Category: travel

Have you ever been to the Caribbean?  To Barbados?  I have not but have been interested.  Finding out that they have a Food & Rum Festival just bumped up my interest.  Here is information about this festival from the Festival.  Enjoy! ~~~ This is a big year for Barbados’ culinary scene – the annual Barbados Food and Rum Festival (Oct. 24-27, 2019) returns…

Having a local take you around a new city or country, telling you information that you may not find on popular websites, taking you to locations off the normal tourist route, is a fantastic way to gain new insights and appreciation for where you are visiting.  I have not yet taken a multi-date bus tour anywhere until I decided to…

If you fly via WestJet to Scotland like I did, you will be landing in Glasgow.  After settling down in your hotel room or airbnb it’s time to start exploring.  I’ve put together a brief list of places that I visited which can easily fill up two days of your vacation. You can easily access all these sites below by…

Edinburgh, Scotland is a place with two sides; old and new.  You can delve into either side, but I do enjoy history so my recommendations will lean toward the historical side of Edinburgh.  But before I do, I should mention that if you have never been to Scotland, that bringing a waterproof jacket and shoes is a must.  I visited…