How was circuit training? Well, I didnt puke! That was the answer I got from Dave when we met at lunch after spending the morning in different classes at Rancho La Puerta.

Dave wasnt quite sure if he was going to enjoy a week at a spa. Dont only women go to these sort of places? Being an adventurous type of guy, Dave will try anything once, so he indulged me and joined me on a week long retreat to focus on our mind, body and spirit at the worlds Best Destination Spa according to Travel and Leisure Magazine.

Imagine his relief when he saw other men walking around the grounds. I will not lie though, the women definitely outweigh our male counterparts here at this little paradise in Baja California Mexico.

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FRANKFURT, Germany – A coco de mer tree is growing in the middle of Frankfurt, Germany — this and other “Treasures of the Seychelles,” as the title of a brand-new exhibition promises, currently awaits visitors at Frankfurt’s Palmengarten, a lush botanical garden in the heart of this busy city and one of the few places in the world outside the Seychelles that has managed to grow this tree.

The exhibit juxtaposes nature’s art — a genuine coco de mer — and man-made art in the form of photographs by German photographer Angelika Fischer, as well as paintings and etchings by Seychelles artists George and Flocel Camille.

Guests at the official opening on 20 April 2011 were welcomed by the director of the institution, Dr. Matthias Jenn Read full post…

The new-to-us GPS unit we recently purchased from my father instructs us to turn left.  We ignore her, and turn right instead… our way seems more scenic.

‘Re-calculating‘ she proclaims.

She comes back with instructions to get us back on her previously researched route. We’re obstinate.  We ignore her and continue on the route that calls us stronger her than voice.   She keeps re-calculating to get us back on track. Her track.

Re-calculating!  Make a u-turn! Re-calculating!!

We anticipate that any moment smoke will start pouring out of her ports from all the re-calculating.

Our GPS unit doesn’t seem to have a setting for ‘Route via Serendipity’.

Our serendipitous nomadic life doesn’t have much room for pre-planning.  We’ve intentionally

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The Entrance to the Siq (a 1.2 km long narrow gorge) Leading to Petra at night in Jordan

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The Siq Leading to Petra is hand lit by candles all the way to our Final Destination over 1km later

People have walked this ancient path since 1000 BC

Petra, The ancient Nabatean City of Jordan was Rediscovered in 1812

Petra lay hidden and lost for centuries in the Mountains of Wadi Mousa.

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After their successful carnival of carnivals in March this year, the Seychelles islands have launched the brochure for their Festival of the Sea, which is set to take place from November 4-6 in the lovely and picturesque bay of Beau Vallon on the north of the main island of Mahe.

The Seychelles SUBIOS event started off as an Underwater and Image Festival, which has been an annual event since 1989. SUBIOS has long been popular for showcasing the islands’ magnificent marine heritage with a tantalizing suite of marine-oriented activities, presentations, film-shows, school projects, and, of course, image and film competition. < Read full post…