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Oysters always taste best when you open them yourself

Oysters taste best when you open them yourself.

Kosterhavet National Park, which was established in 2009 on the centennial of Europe’s first national parks, a set of nine parks all in Sweden. In conjunction with Norway’s adjoining Ytre Hvaler National Park, Kosterhavet protects a sprawl of ocean about the size of Vermont that’s home to some 6,000 marine species. Kosterhavets is centred around […]

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Keep calm and learn Spanish.

Whether your studies take you south or across the ocean, you’ll likely have a transformational experience both inside and outside of the classroom. It’s worthwhile to keep in mind that Spanish, like English, changes dramatically between countries, and you’ll be able to keep learning new words, phrases and slang every time you visit a new […]

These pools are fantastic for summer fun swimming.

Another sensational swimming post from these summer-sizzzlin’ swiming pools, summer still here with us and if you read our last swimming pools post you came across some amazing outdoors beauties that just make you go outside and jump in the water. Swimming is one of the best low-impact exercises in which you’re able to get […]

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How to Say Cheers in 30 Languages

CHEERS! Here’s to you! Bottom’s up! The clinking of glasses can help cement friendships and celebrate new ones — it’s an expression of goodwill and one that every traveler should know. So raise your glass to the people you meet at airports, hostels around the world, tourist kiosk volunteers, tour bus guides of the world […]

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Sublime sunsets around the world

First off we have New Zealand which is among the first countries to experience sunrise- and, as a result, sunset. The South Island’s 450km-long Southern Alps, known for their glaciers and glacial lakes, create an epic landscape that is well suited to hikers who want to enjoy dusk in serene isolation. (Annie Griffiths/National Geographic Creative) […]

Food culture in Finland.

Eating local and eating traditional has always been my motto,. When I’m on the road with Santa Lucia LFR I have to be real careful what I eat,. In the past it was always on the run and whatever I could find, not necessarily healthy either. After a couple of hospital trips due to food […]

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There is No Place like Home, The Vada story!

I certainly can appreciate Dorothy’s famous quote from the Wizard of Oz, “there is no place like home”. I experienced this first hand but like any challenging situation you make the best of it and adapt as best as you can. While in SW Ontario I had limited internet, and therefore, I would improvise. Sometimes […]

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Crazy 8 a historical barn

Situated in the rural part of South Western Ontario in the county of Palmyra, a unique piece of history has been reborn and is every traveler’s dream, when it comes to the country origin of Ontario. This unusual structure, a large rectangular building The Crazy 8 Barn is the” Welcome Host” for the West Elgin […]