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Would you really eat that? Is what I asked the old codger casting his lure with 6 hooks out into the basin, dude could get some distance on that cast I tell ya. He'd been…
Where Are The Colours? With much anticipation I planned a trip today to the Gaspereau Valley to see the autumn colours of this fall. You would think that by living in Atlantic Canada my opportunities…
Introducing the birds and the bees going to the dogs and finding their religion. Read More
The Sparkling Danube Budapest at night is breathtaking. The panoramic image below shows pretty much my journeys through Budapest on the Pest and Buda sides of the Danube. If Europe is a place you will…
Before The Wall Fell... There Was A Picnic The Pan-European Picnic was a peace demonstration held on the Austrian-Hungarian border near Sopron, Hungary on 19 August 1989, the day before the Hungarian holiday commemorating Stephen…
Sopron I arrived in Sopron via train from Budapest and met up with my dear Auntie; the last time we had visited together was in the 90s when we had the opportunity to connect in…
A Day on the Water As it was the last day of the season, crowds were bearable and we did enjoy an excellent meal with fresh herbs grown on site. Paprika for everyone and yes…
Várhegy (Castle Hill) The ruins of this medieval fortress stand atop the 239m Várhegy hill from the shores of Balaton. Recently restored, the castle looks out on a panorama of Lake Balaton toward the Tapolca…
All My Wine Is Gone After getting our luggage and accommodations sorted before dinner, we discovered a beautiful terrace bar called FrissTerasz and enjoyed an excellent Hungarian rosé wine by Skizo and then set off…
Road Trip to Balaton! We set out for Balaton in the morning with no plan other than to get some food, wine and go for a soak in the lake. All this and more was…
And the feet keep walking... Read More
Getting Sore Feet Another day of beautiful weather to enjoy walking around Buda and a stroll across Margit Hid (Margaret Bridge). I started the day in the Jewish Quarter and wandered through the "party zone"…
Sore Feet in Budapest Day 3 in Hungary and went walkabout. Should you get the chance to visit Budapest you will find the city to be a wonderful place to walk around the various districts.…
Farger Kave My cousin is the proud owner of a wonderful coffee shop in downtown Budapest with his little dog Frappe. Read More
Finding My Religion August 20, 2017... Hungary's national holiday. The Basilica is located in downtown Budapest (again District 5) and was open to the public. I was surprised that while service was going on we…
Hogy Vagy from Beautiful Budapest! Don't I sound like a travelogue? Arrived in Budapest from Halifax on Friday, August 19... temperatures were in the low 30s and sunny. Enjoyed a great lobster dinner Friday evening…
Humpback Whales on the Bay of Fundy Went for a drive to Freeport, Nova Scotia to try my luck at watching whales and testing my sea legs on the Bay of Fundy. We connected with a…
I Need a Bigger Boat The US Navy and the Queen Mary II visits Halifax over the Canada Day weekend in honour of Canada's 150th anniversary. Read More
Beer, Fire and Planked Salmon Got an invite to head just past Liverpool Nova Scotia to Hunts point for a planked salmon feed at my buddies "campsite". Queue a 38' foot trailer with all amenities…
Big Aperture Day at the Halifax Public Gardens Having an appointment on Quinpool Road today, I grabbed my camera and took a walk downtown. I set my F as low as it could go to…