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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.

Whiting Silverware Chest

Posted on November 19, 2020 by admin

WHITING Manufacturing QUARTER CUT OAK SILVER CHEST The 1870s and 1880s were some of the most innovative and exciting decades in the history of the American silver industry. Postwar prosperity, the discovery of silver in the American West, and innovations … Continue reading →

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CANADIAN QUARTER-SAWN OAK FURNITURE

Posted on November 15, 2020 by admin

In the 1980’s, my wife inherited the most amazing dining room set constructed of quarter-sawn oak. It had been purchased in 1906 by her great grandfather Carl Beny, who owned the general store in Irvine, Alberta. At the time one … Continue reading →

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CANADIAN UN MASTERS

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Nomad Mania is the main website or “authority” that verifies what travellers say they have done (Most Travelled People MTP also verifies travellers, but their rules for a visit differ from NM). First, they authenticate you as a “real person”. … Continue reading →

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MIDDLE EAST

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

IRAQ – Rough Guide  YEMEN – General, Rough Guide, Socotra, SAUDI ARABIA – General, Saudi Arabia 2017, Rough Guide, EGYPT – Rough Guide 

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TRAVEL THREADS

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

This was originally a post I made at the beginning of COVID in 2020 listing everywhere I hadn’t been. It was an aid to help determine where it was possible to go and then string together those countries. I was … Continue reading →

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EAST ASIA – China, South Korea, Japan

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

CHINA – Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Tianjin SOUTH KOREA – Gangwon-do, Gwangju, Jeolla TAIWAN – Central & South JAPAN – Hokkaido

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INDIAN OCEAN – Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

MADAGASCAR – General, Rough Guide COMOROS – General, Rough Guide  SEYCHELLES – General, Rough Guide MAURITIUS – General, Rough Guide 

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SOUTH ASIA

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

INDIA Kashmir Ladakh Northeast Seven States AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN BANGLADESH

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SOUTH ASIA – India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

INDIA Kashmir Lakadk NE Seven States AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN BANGLADESH

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CARIBBEAN & SOUTH AMERICA

Posted on October 6, 2020 by admin

CARIBBEAN Lesser Antilles Greater Antilles,  SOUTH AMERICA El Salvador – History, Rough Guide. Guyana – Rough Guide Surinam – Rough Guide French Guiana – Rough Guide  Brazil – General Paraguay – Rough Guide

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