Here we are almost two weeks later and yes, I'm still sick. At least I feel better...I just sound sick. With this cold weather I can't open windows in my condo so I'm not really getting much fresh air and that is not helping. I just want to be able to breathe clearly again and stop coughing. Meh...can't be much longer now. First day of spring is ( Read more... )

There are plans to reconstruct my (arguably) favourite of the seven wonders of the ancient world...the Colossus of Rhodes.

I suspect that this is being built now purely to capitalize off the success of Game of Thrones and that the statue will now be referred to as the “Titan of Rhodes” rather than the Colossus. Sad but true. Either way, I'm ( Read more... )

You Should Spend Christmas Eve in Amsterdam


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Whenever I put together a list of those places I'd most like to visit, Spain is always way down on the bottom of the list. Maybe a couple of days in Barcelona, a visit to the zoo in Valencia, the Templar castle on the coast, the Santiago de Compostela, a stop at the Prado and, of course, the Bernebeu for a Real Madrid game. That's about it. However ( Read more... )

Not much going on here...I have a bunch of finance stuff to do at work but have zero motivation to do it. As far as I'm concerned it can sit for a little while longer. The office move is a go and it looks like I will be working from home from November until the ides of March. At least I don't have to travel at all during winter this year. YAY. ( Read more... )

Stumbled across this link from a tweet today. The images are breathtaking and just make me want to get away on a vacation even more than I already do...

25 Stunning Infinity Pools from Around the World.

Difficult to choose a favourite but I'd probably go with the Ubud Hanging Gardens in Bali, Indonesia (#22)

So the top choice of the New York Times "41 Places to Go in 2011" is Santiago, Chile. I'm good for that. It was always on my must see cities/locations in South America...right up there with Montevideo (and pretty much anywhere in Uruguay), Buenos Aires (and pretty much anywhere in Argentina), southern South America/Patagonia/Ushuaia/Tierra del ( Read more... )

All of these places sound great I would have to add sunrise over Mt. Fuji or Mt. Sinai...or dawn  in the Greek Isles (although I imagine sunset must be even better!) or perhaps a 'special' villa by Lake Como *cough* *cough*

Jealousy is rearing it’s ugly head yet again. You should know by now that the only thing that ever really makes me jealous is when people start talking about their vacations. It’s sort of a double edged sword for me. I love hearing about people's travel exploits but yet I get so insanely jealous because I wish I was the one taking those vacation. ( Read more... )

I had so many comments about the 'must-see' travel list I thought I'd post another interesting travel list that came through my RSS feed this morning. Lonely Planet's Top 10 Regions for 2011..."The lists are out and the crowns have been placed on the heads of our favourite upcoming cities, countries and regions. So, where will you be heading in ( Read more... )