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Morocco: Desert and Medina Time
World Travels 

Morocco: Desert and Medina Time

June 27, 2021 Joan Thompson 8 Comments deserts, Fez, medinas, Morocco

There is nothing middling about Morocco; prepare to be dazzled, be it the hospitality, the silence of the Sahara, or the practised pandemonium of the medinas.

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From Santiago to the Source
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From Santiago to the Source

June 4, 2021 Joan Thompson 0 Comments Jerusalem, Pilgrimages

Concluding one’s pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Jerusalem connects you to the source of Christian persuasion and the paths it has spawned.

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Pedalling Through a Pandemic
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Pedalling Through the Pandemic to the Other Side

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Joan Thompson 2 Comments Canada, Cycling, Nova Scotia, Pandemic

The pandemic brought everything to a screeching halt for me except my daily date with my bicycle. The quintessence of self-isolation in well-ventilated spaces, pedalling through the pandemic also gave me best seat in the house to Canada’s ocean playground: Nova Scotia.

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Coastal roads of Albania and Greece
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Aloft and Agog: Cycling Coastal Roads of Albania and Greece

December 20, 2019December 18, 2019 Joan Thompson 0 Comments Cycling Albania, Cycling Greece, Peloponnese, Tilos, Tirana

A fondness for roads that swoop from cove to cove along sun-bleached coastlines, and a yen for the unknown and less travelled. That was the impulse behind my Tirana-Tilos bike trip.

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Copan Ruinas: Macaws and Mayan Ruins
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Copan Ruinas – Macaws and Mayan Ruins

January 27, 2019 Joan Thompson 0 Comments Copan Ruinas, Honduras, Macaw Mountain

Copan Ruinas – Macaws and Mayan Ruins After a week in the tourist-soaked Bay Islands, we were ready at sunrise

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jade seahorses on the island of Utila
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Jade Seahorses Found on Island of Utila

January 19, 2019 Joan Thompson 2 Comments The Jade Seahorse, Utila

The Bay Islands off the eastern coast of Honduras offers visitors Caribbean time. If you want it slow, magical, and a little off the grid, then Utila has a place for you. It’s called The Jade Seahorse!

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Monkey La Las on Roatan, Bay Islands
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Monkey La Las on Roatan, Bay Islands

January 12, 2019 Joan Thompson 2 Comments Bay Islands, Monkey La Las, Roatan

Jungle canopies, beach bars, boat tours and Zen retreats; Roatan in the Bay Islands has it covered!

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Silk Road - Cycling in the Pamirs
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The Pamir Highway – A New Camino

October 24, 2018 Joan Thompson 7 Comments Cycling in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, The Pamir Highway

Caminos are often pilgrimage routes reserved to those traversing Europe, to sites of sacred relics and religious significance. A long and difficult trip through the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia denotes a pilgrimage on the legendary Silk Road.

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Bouncing Hearts of Bhutan
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Teaching in Bhutan: Bouncing and Singing Hearts

June 10, 2018 Joan Thompson 4 Comments Bhutan Canada Foundation, Teaching in Bhutan

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts. An e-mail from Lobesa Lower

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Happiness is a Place
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Bhutan: Happiness is a Place

June 3, 2018 Joan Thompson 0 Comments Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, Tsetchu
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