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Tampa, FL – Small Home Stay – July 202

As you know, Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, combines excellence in cancer care and research with an environment characterized by caring and hope. The Center admitted its first patient…

Arniston – Cape Town – V&A Waterfront

The V&A Waterfront is an iconic mixed-use destination located in the oldest working harbor in the Southern Hemisphere. With Table Mountain as its backdrop, the 123-hectare neighborhood sits within the…

Arniston – Cape Town – Table Mountain via Cableway

Cape Town, a city known for its stunning landscapes and vibrant culture, has one attraction that stands out above the rest – Table Mountain. This iconic flat-topped mountain is not…

Arniston – Cape Town – Two Oceans Aquarium

We have featured Cape Town before in detail. But on this trip, we visited some sites that has never been featured before. The first stop is the very well designed…

Arniston – Road Scenes and Interesting Stops

Away from the bustle of Cape Town and shanty communities, the road takes you to interesting towns with farmstalls, fruit vendors, and eateries. The asphalt winds through high mountain passes,…

Arniston – Penguins at Betty’s Bay

Located in the quaint coastal town of Betty’s Bay in the Overberg, the Stony Point Nature Reserve is home to a unique colony of African Penguins. Stony Point offers the…

Arniston – Fishing Industry in the Western Cape

The commercial fish of South Africa are fair and few, with and extensive, but demanding fish industry that totals 150 million kilograms (330.7 million pounds) of fish caught annually. Both…

Arniston – Rocks & Beaches

White dunes and turquoise sea, bright-colored fishing boats and white-washed cottages, a coastline peppered with shipwrecks, a sleepy village with two names. That is Arniston. Originally called Waenhuiskrans, Arniston in…

Arniston – Recovery at ‘Five Fishes’

As mentioned, Elsa finished up with the last set of radiation in her right hip on 23 December 2024, and the oncologists cleared her for a convalescence trip abroad. Our…

Setback – January – December 2023

This is a personal issue and it took me a long time to decide to add it to our experiences. But it is part of our lives and ultimately deserve…

Quebec City III – Old Town

Old Quebec is a historic neighborhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town, the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is commonly referred…

Bangor, Maine – Road Trip to Searsport & Belfast

Heading east and then south on US 1 from Bangor, one hits the craggy Maine coastline within 20 minutes. On the way we passed the town of Bucksport (which we…

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