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27 October, 202524 October, 2025

Saxman and Salmon in Ketchikan

America United States

A huge draw for me on this journey was a guided tour of Saxon Native Village, one of several “totem capitals of Alaska.”

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Lisa Mc Sherry
20 October, 202524 October, 2025

Stunning Skagway

America United States

We stopped at Skagway, Alaska, also known as the “Gateway to the Klondike,” and one of the most interesting places we visited.

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Lisa Mc Sherry
13 October, 202510 September, 2025

Whale Watching

Canada

As mentioned at the beginning of this series, an old item on my bucket list was to see whales in the wild. And today was — hopefully — the day!

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Lisa Mc Sherry
6 October, 202510 September, 2025

Dim Sum and Dr. Sun (Yat-Sen)

Canada

Let me start by telling you that the lack of dim sum of any kind in Braga is a big sad for me. I love tiny food, and if it’s…

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Posted in Canada
Lisa Mc Sherry
29 September, 202510 September, 2025

Seeing the Seawall

Canada

Wednesday was supposed to be dim sum day, but I ended up waking at 4am, drinking tea, and then going back to sleep until almost noon. So instead we wandered…

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Posted in Canada
Lisa Mc Sherry
22 September, 202522 September, 2025

Verdant Vancouver

Canada

An old (OLD) bucket list item for Lisa was to go whale watching and a not-so-old item was to go on a cruise to Alaska. Combining both, she went traveling…

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Lisa Mc Sherry
15 September, 202510 September, 2025

Cork It! A look at one of Portugal’s “signature” exports

Portugal

Anyone who has opened a bottle of wine knows what cork is . . . but do we?

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Lisa Mc Sherry
10 September, 202510 September, 2025

And Another Thing…: British Isles 2025, Part 5

UK/ British Isles

Believe it or not, as meandering as the stories can get here on the Ramble, we actually do try to keep an eye on the word count and also try…

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Posted in UK/ British Isles
John
3 September, 20253 September, 2025

Dublin When It Drizzles: British Isles 2025, Part 4

UK/ British Isles

The end of this trip is logistically the beginning. As I think has been discussed, the reason we hit the road in the first place was to end up in…

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John
26 August, 202526 August, 2025

SiTTe-seeing On the Isle of Man: British Isles 2025, Part 3

UK/ British Isles

Ok ok, so we made it on to the Isle of Man, it’s a quirky little trip we took, great – what exactly does one do when you’re visiting? The…

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Posted in UK/ British Isles
John

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