Avid Traveler and Master Scuba Diver
Sharing stories, photos and insights about the places I’ve visited. Simply sharing my experience and giving travel tips to help others plan their own dream trip and travel independently.
Unfortunately, the reality for many of us is that many of the trips we were hoping to take have had to be cancelled for various reasons. Whether by choice, rerouting, or even due to closed borders, traveling has become much more difficult and sometimes impossible. In our case, we are even cancelling trips which we […]
Even if this isn’t the best time to travel it’s important to keep your dreams alive! I look forward to taking my next trip and most importantly I need to have something to look forward to. This is why I’m actively looking at travel destinations and planning post-pandemic trips. It helps keep me sane and […]
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is a great place to go shore diving in South Florida. All along the coast of this seaside town the coral reef is really close to shore and is easy to reach. It’s also full of life and makes for interesting and fun dives.
The Blue Heron Bridge is a popular shore dive in Florida, especially during weekends. It’s an awesome muck dive site, perfect for underwater photography. Blennies, gobies, seahorses, batfish, pipefish, frogfish, and many other tiny creatures call the Blue Heron Bridge home. Large schools of reef fish are a common sight and if you’re lucky you […]
Montreal is a wonderful city, but sometimes it’s nice to get a change of scenery. There are many interesting places to visit around Montreal which can serve as the perfect day or weekend getaway. In this post I will highlight some of our favorite road trips.
I once had an issue on the road, and my old Energizer power bank saved the day by giving me enough power to charge my mobile phone and get help. It’s amazing how much we rely on our phones nowadays with navigation, calling, reservations, among other things. Imagine getting into a car where the USB […]
The Texas landscape is very diverse. From flat plains and rough country that could be out of the Bugs Bunny and Road Runner show to rolling hills filled with bluebonnets, lakes, nature preserves and beautiful sandy beaches. It’s not all about tumbleweeds rolling in the arid desert like often portrayed in western movies although some […]
It’s no surprise that the travel industry has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic with airlines, hotels, and car rental companies struggling. Not to mention the myriads of affected industries that provide meals, tours and transportation to support this all-important industry. Those of us that love to travel are caught up in a dilemma. […]
Have you ever stopped to wonder how your hometown looks to tourists? Do they find it exotic? Do they think you are lucky to live in such a beautiful place? When we stop and put on our tourist glasses, we realize that it’s not always necessary to travel to faraway places to have a good […]
We are going a bit batty as we are into week 6 of our lockdown and really miss traveling. We unfortunately had to cancel the safari we were so looking forward to but decided that we would improvise and do a stay-at-home safari with our favorite wild animal of all, Sumi, our rescued cat. Observing […]