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UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE IN PETRA

AD-DEIR MONASTERY “No! Don’t try and climb the 850 steps to the Monastery,” my colleague advised. “At your age, you will never make it!” Yet the Ad-Deir Monastery atop one of the high points in Petra is one of Jordan’s top tourist attractions. How could I forego that? Yet the reality is that I’m in my 80s. […]

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ROWING THROUGH RICE FIELDS IN VIETNAM

“Ohhhh. You a foreigner?” said the middle-aged Vietnamese man wearing a wrinkled suit. He sat across from me at the child-sized blue plastic table along one of Hanoi’s narrow, crowded streets in the old quarter. “Yes, from Canada,” I replied. He flashed me a friendly smile, displaying a mouth full of crooked, yellow teeth. I […]

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Thailand is a beautiful sun kissed tropical heaven with the clearest blue waters, white sand beaches, lush green mountains, exciting cities, bustling nightlife and delectable food. Travel in Thailand also means visits to day and night markets, as well as rich cultural opportunities. BEST THINGS TO DO IN THAILAND With tourism initiatives by the Thai government, it […]

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