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Cool Kayaking and Island Bagging on Sweden’s Wild West Coast

It was a welcome opportunity indeed to escape the excessive heatwaves affecting much of the European Continent this summer and to head north to enjoy cooler temperatures in Scandinavia, for a couple of weeks at least. We headed for the … Continue reading

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Christmas in Canada

Having family members based in faraway lands can be both a blessing and a curse ! While it means that social visits might be few and far between, it also provides scope for some really fun “voyages of discovery” every … Continue reading

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On Sweden’s Bohuslän Coast

So, let’s face it, the tourism industry in general seems to be getting somewhat of a bad name for itself these days. Almost every day I’m reading about yet another small piece of heaven that’s been trashed by the Instagram … Continue reading

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Sea Dreaming

On my recent trip to Scotland I picked up a wonderful book in Inverness called “Argonauts of the Scottish Isles” by Robin Lloyd Jones. The author is a distinguished veteran of the Scottish sea-kayaking scene, with a lifetime`s worth of … Continue reading

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