Category Archives: Travels

The Ethics of Travel, revisited

Posted on October 8, 2023 by debbie

Murray originally posted this in 2012 and we thought it was appropriate to revisit it as we are headed to areas very different than where we live. Several years ago Dive Training Magazine (July 1999) published Ten Guidelines for Travelers. … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s Clothing List

Posted on October 6, 2023 by debbie

We are travelling very light for this trip and I have spent much time pondering what clothing to take. We have a mixture of travel – safari, desert, city, tour group touring. My go to clothes are linen and merino … Continue reading →

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A Week and Counting

Posted on October 3, 2023 by debbie

One of the trips we had to cancel during the pandemic was a Madagascar/Namibia tour. We were very disappointed not to go then. We are a week away from making that sojourn to Africa, this time going to Namibia and … Continue reading →

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Space Center Houston and the Johnson Space Center

Posted on August 3, 2023 by debbie

Space Center Houston (SCH) sits across a small street from the Johnson Space Center. It is the SCH where we walk to before 9:00 am this morning, after leaving our car in the hotel parking lot a block away. HSC … Continue reading →

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A Stop in Houston

Posted on August 2, 2023 by murray

It has been a long time since we spent a day in Houston. It is a stop over if you are headed to Bonaire and you don’t want to do the hopper flight from Curacao to Bonaire. We have stopped … Continue reading →

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Bonaire Tidbits

Posted on July 28, 2023 by debbie

We are at the end of our scuba diving trip to Bonaire. Last dives were done today and we have a veg day tomorrow. On Sunday, very early in the morning, we fly to Houston. Before I talk about Houston, … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving in Bonaire

Posted on July 20, 2023 by debbie

We come to Bonaire to scuba dive. It’s all about shore diving here. The island is set up to dive from the land, although a person can boat dive, but why pay the extra? Yellow rocks on the shore and … Continue reading →

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Bonaire 2023

Posted on July 16, 2023 by debbie

Surprise! We are in Bonaire once again! We missed our usual April dive trip due to some renovations of our house, so it’s July and we are diving. It was just over a year since we were on Bonaire and … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast

Posted on May 27, 2023 by debbie

It’s my last few days on the Gold Coast visiting my son, daughter-in-law and new grandchild. I’ve not done too much touristing but have done a zillion loads of laundry, washed a millions baby bottles, cooked umpteen suppers and got … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast Waterways

Posted on May 25, 2023 by debbie

If you go into Google Maps and look at the Gold Coast in detail, you will see the area has waterways throughout. According to the City of Gold Coast website there are more than 400 kms of canals and 135 … Continue reading →

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