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Minimalist First Aid Kit for San Salvador, Bahamas

Posted on June 27, 2014 by debbie

We take a First Aid Kit with us everywhere we go. The size of the kit varies greatly depending on the type of trip and destination. When we went to Myanmar the kit was extensive as we did not know … Continue reading →

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Photos of Virgin Gorda and Miami

Posted on June 24, 2014 by debbie

Great news! Photos of Virgin Gorda and Miami are now posted to our blog. On the main menu bar, click on the word “Photos”. Once the list of photo albums appears, scroll down to find “Miami 2014” and then “Virgin … Continue reading →

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Dive Gear for Scuba Diving in San Salvador, Bahamas

Posted on June 24, 2014 by debbie

We have a general packing list that includes warm water and cold water scuba dive gear. Before each dive trip we go through the list and cross off the items we do not need. For our scuba diving trip to … Continue reading →

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Packing for San Salvador, Bahamas – Murray’s Clothes

Posted on June 22, 2014 by debbie

Murray’s clothing for San Salvador is more straightforward than mine. Men vs women? Not being a slave to fashion? Maybe some of both! Murray’s clothes are basically shorts and T shirts. Dive Daytime 1 Short sleeved dive shirt (packed) 1 … Continue reading →

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Packing for San Salvador, Bahamas – Debbie’s Clothes

Posted on June 20, 2014 by debbie

We are 9 sleeps away from our trip to San Salvador, one of the islands in the Bahamas. We have started to organize our clothes and dive gear and pack our carry on luggage. In my posts after we came … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Creek Lodge

Posted on May 27, 2014 by debbie

After navigating Friday night rush hour traffic, E, J and I pull into Strawberry Creek Lodge five minutes before supper is due to be served. Five ladies have arrived before us. Two other ladies arrive a few minutes after us … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Creek Lodge

Posted on May 23, 2014 by debbie

I am off to Strawberry Creek Lodge today for a weekend with friends, most of whom are in the same book club. Strawberry Creek Lodge is about an hours drive southwest of Edmonton, close to Calmar. The lodge has 11 … Continue reading →

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Virgin Gorda Packing Review

Posted on May 3, 2014 by debbie

We tell our friends about our packing lists for traveling with carry-on luggage, but the one thing we do not often share is the quantity of each item we take with us. In this blog, I am going to review … Continue reading →

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Out and About

Posted on April 29, 2014 by debbie

Downtown Miami, it’s not South Beach. Our tour extends into Miami proper today and we have to make a few adjustments to the impressions we have had in the last couple of days. First, pedestrians are not sacred. The average … Continue reading →

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South Beach, Florida

Posted on April 27, 2014 by debbie

We head out about 8:00 to do a self guided Art Deco walking tour. The Art Deco movement in Miami occurred between the 1920s and 1940s. The buildings have characteristic pastel colours, porthole windows and sleek curves. Murray and I … Continue reading →

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