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Travel Season Is Almost Here

Posted on September 30, 2025 by If It Was Today

This is basically a travel blog. When we travel, I pretty much post every day. When we are at home, I rarely post. We prefer to stay home for the summer and enjoy the warm weather, which is why you … Continue reading →

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Wandering and Wondering

Posted on February 1, 2025 by If It Was Today

We didn’t have anything in particular planned for today, so we decided to go for a leisurely drive. Jan suggested we head up to Arrowtown, a historic gold mining town that has been updated and turned into a local tourist … Continue reading →

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Queenstown

Posted on January 30, 2025 by If It Was Today

After a solid night’s sleep in Auckland, we had a two hour flight to Queenstown today. I selected a window seat, because I was hoping to see New Zealand’s lush green landscape. Instead, for the first hour I saw featureless … Continue reading →

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Stepping it Up

Posted on October 30, 2024 by If It Was Today

If you are in the old town of Lisbon, there are a number of things that are ubiquitous. One is cobblestones in mosaic patterns on the roads and sidewalks. They are everywhere. Some patters are complex, some simple. Some are … Continue reading →

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Madrid – Day 2

Posted on October 24, 2024 by If It Was Today

We woke up this morning feeling … tired. Sadly, jet lag doesn’t get easier with practice – it just gets harder with age. We weren’t sure what we wanted to do, but we knew it couldn’t be anything too taxing. … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo

Posted on April 22, 2024 by If It Was Today

Blue skies, clouds, and trees in bloom. We took the ferry to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island today and had a pleasant walk along the harbour with lovely views of the sea and the mountains. And of course, the trees in … Continue reading →

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Tree Bathing

Posted on April 14, 2024 by If It Was Today

Another sunny day in Vancouver so we went for a nature walk. We were informed that it is known as “tree bathing” in Japanese culture. The dead tree stumps add to the ambience of the forest. Along the walk there … Continue reading →

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Buns of Steel Workout #17

Posted on February 18, 2023 by If It Was Today

I’ve been told gyms have machines that project nature trails during workouts, and that many of those trails are from New Zealand. We’ve been trying to check it out on this trip. Today we took the path to the Te … Continue reading →

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The Full New Zealand Experience

Posted on February 17, 2023 by If It Was Today

Some have commented we’ve had the “full New Zealand experience” … sunny beaches, floods, fingernail biting car trips through the mountains, wine tasting … a cyclone – we even had a bit of an earthquake the other night. But there … Continue reading →

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Whakatane

Posted on February 9, 2023 by If It Was Today

We checked out of our hotel, and then went for another walk along the beach in Mount Maunganui. Then it was a short drive down along the Bay of Plenty to Whakatane where we has a lovely lunch. All week … Continue reading →

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