Category Archives: Travel

Basel

Posted on September 23, 2026 by If It Was Today

Tuesday: We began our day with a hearty breakfast at the hotel – authentic Swiss muesli! (Of course…)After we checked out we walked over to the Spalentor (the gate of Spalent) the “most magnificent” of Basel’s three remaining gates built as … Continue reading →

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Just Another Paris Sunday

Posted on September 21, 2026 by If It Was Today

But before I get to Sunday, a little more detail about Saturday. We visited the Musee d’Art Moderne and saw 3 exhibits. One was the Spirit of Electricity, which was painted by Raoul Dufy for the 1937 World’s Fair in … Continue reading →

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Just Another Day in Paris

Posted on September 19, 2026 by If It Was Today

I don’t have much info about today, other than it was a great day … and they are exhausted. So I won’t add too much text, and instead I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. I’ll start with a sequence … Continue reading →

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And They’re Off

Posted on September 18, 2026 by If It Was Today

This is a travel blog. Generally it deals with my travel. But for the next two weeks I’ll be trying something different. Jan booked a river cruise on the Rhine, from Basel to Amsterdam, with her aunt. At least that … Continue reading →

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Cottage Country

Posted on September 5, 2026 by If It Was Today

We were pleased to be invited to visit Wendy and Stu’s cottage this weekend. We arrived late Friday afternoon, and after getting settled, we headed down to the dock for the “hour of happiness”. It had been cloudy earlier in … Continue reading →

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Summer … When You’re Retired

Posted on June 14, 2026 by If It Was Today

The dream… The reality… Very soon we will be able to get back to the dream part.

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Toronto

Posted on May 21, 2026 by If It Was Today

We’re trying to include some local-ish trips in our travels. You know, change things up a bit! This year I started following the Munk Debates, and we decided to attend this year’s spring debate in Toronto in person. We made … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on May 16, 2026 by If It Was Today

Typically, I only post when we’re traveling. This is a travel blog. But sometimes I make an exception. I looked out our back door tonight as the sun was setting and saw this. Twenty minutes earlier it looked rather blah. … Continue reading →

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Renewing Vows

Posted on March 8, 2026 by If It Was Today

I’m writing this from the Auckland airport, waiting for our flight back to Canada. Our trip to New Zealand has come to an end. We had an amazing time and are sad to be leaving. We love home, but we’re … Continue reading →

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The Last Supper

Posted on March 8, 2026 by If It Was Today

I’ve already posted for today, so I wasn’t planning anything more. But then we went to dinner and … one of the pizzas was called the Zola. We immediately thought of someone (you know who you are) and had to … Continue reading →

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