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Conservation

Beach Cleanup Efforts

Every time I go to the beach I end-up doing a mini beach cleanup. I just can’t leave that piece of plastic on the beach; I have to pick it up. It’s so easy to do so! Why litter when all we need to do is to bring back home, recycle or dispose of it […]

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Trip Ideas

A Few Days in Montreal for the Holidays

Montreal is so beautiful under a fresh coat of snow! Even more so during the holidays when the Christmas lights are twinkling and glowing through the white snow. Every year since we moved south we look forward to our holiday time visit—it has become a tradition! To reunite and celebrate with family is the main […]

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Travel Tips

Going on a Long Trip: Here’s 12 Tips on How to Prepare

If you are lucky enough to be going on a long trip or extended vacation we’re excited for you. For a variety of reasons we’ve always been somewhat restricted from taking long trips. Limited work vacation windows, pets to get back to, or simply limited time or money have held us back. We’ve often thought, especially on […]

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Scuba Diving

Wintertime Diving in South Florida

Some mornings I feel like the weather is laughing at us as the winds pick-up and the seas get choppy. Especially when a North East wind appears, boating conditions deteriorate and our dive excursions get cancelled. Of course one must think of safety first and anyone that has tried to get on a boat ladder […]

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Other

Flying over the Bahamas

I took this photo from the plane while flying over the Bahamas. It was selected and is featured in the latest issue of the American Airways magazine. See it on p.10

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Trip Ideas

The Florida Keys & Key West

The Florida Keys is the perfect destination for a long weekend road trip. It’s an easy 4-hour drive from Miami with plenty to see and do along the way. Follow US-1 S (165 miles) all the way to Key West, the most

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Travel Tips

The Art of Haggling: 10 Tips for Getting the Best Price and Enjoying Doing It!

So you’re in the store, and there are no prices, you like the wooden carving and can picture it in your den, the color matches perfectly with those two bronze pieces you brought back from China. “How much?” you ask pointing to the piece. The store clerk, likely the owner, smiles and rubs his hands together […]

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South Florida Day Trips

Visiting the Ancient Spanish Monastery

This little gem is a haven located in North Miami. The grounds are beautiful and a breath of fresh air in the heart of the city. The ancient monastery and the cloisters date back to the 12th century; construction began in 1133 and ended in 1141. Cistercian monks occupied the monastery for almost 700 years in […]

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Travel Tips

Organizing Day Tours

The following is an article written by fellow blogger, Derek Cullen. He’s traveled all over Africa and as you will read he’s quite passionate about organizing and offering great day tours. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Travel will change the way you see the world Riding a bicycle through Africa […]

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Trip Ideas

Things to Do and Places to Go in Austin, Texas

A few years back the opportunity to move to Austin presented itself and we took a leap of faith by leaving Montreal, our hometown, the place where we grew-up and lived all our lives. It wasn’t an easy decision to make with our family and friends there, but the opportunity was a good one and […]