Buenos Aires

I am loving Buenos Aires. It is clean, attractive, good food, good wine, stylish and there is a lot to do. Our Airbnb apartment is comfortable, centrally located and bright. We are in the heart of the Palermo Soho district. We slept in and didn’t get going until 10:30am. The streets were quiet for a Monday and many places were closed. We later learned that today is a holiday. …

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Imperial Sites in St Petersburg, Russia

Russia! It took awhile to exit the ship because of the incredibly strict border security. We had pre-booked our two day St. Petersburg tour in Canada and met our guides at the port. There were fifteen people in our group. Maria, our guide, and Alexi, our driver, were delighted because it was a bright sunny day. Maria informed us that usually they get about fifty sunny days a year …

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