Copenhagen City Break: Hygge in Denmark
The definition of Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is the Danish concept of cozy contentment. Vesterbro When researching my upcoming trip to...
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oldbagonaplane
Mar 28, 20192 min read
UK: Banksy VS Bristol: Oops! That Title is Taken. Day Tripping in Bristol.
The best part of retirement is having a flexible schedule. Being able to do what I want when I want has given me a freedom that was a...
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oldbagonaplane
Mar 7, 20194 min read
Spa Travel USA: Miraval & Canyon Ranch
MIRAVAL RESORT TUSCON, ARIZONA USA www.miravalarizona.com Quite a while ago, I watched an episode of Ellen when she gave away spa...
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phyl
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Dining Cape Town: Ndiyabulela uMama wesiXeko!
THANK YOU, MOTHER CITY! I finally got my husband, Joe, to make the long trip to South Africa. I had been before but always wanted to see...
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oldbagonaplane
Mar 6, 20194 min read
Spa Travel: Cape Town, South Africa
Lately I have realised that I have strayed from the original intention for this blog. My plan for this blog was to provide information...
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oldbagonaplane
Mar 4, 20192 min read
SHA Wellness Clinic: Alicante, Spain
Lately I have realised that I have strayed from the original intention for this blog. My plan for this blog was to provide information...
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oldbagonaplane
Feb 2, 20193 min read
Cape Town: Wonders, Weirdness and Off the Wall Sightseeing
The problem with British Weather, which is never really too cold or too hot, is that it drones on forever. From November to June-expect...
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oldbagonaplane
Jan 16, 20193 min read
Cape Town Minstrel Parade
When we hear the word minstrel, a white, bumbling jester in black face is what usually comes to mind. But here in the southern...
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oldbagonaplane
Dec 29, 20186 min read
2018: My Year of Spa and Living Dangerously (sort of)
Exactly one year ago I started this blog with the intention of becoming a world famous travel essayist, specialising in spa resorts and...
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oldbagonaplane
Dec 6, 20184 min read
Gifts for the Intrepidly Inspired Traveler
Rule One of Gift Giving: Capitalise on hobbies. Rule Two of Gift Giving: Capitalise on passions. Rule Three of Gift Giving: Buy whatever...
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oldbagonaplane
Nov 21, 20184 min read
Volunteer Travel in Nepal with Projects Abroad
When my children were in secondary school, they were lucky enough to have volunteer travel opportunities with Projects Abroad, and I have...
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oldbagonaplane
Nov 20, 20184 min read
Spa Travel, Nepal: The questionable capability of a clammy-handed chirapsia.
I have just returned from a spectacular volunteer trip to Nepal. My group painted classrooms in the Guira Shnkar Primary School in...
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oldbagonaplane
Nov 14, 20184 min read
Rome Tourism: Archaeological Adventures in Rome.
LARGO DI TORRO ARGENTINA, CRYPTA BALBI, DOMUS-ROMANE AT PALAZZO VALENTINI, TRAJAN'S COLUMN AND TRAJAN'S FORUM, BATHS OF DIOCLETIAN,...
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oldbagonaplane
Nov 13, 20183 min read
Roaming Rome with a Roman:
' I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING WHEN I CAME TO ROME, BUT SOON LEARNED I HAVE EVERYTHING TO LEARN- EDMONIA LEWIS-AMERICAN SCULPTOR Everyone...
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oldbagonaplane
Oct 19, 20182 min read
It's a Matter of Perspective: Rome & Boston
THE SCARLET O'HARA HOUSE, BEACON HILL, BOSTON AND THE BORROMINI'S PERSPECTIVE, GALLERIA SPADA, ROME I admit I hadn't heard the term...
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oldbagonaplane
Oct 13, 20182 min read
Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
I have been to Boston many times, usually for a purpose other than sightseeing. So for my most recent trip I wanted to do something that...
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oldbagonaplane
Oct 12, 20187 min read
Boston: Walking the Freedom Trail
It was time to leave the beautiful Stowe Mountain Lodge. Marcia was driving, as usual, with me as co-pilot and Phyl in the back. Lost in...
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oldbagonaplane
Oct 8, 20188 min read
VT: Bourbon Brown Butter on a Jimmy Covered Cone or the Frustrating Forage for Fiddleheads(Day One)
THE THING ABOUT ROAD TRIPS.......... Is that you can have many different experiences in a very short period of time. And like pre-GPS...
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oldbagonaplane
Oct 1, 20185 min read
THE CAMINO: Which 'Way', How Far, What!?
#caminodesantiagodecompostela #theway #thecamino -originally posted June, 2018 My sister, Phyl, has wanted to walk the Camino de Santiago...
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oldbagonaplane
Sep 24, 20182 min read
Edith Wharton & The Mount
Recently while I was visiting with the Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts, I took a break from getting my fitness on for a short field...
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