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About admin

I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

NORWAY – BERGEN & KRISTIANSAND

NORWAY – VESTLANDET (Bergen, Stavanger, Ålesund) and SORLANDET (Kristiansand) WEST NORWEGIAN FJORDS – GEIRANGERFJORD and NAEROYFJORD WHS. Situated in south-western Norway, north-east of Bergen, Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord … Continue reading

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NORWAY – OSLO

NORWAY – OSTLANDET (Oslo, Drammen, Lillehammer, Skien) OSLO Urban Legends: Slottsparken Airports: Oslo – Gardermoen (OSL), Oslo – Torp (TRF) History, Culture, National and City Museums Intercultural Museum Museum of Cultural History Art Museums Contemporary Art Museum Emanuel Vigelands Museum … Continue reading

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CUBA – GENERAL

1US$ = USD get the best rate on the street. he reference rate for the black market (El Toque) is 505 CUP. Unless you’re dealing directly with money changers, you’ll likely get at best 5-8% below that, so let’s say … Continue reading

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OLD SLOCAN ROAD TRAIL

Beginning in Slocan City, this trail follows the old highway that connected Slocan City with Silverton and New Denver. It follows the east shore of Slocan Lake and ends at Highway 6 above. Return the same way. Rating: *** Easy … Continue reading

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THE SOCIAL BRAIN

TOO MUCH ALONE TIME AND THE TEENAGE BRAIN ens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain.” A new study suggests that lower levels of social interaction … Continue reading

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CARIBBEAN – 2026

PUERTO RICO & US VIRGIN ISLANDS

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PUERTO RICO & US VIRGIN ISLANDS

UNITED STATES – PUERTO RICO (San Juan, Bayamón, Ponce) LA FORTALEZA AND SAN JUAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN PUERTO RICO WHS SAN JUAN San Juan: Museum of Art of Puerto Rico San Juan: Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art San … Continue reading

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CUBA – CENTRAL (Trinidad), EAST (Santiago de Cuba), ISLA de la JUVENTAD

CUBA – CENTRAL (Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Camaguey, Varadero) https://NovelaCuba.com NOVELACUBA.COM Rent a Car in Cuba: Advice & Booking – NovelaCuba.com Tentative WHS Ciénaga de Zapata National Park (28/02/2003) is a Biosphere Reserve on the southern coast of Cuba. The Zapata Swamp is one of … Continue reading

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CUBA WEST – HAVANA

CUBA – WEST (Havana, Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Mayabeque) Flight. Miami – Havana ~US$320 return Miami – Caracas – Latam, stop in Bogota US$625 // Miami – Bogota US$170, overland to Venezuela DARE places: Guanahacabibes Peninsula (westernmost) HAVANA World Heritage … Continue reading

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OLDEST ROCKS ON EARTH

Considered for almost 50 years the oldest rock on Earth, the Acasta Gneiss – a tonalite gneiss found in the Slave craton in the NWT of Canada – indeed includes some of the oldest known rocks of continental crust on Earth, dated at … Continue reading

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