful and the two weeks we spent in the country of Panama were spectacular. The quality might not be the greatest, …
Hotel Rancho Luna near Cienfuegos, Cuba
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I have to admit – spending a week at Rancho Luna Resort near Cienfuegos, Cuba was a bit of a disappointment. I had hoped to witness the cheapest, lowest rated resort in Cuba, outside of Havana and Veradero and see …
Posted in All-Inclusive Resorts, Caribbean
Tagged all-inclusive resort, canjet, cienfuegos, cuba, rancho luna
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