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THE THIRD PERIOD
why retirement is fun! - family - travel - activism - wellness - golf
After working in the corporate world for 35 years I am so lucky to now enjoy my time with my best friend, our five children, and our amazing extended family and friends. I want to try and share the experiences that we now have through family, activism, travel, golf and so much more! We intend to totally enjoy the third period of our life, who knows we might even go into overtime!
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Australia Restaurants, Campsites, Campervan, Hiking and more ... all the stuff we used during 5 weeks in Australia
The 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road Teresa and I spent five amazing weeks in Australia. It was our first visit, and we chose to drive...
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Sep 116 min read
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The 8 Best Tour Activities We Did in Australia
Teresa and I recently returned from five amazing weeks in Australia. It was our first visit, but not our last. Given Australia's size, we...
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Sep 115 min read
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Our Amazing 5-week itinerary in Australia
Spectacular sunrise at Cape Tribulation. Just one of many beautiful experiences during our 5 weeks. Australia has always been on our list...
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Feb 2310 min read
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48 hours in Cartagena (and 12 in Panama City)
One of the amazing examples of street art in Getsemania I know that title might sound like a movie but it was a real-life experience. Two...
tgandco2
Apr 22, 20247 min read
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5 Best Restaurants in Phoenix
Hamachi grapefruit and avocado from Hai Noon ... delicious! Best is a very subjective word. It is better to say I am writing about the 5...
tgandco2
Apr 18, 20248 min read
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What to pack on the Camino Frances (and what not to pack)
Here is my Osprey Farpoint 55 knapsack that I carried for 779 km on the Camino Frances. It is a fantastic bag which I highly recommend....
tgandco2
Dec 28, 202310 min read
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The Camino Frances - Our Epic Adventure
Teresa and I at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela after completing the 779 km Camino de Santiago Frances. What an incredible...
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Dec 23, 202311 min read
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The 5 Best Albergues on the Camino Frances (that we stayed at)
Gite Bidean in St Jean Pied de Port was our number one ranked Albergue (and the first one we stayed at) during our 779 km trek across...
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Dec 23, 202310 min read
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10 Tips to make your Camino experience (much) more enjoyable
Teresa and I just returned from walking the Camino de Santiago Frances (walking doesn't accurately describe the experience but more on...
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Dec 23, 202315 min read
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My Golf (fan) Grand Slam
You have probably never heard of the "fan grand slam". That makes sense as it is a term made up by our middle son Kevin, who has a...
tgandco2
Jun 18, 202313 min read
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Ten best things we did in Southern California
I don't feel the need to visit the same place year after year or even frequently, but California is an exception. Teresa's sister has...
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Mar 28, 202311 min read
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Ten Great Things to do in Oahu, Hawaii
So many amazing views in Hawaii! We have been fortunate to travel to Hawaii a number of times. In addition to the fact that Hawaii is...
tgandco2
Mar 21, 202310 min read
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10 Great Things to Do in Scotland and why we loved our month-long vacation!
I should start by saying that Teresa and I were not planning to visit Scotland this summer. With summers in southern Ontario relatively...
tgandco2
Nov 19, 202235 min read
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Music City - Our Visit to Nashville
As part of our visit to Wheeling, West Virginia Teresa and I decided to take a side trip to Nashville. Surprisingly, despite all the...
tgandco2
Mar 30, 202210 min read
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Our last week of vacation - Hawaii and home
Wow, what a great vacation this has been. Two weeks in Southern California and we are now into our second week in Hawaii. We have had...
tgandco2
Nov 27, 202113 min read
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Aloha - Pandemic travel continued. Our first week in Hawaii
When I last left you, it was our second last day in Southern California. We had gone to get our required COVID test for entering Hawaii....
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Nov 18, 202114 min read
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California Dreamin’ - pandemic travel and some of our favourite things to do in California
Southern California is by far our most frequent vacation spot. The combination of beautiful weather, great sights and lots to do....
tgandco2
Oct 24, 202112 min read
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Pandemic Travel
We are going on a vacation! It seems so long ago that Teresa and I travelled to Japan. Some of you may have read my blog posts about our...
tgandco2
Oct 11, 20217 min read
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Our Journey to Kyoto (and a little time in Tokyo and Seoul)
This is my last post (finally!) on our trip to Japan. This final leg of our journey included a week in Kyoto, a night in Tokyo and a...
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Dec 21, 202017 min read
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Our Journey to Sapporo and Otaru
As I mentioned in my post, Our Journey to Japan 2020, we ended up planning our trip to Japan in February because Teresa was planning to...
tgandco2
Oct 19, 202024 min read
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