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We’re a Canadian couple who set a goal; to visit 100 of the most interesting countries in the world. We reached that milestone in 2018 after travels together over five decades, but we’re not done yet. We started back in the ‘70s when we quit our jobs to travel through Europe (and Africa) for a year. The ‘80s included our first two trips to South America, three to Asia, and several return trips to Europe. Our last international trip of the ’80s included our daughter, then only 18 months old. Our international travels paused for over a decade while our kids were young (except for a couple of trips across the US border to Disneyland, etc.), but we visited nearly every province and one of the territories of Canada. Then in 2003 our whole family went to China. That trip marked the resumption of our world travels, and was our first with a digital camera, allowing us to share our travel images easily. Enjoy our website!

Ross and Cindy at Tiger's Nest
At Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan in 2018, UN country #100 that we have visited.
Emirates Palace
Tea at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi in 2023.

Where We’ve Been

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Cliffs of Moher

2024-2 – England and Ireland – April-May, 2024

Some very happy family events meant that it was necessary to postpone our "Return to Japan + Korea" trip. But ...
Oryx Mar19-22 Etosha

2024-1 – Namibia and Nearby – Feb-Apr, 2024

We completed our interesting (if somewhat exhausting) trip to Namibia on April 1st 2024. We also spent some time in ...
camels Oman

2023-1 – Arabian Peninsula – Feb-Mar, 2023

In February, 2023, we flew Vancouver-Heathrow-Dubai-Muscat (capital of Oman) to explore four countries of the Arabian Peninsula; Oman, United Arab ...

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Countries Visited

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Where We’re Going Next

We have plans, lots of plans! And as long as wealth and health permit, we’ll keep on travelling until they won’t give us travel insurance any longer.

Royal Clipper

2025-1 – Royal Clipper Caribbean Cruise – Feb-Mar, 2025

We have booked a cruise on the Star Clippers line's "Royal Clipper" for a true tall ship sailing adventure! Star ...
PNG Goroka Festival

Papua New Guinea and Aus VII

We have begun planning a trip to Papua New Guinea! If it happens, it may be in late 2024, timed ...
cherry blossoms Japan

Return to Japan + Korea

“Come, Watson, come!' he cried. 'The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!'Ten minutes later we ...

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Strange Bedrooms

In addition to seeing some pretty amazing sights, and meeting some wonderful people, one of the odd benefits of travel is the opportunity to sleep in some very exotic (or downright strange) accommodations. From gers in Mongolia to bivy sacks in Antarctica we’ve had our share! We’re not fans of big hotel chains; instead, we generally go for smaller B&B’s, apartment rentals, or hostels. We don’t always sleep in an actual building, since we have both camped on every continent of the world. But some of our “bedrooms” have been really offbeat. Click the link below to see a selection: