Travel
Snapshots of Morocco
Vignettes from a four week trip in Morocco. Not a lot of rowing, but a whole lot of discoveries.
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AI for Travel Planning. Or not.
AI for trip planning is a useful tool. But it has limitations and poses many questions. There are other ways to plan travel too.
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Canaletto’s Thames Painting Trip
Mistaken for Venice, Canaletto’s Thames painting leads to trips in Nova Scotia and London and imagined journeys of connection and coincidence.
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Am I Really Considering Nostalgia Travel?
A return to Nova Scotia prompts a walk down memory lane and an exploration of nostalgia travel.
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Travel in Troubled Times Again
Is 2024 another year of travel in troubled times? Experts are cautiously optimistic, advising good planning while encouraging us to get out and experience the world.
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Destination Land Art
Land and destination art converge with literature and travel as Ruth explores connections and coincidences that start with a book bought in Dublin.
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Albi and Small Cities
Let’s take a trip to Albi in the south of France, detouring on the way through sustainable and regenerative tourism and ending with suggestions on other small cities to explore.
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Rowing into Family in Japan
A family connection to rowing in Japan leads me to Yokohama, Shanghai and South Africa with a detour to western samurai.
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Return to Travel: the ethical, the personal and the practical
Ruth is back in Europe and shares perspectives on whether this is a good idea or not, plus some practicalities.
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Rowing Camping, the How and Why
Expand your oarizons with rowing camping. Tips on how, and especially the why.
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