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Absolutely!

Posted on November 5, 2025 by If It Was Today

We took it easy today. We’ve been traveling for three weeks now, most of it with other people, and all of it in crowds. We’re introverts, so every now and then we need a day to recharge our batteries. Today … Continue reading →

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A Road to Nowhere (in particular)

Posted on October 16, 2025 by If It Was Today

We were sitting on a park bench late this afternoon, enjoying the cool breeze and a panoramic view of Lisbon when Jan said “we should have done something more today”. My response … “why”? What did I mean? Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Time Out

Posted on October 14, 2025 by If It Was Today

It was a simple plan. Start the day at the coffee shop with the best view in Lisbon, have lunch at Time Out, and finish with a sunset cruise. We had an early start (for us) and walked down (and … Continue reading →

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Wandering and Wondering

Posted on October 13, 2025 by If It Was Today

We didn’t have any particular agenda for today. We included six days in Lisbon in our itinerary because 1) we really like Lisbon, 2) we’re starting to know our way around this part of the city, and 3) it seemed … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts About Visiting New Zealand

Posted on March 7, 2025 by If It Was Today

We just finished a five-week trip to New Zealand and I’ve been docmenting our experiences each day as we travel. But now that we’re back home, I want to provide some broad observations that you might find useful if you … Continue reading →

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Christchurch

Posted on February 8, 2025 by If It Was Today

The weather gods have continued to smile on us. It was sunny and warm (not hot, just nicely warm) as we left Dunedin this morning. Two nights, and one day, simply wasn’t enough time. More on that later, but for … Continue reading →

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What’s Not To Love?

Posted on February 2, 2025 by If It Was Today

We freakin love New Zealand. It’s the same latitude as Ottawa, other than being “S” rather than “N”. What a difference one letter makes. This morning in Queenstown it was cool with clouds hugging the mountains. And by “cool” I … Continue reading →

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Up, Up, and Away

Posted on January 31, 2025 by If It Was Today

In a comment to yesterday’s post, Stu suggested that we should drive up “The Remarkables” and tried to sell the idea by mentioning narrow winding mountain roads without guardrails. So I was amazed when Jan said “let’s do it”. And … Continue reading →

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On Our Way

Posted on January 28, 2025 by If It Was Today

We’re on our way back to New Zealand for another visit. This time, we decided to break up the trip with a few days in Vancouver. A fourteen hour flight to Auckland is exhausting enough on its own, without having … Continue reading →

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Okanagan – Day 4

Posted on August 28, 2024 by If It Was Today

After a slow start, we headed south to See Ya Later Ranch Winery. We started with lunch on the patio. It is a lovely location with a playground and picnic area… And it also has a location for weddings. Another … Continue reading →

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