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Archive for category: On the road

Blog posts written while actually travelling

  • Alcazar's Patio de las Doncellas
     

    2 days in Seville – a suggested itinerary

    12th October 2014 / Destinations, Europe, On the road, Spain / 2 comments

    (Updated: January 2, 2019.) Are 2 days in Seville enough? The short answer is “no”. But if 2 days in Seville are all you’ve got, you can definitely see the highlights if you follow the […]

     
     
  • View of the cathedral from the seawall
     

    Cadiz – seaside Andalucia

    7th October 2014 / Destinations, Europe, On the road, Spain / 3 comments

    My friend and I finally arrived in Cadiz Thursday night after flying overnight from Montreal to Malaga (via Paris) and taking a 4-hour bus trip to Cadiz. Although we were originally scheduled to spend our […]

     
     
  • Golden Gate Bridge from the bike path
     

    Cycling the Golden Gate Bridge

    26th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 8 comments

    The way I see it, there are two categories of people: those who simply see bridges as a way to cross over large bodies of water, and those who see them as an attraction in […]

     
     
  • View from Telegraph Hill
     

    Up Telegraph Hill and down into a wine tasting den

    23rd September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 1 comment

    It was an “up and down” kind of week-end: up and down Telegraph Hill on a walking tour, and then a descent into a wine lounge for a special wine tasting event. Telegraph hill and […]

     
     
  • Rose garden, Golden Gate Park
     

    From Golden Gate Park to Union Square

    19th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 0 comments

    The beautiful weather is continuing in San Francisco, and on Tuesday I joined a segway tour in Golden Gate Park. I actually had a nice ride on a city bus for once: #28 which passes […]

     
     
  • Red cross-dresser
     

    A visit of the Castro and Dolores Park

    16th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 1 comment

    The Castro On a sunny Saturday morning, I joined another San Francisco City Guides tour, this time to the Castro Village. (I did Chinatown with them last week.) The Castro Village was one of the […]

     
     
  • Farmer's Market outside Ferry Building SF
     

    The San Francisco Ferry Building

    12th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 0 comments

    At the stroke of noon on Thursday, I arrived at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, located along the Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street. The historical Ferry Building is now a public marketplace which houses gourmet shops […]

     
     
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Since 2013, my mission is to give YOU, the 40+ solo traveller, the means and inspiration to travel safely on your own, stray off the beaten path, and have unusual adventures, all without breaking the bank!

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