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Nuevo Vallarta–Que Bela!

Nuevo Vallarta–Que Bela!

  My friend has sung praises of Nuevo Vallarta for years. I decided it was time for me to check it out for myself. I was thrilled to find that Puerto Vallarta and nearby Nuevo Vallarta are situated in tropical rainforest along the Pacific coast with the Sierra...

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Hood River, Oregon Fruitloop

Hood River, Oregon Fruitloop

A beautiful drive about an hour and a half east of Portland Oregon brings me to the 30+ farmstands, lavender farms, wineries, orchards and the like that compose the Fruit Loop of Hood River.  This is a place for families, couples and whoever enjoys beautiful scenery...

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Sweden: At the Edge of the Baltic Sea

Sweden: At the Edge of the Baltic Sea

We are so far north here in Stockholm that it stays light until midnight and then starts getting light again by 3:30 AM. I think it’s pretty cool. I was surprised that Sweden is hillier and harder to wheel than the Netherlands and Belgium. I was also surprised that it...

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Belgium: Diamonds, chocolate and beer

Belgium: Diamonds, chocolate and beer

We rolled into Antwerp Central Station which is an absolutely gorgeous 1800s train station. We walked across the street to our hotel, the Hampton Inn Central station. Excellent choice, excellent accessibility and excellent location. We spent the next couple of days...

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Logierait and Falkirk, Scotland

Logierait and Falkirk, Scotland

We checked out two Highland games, one in Blackfort and the other at Blair Castle. Manly men in kilts doing manly things like throwing cabers and hammers, lots of bagpipers and beautiful dancing by ladies in plaid. We stayed at Cull-An-Daraich Guesthouse Owned by...

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The Highlands: Inverness

The Highlands: Inverness

Our first sight was visiting Clava Cairns. It’s about 4000 years old and are piles of stones that or memorials/burial areas from millennia ago. It was doable in a wheelchair even when there were mud puddles. Then we went to Culloden Battlefield and Museum. This was...

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Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye

We left Glencoe and traveled further north for a couple hours to where we caught the ferry from Mallaig to Armadal on the isle of Skye. We just happened to show up at the right time and had only a 15 minute wait to do the half hour crossing. They were able to...

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Glasgow to Glencoe

Glasgow to Glencoe

Glasgow to Glencoe We drove 2 1/2 hours from Glasgow to Glencoe along the winding, loch-lined  road, passing Loch Lomond, Loch Leven and stopping off for lunch at Green Welly for some incredibly delicious Cullen skink, a soup made with smoked haddock, onions and...

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