We (‘Spice’ and ‘Magellan’) are a newly retired couple with a passion for active independent travel. One of our first trips after turning 65 was to Spain, which explains its melodious word for retirees—jubilados—in our tagline. What will you get by taking vicarious trips with us? Ideas, insight and inspiration.
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“Ah, Menorca,” sighed Jordi, a man we met at La Confiteria, when we told him we’d spent almost three weeks there, his voice softening an
“What’s in this?” Whenever I serve my favourite rhubarb dessert, this is first question someone asks. The recipe’s Italian title, Millefoglia con crema alla grappa
“Can I ask you a question?” a young woman queried Karol, Gail and me in a shop we’d ducked into to get away from the
Something you notice in Iceland: while it’s grassy green, there are few trees. When the first Nordic settlers arrived in 874 A.D., they noticed the
When deciding what to write for Mother’s Day, I searched our photos of the Dolomites for a good picture of Lynn and me together. The
Can you guess this riddle, Riddle 69 from The Exeter Book? “On the way a miracle: water becomes bone?” Finding the miracle where water has
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