#  @downeasttours Down East Tours Down East Tours posts on YouTube about argentina, down east, trip, in the the most. They currently have [--] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnC-ceGYe68y3rJLlHKEwFA/interactions)  - [--] Week [--] +48% - [--] Month [---] -91% - [--] Months [-----] +2,727% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnC-ceGYe68y3rJLlHKEwFA/posts_active)  - [--] Month [--] -75% - [--] Months [--] +16% ### Followers: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCnC-ceGYe68y3rJLlHKEwFA/followers)  - [--] Week [--] no change - [--] Month [--] +16% - [--] Months [--] +164% ### CreatorRank: undefined [#](/creator/youtube::UCnC-ceGYe68y3rJLlHKEwFA/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [finance](/list/finance) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [stocks](/list/stocks) **Social topic influence** [argentina](/topic/argentina), [down east](/topic/down-east) #9, [trip](/topic/trip), [in the](/topic/in-the), [peru](/topic/peru) #1313, [december](/topic/december), [cambodia](/topic/cambodia), [travel](/topic/travel), [buenos aires](/topic/buenos-aires), [river](/topic/river) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@rockpaperhair](/creator/undefined) [@rollinargentina](/creator/undefined) [@chinatown](/creator/undefined) [@gadventures](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins A free day in Cusco with chance to explore on my own. There are four ancient ruin sites that I read about and had an interest but was not able to get a last minute tour. So I walked 'upwards' to the top part of town as I wanted to locate the ruins of the massive fortress of Sacsayhuamn. I found and hire myself a local driver to take me to four different sites which was a great happenstance. At the time I did not know my driver was also a parttime race driver. Holy smokes. Didn't waste anytime" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KU3mh8yFs_g) 2026-02-15T18:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru . January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru Last evening there was a brief meet and greet with the G- Adventures. This morning we traveled to the airport and flew to Cusco Peru Going from sea level in Lima to an Altitude of about [----] meters / [-----] feet was definitely an Adjustment. Even with taking medication to help with the symptoms you still feel it. From the shortness of breath to the tingling in hands. Keys things to help was staying hydrated and taking it easy. Our G Adventures tour group checked into accommodations and had" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9QdC44Vgb0E) 2026-02-03T13:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Inca Trail Day [--] ⛰ Day two started early a 5:30am wake-up call with hot tea ☕ and a warm wash basin (a small luxury at altitude). Sleep was patchy at best 😅 but adrenaline carried us forward. After breakfast we hit the trail by 6:45am ready for the toughest day of the trek. Todays goal: Warmiwausca Dead Womans Pass ⛰The highest point of the Inca Trail at [----] m / [-----] ft. And wow this one earns its reputation. The climb was long steep and relentless. Think [----] seconds of hiking stop to breathe repeat 😮💨🚶♀. The higher we climbed the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIqTWIY7Z1U) 2026-02-08T21:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----]. Day [--] Inca Trail Hike Today I hiked a total distance of [--] km crossing two more passes and discovering ancient ruins along the way. The first pass was Runquraqay at 3950m (13113 ft). It was a quiet morning allowing me to focus on the beauty of the trail. On a clear day hikers can catch glimpses of the snow-capped Cordillera Vilcabamba reminding me of natures wonders 🌍. We were lucky as the clouds ☁ parted for a few minutes to allow a glimpse. As I made my ascent the trail was lined with intense jungle on one side with the mountains on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=clYEZ16TH9M) 2026-02-10T23:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Traveling from Ollantaytambo Peru by van to km [--] where the Inca Trail begins. Our G-Adventures group was small at [--] plus our Guide Washington (Washi). After arriving at the main sign and start of trail taking photos we began about 9am for the [--] KM (close to [---] miles) A great group and we eased into the adventure with a straightforward day of hiking the meandering streams stunning Andean scenery and ancient Incan ruins. The trekking was fairly easy (for the most part) and served as good training for the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fJ4Tjyn_ilo) 2026-02-06T19:49Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru Travel day from Cusco to Ollantaytambo with a whole lot packed in between. We started with a quick stop high above Cusco at the Cristo Blanco statue to take in the view over the city before heading into the Sacred Valley for a full-day guided wander. First stops were a womens weaving co-op supported by G Adventures. Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in [----] thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. We" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n4PCk4g6wMg) 2026-02-03T17:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Amazon Jungle Peru 🌿🛶 January [--] [----] - Amazon Jungle Peru Woke this morning early at 5:30am and listening to the sounds of the Jungle. Up early for an early start with a boat ride on the river to a starting point for a Jungle walk. Lead by expert naturalist/guide to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and along jungle trails. Just amazing for the sights and information learned. Back to the lodge for lunch and a little time before an afternoon down the river to visit a nearby plantation. After dinner more adventure as we headed out after dark by motorized canoe to search for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CUabD0MRQ8w) 2026-02-15T21:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ Pouring Rain January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ The final day of the hike starts pre-dawn to reach the Sun Gate before sunrise. Early Wake Up at 3:30am to be on the trail for 4:30am with pouring rain to the check in gate. Then on the main trail just after 5:30am as the 3rd group. Another good pace with some stops as the rain eased off. Reached the Sun Gate about 7am to a layer of clouds. Enjoyed a break here with a bite before continuing on with some challenging areas of the trail including the famous 'monkey stair' as an almost vertical incline." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Roxv3UlEx1w) 2026-02-15T14:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru Today we Fly to Puerto Maldonado (deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle) and continue by motorized boat to the comfortable and intimate G Lodge Amazon. Upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport we were met by G - adventure rep Cesar and then after a brief stop in town to store large luggage. We then had about an hour drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route we spotted some bird species typical of the river and forest edge and wildlife. . The Tambopata" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pj8VD5fZb2c) 2026-02-15T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] La Plata to Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Travel day from La Plata to Iguazu Argentina This morning we had an early breakfast. Everything was all packed up and checked out by [--] AM. . Leaving our luggage at the front desk as we grab an Cabify to the local botanical gardens was actually none existent. Then we continue onto the local museum which is extremely extensive. Ive never seen anything like it in the world from the early Big Bang theory to the various information on dinosaurs to evolution to an area where there were a number of various animals in different stages. Which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1YjYsDQPRC0) 2026-01-04T23:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] La Plata Argentina January [-----] La Plata Argentina A bit of a low-key day and most things are closed on January [--]. New Years Day. So we just hung up on the roof deck to chill catch up on emails and a little bit of reading. I did about [--] min weight training and Im still taking the stairs for preparation for my later adventure in about [--] weeks. Then we made our way into town to find a place to grab a bite and a beverage and of course a little bit of ice cream would not hurt either. Then returning back to the accommodations just to relax and pack as tomorrow we travel to Iguazu" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2bTkPLiDtlM) 2026-01-03T21:01Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today was an early morning as we grabbed the local bus out to Iguazu Falls for a full day adventure of boat ride up the river into two different falls getting completely soaked. Then walking in the upper circuit. Have a light bite to eat before taking the little train to the Devils throat falls walking trail. Spectacular to see where words hardly could describe it. There are lots of photos and videos to better describe than words Made our way back on the local bus to the town of Iguazu and found a nice little pizza 🍕 restaurant" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3OV1tqWejZA) 2026-01-06T15:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----]. Embalse Argentina . Early morning coffee and I walked down to the lake with Jerry. Then back to the cottage for late breakfast and then Fabiana Jerry Alannah and [--] went down to the lake to try to get some minnows. The goal is to use a small minnows as bait for the bigger fish. The bigger fish include catfish. Carp and name here While Alannah Jerry Fabiana and I tried our luck Allan and Rudy prepared the kayaks and canoe. 🛶. We are heading to the further cove near the nuclear power plant and try our luck as some bigger fish. Interesting technique of staking some lines and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7A5X2frSqEg) 2026-01-12T22:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina Today we travelled to Fabianas home in Rio Segundo to meet more of her family / Zilkouskys ❤ Today was a pretty rainy day for the drive to Rio San Duru which is Fabianas home town to meet with her family as well as as many as Zilkowsky / Zilkousky I cant tell you the overwhelming amount of joy in the welcoming of us into their home. To think that 12+ years ago I started a Facebook group for the Zilkowskys and much to my surprise. Many connections were made. This led to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChzhjDWf5i8) 2026-01-12T11:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina Everyones all packed and taxi drive to the airport had a good flight to Crdoba. Excited to meet some Zilkowsky relatives from the old country. A Facebook group created about 12-13 years ago and connections Made leading us to this day. We arrived to the open arms of Fabiana Zilkowsky and Rudy. So happy. We had been working with limited Spanish and English along with translation software to communicate. All is good. They took us on tour through part of the city including a gardens center horses and a museum of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EYEaLlQOsGU) 2026-01-10T23:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Newfoundland and Labrador April [----] After dropping my parents and aunt and uncle off to Cape St. George Newfoundland we explored the Western coast up to Saint Anthony area including Lanse aux Meadows the Viking Village and back down to Rocky Harbour and Gromore national Park before returning back to Cape St. George and Nova Scotia via the Newfoundland ferry going from Channel Port aux Bas to North Sidney" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KWwgfo_OyUA) 2025-11-02T14:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Surprise tour day today. Up for an early coffee ☕ the on the road with private driver to . Estancia El Ombu de Areco Ranch as featured in Netflix Somebody Feed Phil season [--] esp [--] Argentia About 1.75hr drive of smooth highway until that last [--] min on rough dirt road. After the introductions and light drink we enjoyed a horseback ride through the pastures. Back for a light bite of empanadas and some beverages then a little free time. Took a dip in the pool and relaxed before lunch. Lunch consisted of many types of meat and their local Melbec wine." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O8mJhaCIAgM) 2025-12-31T13:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cape Breton Tour August 8-11 [----] Taking a few days to explore Cape Breton with my guests from Manitoba. Areas including the fortress of Louisbourg Ingonish Beach Neils Harbour Cheticamp and the Cabot trail with the many stops and look offs and lovely coastlines" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P08gTGC6cVE) 2025-11-02T15:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina Travel day from cordoba to Mendoza Tearful delay. Never good bye . but until we see you again. It was war that separated two brothers and years and technology that both familys back together for a wonderful reunion. Flight was short at about an hour Arrival to hotel with is nice and quaint and friendly. We hopped into Cabify to drop off items to the laundry services. We found a nice place for a sit down. Alannah and I enjoyed a wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 tasting flight each. Their Sauvignon Blanc. Was extremely" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R2rbc8bZLWk) 2026-01-13T11:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Market Place and food walking tour. After a good five hours of sleep 😴 I found my way downstairs to have a coffee ☕ at around 7:30 and then join by Jerry and Alannah and Allan for a bite. We left to head to the marketplace and arrived around [--] oclock. And wandered the various streets in avenues before meeting up with another local Tour guide Fabin who I connected with another tour agency. Great conversations and chatting about Argentina and Buenos Aires as along with general Tour guide and business Then back to the hotel for a quick reset before" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UUjsbxNqgHE) 2025-12-31T00:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is the 58th tallest church in the world. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city facing the central square Plaza Moreno and the City Hall. Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_La_Plata) Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture) Height: 112m Architects: Pedro Benoit Opened: November [--] [----] Province: Buenos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WoRFht0ZTjI) 2026-01-02T12:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] Mendoza Argentina January [--] Mendoza Argentina Light breakfast of toast and cappuccino Allan and Jerry hit the local markets while Alannah and I hit the wineries First winery was at Trapiche established in [----]. We had a guided tour and the second couple were Canadians from Kelowna BC Our host Pia was wonderful and this was her first English tour as she normally only does Spanish. She was fantastic. The guided tour of the museum area which was the original location where the grapes 🍇 came in and were processed. Pia was extremely knowledgeable and even knew quite a lot about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YwLQUPTUp4I) 2026-01-13T14:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Lima Peru January [--] [----] Lima Peru First full day in Lima before the start of my G Adventures tour. I booked a local tour with Haku tours for the City tour and coolest sites Tour guide Cesar and driver. Pick up a few other people from different hotel locations and toured various areas of Lima city including the main square Cathedral churches cool side roads and in the church went down to the catacombs. No cameras were allowed. Also had a wonderful chorizo. We also tried some chocolate and Pisco and then dropped off guests. In the afternoon the tour continued with just myself" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7SZTTu7g4w) 2026-01-26T17:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "2025 New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina o [----] New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina New Years celebration. The unique tradition of burning giant effigies called "Muecos" in La Plata Argentina started on December [--] [----] at the corner of [--] and [--] - Luis Trtora president of Club Defensores de Cambaceres created the first one to celebrate his team winning the amateur league championship igniting it in front of a local bar and the custom grew from there. Key Details: * Origin: A spontaneous celebration by a football club president. * Location: [--] and [--] street corner in La Plata" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fhZ0_BQ_tro) 2026-01-03T12:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "MAUD LEWIS REPLICA HOUSE Murray Ross family was close to Maud and Everett. Murray met them when he was [--] years old and visited their home. Ross built a replica house about 6-8 km from the Marshalltown Memorial site. It is located beside his home in Rossway. He went through great efforts to ensure it was authentic. It took Ross about a year to research the original house before he built the replica. After it was built visitors started to arrive telling Ross their stories about Maud. Copies of Mauds paintings and framed photographs adorn the walls. The replica house even has a bed similar to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hQwK9a_h5FY) 2025-11-02T13:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] including New Years early Morning - La Plata Argentina December [--] [----]. New Years Eve Buenos Aires to La Plata Argentina Today started late as we departed after checkout for the approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ride to La Plata from Bonos. Fortunately we were able to check into the hotel early giving us a bit of time to explore the local neighborhood. Our hotel is situated right across from the largest cathedral in the Americas. We walked about [--] minutes towards the town area to a local mall as recommended by the front desk which offered plenty of options for local" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iNADEHEExjA) 2026-01-02T02:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina Winery tours with Alannah Allan and Jerry plus myself. Lots of mental notes taken and will recap with a Blog Post to my website when Im back in Canada the best I can. A side note to mention is the Argentina wines have a lot of interesting differences based on the altitudes mineralogy in the soils and distances from the mountains itself. All have an affect of the wines production Out first stop this morning was at Lagarde which was founded in [----]. A large winery produced many wines as your standard table wines. The ownership" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jDptrXVuuBE) 2026-01-14T23:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "December [--] & [--] [----] Travel from Halifax Nova Scotia to Buenos Aires Argentina. Dec [------] Spent the morning with family breakfast at my parents All packed and ready to go with carry on suitcase 🧳 travel bag and hiking 🥾 sticks. Paul McNeil with AM/PM Limousine provided safe transfer the Halifax International AirPort. Breeze thru security and plenty of time (2.5hrs) before the 4:40pm flight. ✈ to Montreal where I will meet up with my daughter Alannah her Husband Allan and his Father Jerry. We will travel to So Paulo Brazil before continuing to Buenos Aires Argentina . Follow along for the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nSYurV7jPZ0) 2025-12-29T00:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru Travel day today after breakfast and a repack. Alannah Allan and Jerry took to airport and drop off Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile for a couple hour layover before heading to Lima Peru. This is my starting point for the G adventures tour which includes a four day hike up Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and then a three day trip up the Amazon. Good flights and easy Uber to hotel. Light evening snack and bed" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q-7lfUgtDpQ) 2026-01-26T16:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Today after breakfast with a little bit of a later start we headed out for about a [--] minute walk to the Recoleta cemetery is a historic stunning cemetery in Buenos Aires Argentina famous for its ornate mausoleums statues and as the final resting place of Argentina's elite including Eva Pern (Evita) presidents and literary figures making it a major tourist attraction and open-air museum filled with architectural styles and local legends. Jerry went for a walk on his own while Alannah Allan and I went inside and hired a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrzYrfQc0IM) 2026-01-01T15:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina Today our hosts Fabiana and Rudy toured us through the local areas of tour and to some parks. We cross over one bridge over a small river that looked very much like the same style bridge that we saw in buenos Aires. This bridge was opened in [----] to celebrate the 450th year anniversary of the founding of Cordoba. Some of the apartments and Connells shown in the pictures of photograph would range between [------] to well over $1 million depending on the size. We then stopped at local horse jockey club where Rudys daughter used to be" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sTnOgBxilXM) 2026-01-12T00:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] - Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Low key chill Morning just relaxing on the room patio and in the pool. We walked into town to wander the shops before heading back to the accommodations to change. About a [--] min walk 🚶🏼back into town and the river area to grab a river boat cruise about an hour and a half long. 🛥 We sailed along the Iguazu & Paran rivers view the Three Borders (Argentina Brazil Paraguay) pass under the Tancredo Neves Bridge and see the Iryap Forest. A taxi back (all up hill) into the main town for a light bite and ice cream. 🍨. Lemon 🍋" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sUf_f93zr5g) 2026-01-07T22:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina Dec [------] Buenos Aires Argentina E-Scooter. A short [--] min walk to the location for the scooters. 🛴 @RollinArgentina with Rita as our guide Can not say enough good things about the tour from the professional attention of Rita to the participants and the informative discussions. Always felt safe and seen amazing sights. Learned about the local drink Yerba Mate: This is the actual national and most popular traditional drink in Argentinaan herbal infusion made from the leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant consumed through a metal straw called a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugHRnE1JUpQ) 2025-12-31T20:24Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Multi Day Tour May 18-292025 What a wonderful number of days with my guests from Texas as we explored many areas of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton. Additionally we explore Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick including Hopewell rocks and Saint Andrews by the Sea. Then returning back to Nova Scotia via the Digby ferry to the Digby area. Further touring along the coast to Lunenburg Mahone Bay and Peggy Cove. A fantastic [--] day customized tour" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uh2b6UFcKBk) 2025-11-04T15:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today we took a walk into the main town to explore along with drop off some laundry before grabbing a late breakfast A bit more wandering on the town before back to the accommodations for dip in the pool. Our surprise evening out planned by Alannah was to the Argentina experience where we have a chance to make some local drinks along with empanadas and enjoy the atmosphere. Including all the drinks it was a [--] course meal with wine tasting. An absolutely fantastic event I would highly recommend. https://theargentineexperience.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w7XS6-JUsr4) 2026-01-06T11:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Jan [--] [----] Phnom Penh Cambodia Cambodia dark history .Visit to the S21 prison and killing fields. A very heavy day with this recent past (1975-1978) where a population was killing each other. Close to [--] million people were killed of a population of [--] million). The most notorious of the [---] known interrogation center S-21 Between [-----] and [-----] prisoners were detained there often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms. Our group were able to met some of survivors from prison. The Killing Fields are a number of sites" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BqlRBcUseF8) 2025-05-18T13:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An Vietnam Relaxing and chill day as this is my last day before I head off on my G Adventures tour Essential Cambodia [--] Day touring starting from Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow Morning breakfast then some beach 🏖 time before heading into the HoiAn markets old town. We were here a few days back durning our day trip and came back to grab a few items. A nice shirt and a painting. Also back to marketplace Mrs Has for food and amazing spring rolls Then decided to grab a beard trim and shave. 🪒 Great experience. Back to the beach" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FMrI7ZJg9E0) 2025-05-17T00:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Thailand Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand Booked a tour my some of my friends from #manitoba Our guide Nikki took us via Tuk Tuk to the largest #Flower market in Bangkok which is open 24hrs. Amazing to see how many varieties and creations are made. This market is also connected to a #vegetable 🥦 #market. From here we walked to the waterfront and took a private #LongBoat for a tour along the canal. Seeing many varieties of homes and many temples and a very large #Buddha. Also we were able to catch a glimpse of a couple water monitors 🦎 similar to and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HiU0zBCW514) 2025-05-18T16:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Phenm Phon to Siem Reap Cambodia Another early start with a nice large tour bus lots of room for everyone to spread out and either take in the sights or grab some more shut eye. I had the back of the bus and the door hammock is a great travel hack. (@rockpaperhair) First break stop at spider 🕷 town. Im not a huge fan of spiders 🕷 but hey . you only live once might as well take it all in. These tarantula spiders were not itsy bitsy 😳. Definitely a cool experience. Roads looked new and it was good driving. We had a stop for lunch." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IxEGTWPVYBY) 2025-05-18T13:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam All packed and ready to continue the Far East adventure solo. Light breakfast and last visit to the beach. A few hugs and tearful goodbyes to Sue Allan and my daughter Alannah. Such a wonderful time together . Alannah put so much time and energy in planning this trip and to ensure details were looked after while we together. Love her so much 🥰 Taxi to airport and smooth check in thru security. Iced coffee and snack waiting for the masses to board the plane. A celebrity sighting with a group of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kq0smtqq3gA) 2025-05-17T21:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam to Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam to Phenm Phon Cambodia Rise and shine. Early start as we loaded up on to the bus and made our way to the border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia . Our guide made the crossing smooth . leaving Vietnam we ensure we had 50K Dong in our passport (coffee ☕money for the border guards . 🤫) to leave and then exit and a short walk to the Cambodia border to go thru the standard immigration . with proper e-visa in order all was good. About [--] min walk to our bus and off we went again. A short stop for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SLGeMAgCYv4) 2025-05-18T13:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East - HaNoi to Ha Long Bay Vietnam Checked out early and the staff made us breakfast for takeaway for the about 2hr drive down to Ha Long Bay for our [--] day [--] night cruise of the islands. One of new [--] wonders of the world. Cruise upgraded from a [--] cabin boat to a [--] cabin boat. Fansitic service and multiple course meals. A little trip on to an island to check out the cool caves. Met some really nice people on boat. Did some squid 🦑 fishing and caught one. Made new friends from Taiwan and they loved the squid and karaoke. 🎤 a lot" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TpO-Zm80LZ0) 2025-05-15T22:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip. Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Up early for a morning walk 🚶🏼on the beach 6:00am Breakfast then off to Marble Mountain 🏔 which was amazing. More stairs . yay 🤪. and some really cool caves and tight areas to climb through. Afternoon dip and speciality drink. 🍹 before hot stop stone 🪨massage. Back to hotel all the dress shirts 👕and dresses 👗 arrived to the big day tomorrow Robert and Ha getting married 💍. Time to relax with 🍺 🥃 in the room with friends" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WK1UQ0aR9GE) 2025-05-16T21:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Wedding 👰🏻♀🤵💍day For Robert and Ha one of the main reasons for the special once in a lifetime trip. Early morning pickup as tradition is meeting at the bride parents house where groomsmen give gifts to the bridesmaids greeting and permissions are asked and given from the parents to each other rings exchanged gifts given to the bride and groom. Very honoured to be invited and to be able to take part in such a special ceremony. The bride was beautiful and groom Handsome. All the bridesmaids were gorgeous and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XO8y-eLYcDo) 2025-05-16T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Day trip to Hoi An On the road to Hoi A with private car. We did the marketplace and some local museums including an older home. The historical influence from china and Japan. Some custom leather shoes were ordered. Visited a place where they make silk and have silk worms this place was fascinating Off to the bamboo boats for a ride on the river/ocean and I went for an extra spin. From here we travelled to the small village of Tra Que . Where there were fields and fields of fresh vegetables and herbs grown that is" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zm6Yh7qdR4Q) 2025-05-16T22:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Dec [----] [----] Dec [------] Down East Tours The Far East - HaNoi Vietnam. Take was a day of walking 🚶🏼 and exploring. Many streets and side streets and ended up at the Imperial Citadel before taking a Grab (urber) back to the hotel to reset before our next venture out. Found an exchange for local currency (Dong about 18k to [--] CND). Yes. So many bad jokes about carrying around Dongs in your pocket Sue was able to get a really nice handbag 👜 coffee maker set and yarn 🧶 Grabbed some lunch and found out street donuts before returning for another rest. Such an amazing experience but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_VP0O41oKxs) 2025-05-15T20:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue to Hoi An Vietnam A short walk this morning to grab a local breakfast before our private driver picked us up for our transfer to Hoi An for the next two nights for me (then off to the second part of my adventure). and three nights before Alannah and Sue return to Edmonton. Allan is staying on for another month as his father is flying over from Edmonton for their adventure. Good byes to Robert and Ha as well as Chris and Rhonda. Our drive ended up about [---] hrs which included a few stops along the ways for breaks and sights" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_hUUf6gNsOs) 2025-05-17T00:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Scarecrow festival in the Mahone Bay [----] - Sept 28" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cbdTT6iVDgs) 2025-09-28T21:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Before the Morning breakfast buffet (amazing.) I took a peak at the roof top bar lounge area with pool. Wow is all I can say. The views Then off to the beach to enjoy the sand and water. I went for a bit of a jog 🏃 down the beach. Local iced coffee ☕ then back to hotel for a dip and beverage. A quick rise and off for local lunch then to visit the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam Lady Buddha is located at Linh Ung Pagoda on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang as well as the laying Buddha. They lady Buddha was put in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dRHuO2X_LGA) 2025-05-16T00:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Thailand to Canada Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand to Tokyo Montreal Halifax Early morning start with a 4am pickup to airport. Airport Check in went smoothly and had some free Time to find a #coffee and bite. Ran into my #English friends and enjoyed one last coffee. Bumped into a local cleaner on my walk. Nice guy. 🤪 #Bangkok to #Toyko #Japan was about 6hr flight and watched a classic movie . #Godzilla 🦖 seemed appropriate #classicmovie Arrival and finding gate was no issues and took a long walk to stretch legs. I managed to upgrade my seat using points" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fwGbOd_WfHI) 2025-05-18T16:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ha Long Bay Vietnam cruising Morning coffee after the night before with late drinks with my new singing 🎶 friends Gary was a lot of laughs. Breakfast wake up call at 645am over the PA system. Luckily I was already up with a morning coffee on the deck. We headed out in morning tender to an island where we transferred to our day boat Cruise thru the over [----] islands . First stop oyster 🦪 and pearl farm where we learned the process of cultured pearls. Then kayaking in thru the islands and caves. Saw some monkeys 🙊 Then lunch" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g93XOzRWfzQ) 2025-05-15T23:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Today is a whatever goes day. Early Morning walk on the beach breakfast then up to the rooftop to chill and relax. Had the whole place to myself. Some sun and beverages. A dip or three. Late afternoon wandered over to the East West Brewery Company (seemed like it was calling to me with the name ). Did some local market research on the beer and enjoyed some snacks. Sue Chris and Rhonda joined and some more beers and snacks. Good times and great location" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iQtwuHV_gJk) 2025-05-16T21:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue Vietnam Today we had private drivers and with Ha as our local guide took take us to first place Khai Dinh Tomb Khai Dinh Tomb officially known as the ng Mausoleum is situated in Chau Chu mountain about 10km away from Hue city Vietnam. The tomb is the smallest but most costly and recent one in comparison with other tombs of Nguyen royals. It was established by Emperor Khai Dinh the 12th Emperor of the Nguyn Dynast during the period from [----] to [----]. This site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in [----]. Dragon 🐉 Thuy Tien" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kZuS3y2xnEc) 2025-05-17T00:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia to Thailand Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia to Bangkok Thailand Travel day with the focus of traveling out of Cambodia and into Thailand . About [--] hrs to get to the Thai border then about an hour or so standing in the queue for customs which went smoothly. Then loaded on the other side into two vans for the [--] hr trip. A short stop 1/2 way for break and snacks The hotel Royal Bangkok @Chinatown is a nice upgrade from past hotels which have been comfortable. A little down time before meeting for a subway ride and walk to a Thai restaurant. Small" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkWubs_MlHw) 2025-05-18T15:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam G-Adventures [--] of the us plus our guide Sarou and driver loaded up into our private bus for the [--] hr drive to the The Mekong Delta. We boarded a small boat and tours the Delta River area. Our local guide for the area gave us lots of details and history about the area and islands. The first island unicorn we tried work local fruit 🍉 🍍 🍈 listens to local musicians 🎶 and singers. Learn more history of the families. A little ride into the island to hop on small small boats 🛶 to tour the river." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mRBVW7D1aDc) 2025-05-17T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Up early for a Coffee. Decided to go for a morning walk on the beach 6:00am Amazing the number of local people coming off the beach . going to the beach and actually on the beach . like they were awaking their senses .walking exercising running swimming and playing . very over cast . at the far end of the beach it poured rain which was refreshing. Got a good [--] min walk in. Back to hotel for breakfast then a bit of a relaxing downtime. Afternoon marketplace shopping bartering and measuring for custom dress shirt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q1n_xeLTw_A) 2025-05-16T20:48Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Dec [--] [--] [--] [----]. Dec [------] Travel Day Down East Tours The Far East #edmonton ✈ to #Vancouver ✈to #Tokyo ✈to #Vietnam Landing 🛬 Allans Father picked us up and met Alannahs Grandmother at the airport. Met Rhonda and Chris at airport as we happen to be on the same flight to Tokyo where they are staying for a number of days before joining us in #DaNang for the #wedding. Dec 28-2023. Travel day continue Down East Tours The Far East #edmonton ✈ to #Vancouver ✈to #Tokyo ✈to #Vietnam Landing 🛬 A couple hour layout in #Tokyo Airport. Very clean and organized. Interesting to walk and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qwRzhRaSouQ) 2025-05-15T18:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang to Hue Vietnam via Train. Today we transferred to Hue Vietnam which is best known for its royal mausoleums imperial citadel and iconic pagodas. Boasting a fantastic and rich cuisine. We took the 2.5hr train through the coastal areas mountains 🏔 and countryside to Hue. Seemed like an old train but very organized . clean and comfortable. Friendly people Fresh food and drinks. A few stops along the way. Time pasted quickly with some iPad watching Comics in cars having coffee. Jerry Senfield. Easy watching and funny. Also" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uTGuudyShYg) 2025-05-16T23:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia .Wakey wakey. [---] am departure to Ankor Wat. Highlight of this part of the tour. Local certified guide for the [--] temples. So much Knowledge learned. Wait [---] hrs for sun rise. Some really cool photos before a briefly coffee and bite to start on the tour of the temples. Just amazing Over [---] years of history. In an over [--] square KM area. (UNESCO site 1992) All [--] temples were incredible in different ways. Angkor Wat being the main cool to find the Center of the temple and whole area. Bayon Temple had more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uarXUMCUHZ0) 2025-05-18T14:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia The HeroRATShighly developed sense of smell & light weight of the African giant pouched rats 🐀 make them ideal detectors of landmines. They sniff out the chemical compounds of TNT (explosive) found in landmines & other explosive remnants of war. They can sweep an area of a tennis court in [--] mins versus up to [--] days with human & metal detector. Think of these cute guys are like oversized hamsters 🐹 A few min walk to local painters 🎨. One caught my eye that off to the far side. I spoke to the painter who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vu_Gn4okWY8) 2025-05-18T15:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Ha Long Bay to Da Nang Vietnam Early morning rising for a coffee on the deck. 615am Tai Chi. Then breakfast before some more kayaking Pack up before brunch as we return to the main port in Ha Long Bay and transfer airport and fly to DaNang Private driver to the airport where we kept ourselves occupied with coffee ☕ and snacks as we had a 5hr wait for our flight ✈ to Da Nang. Arrival in Da Nang we were met by the Bride and groom (Ha and Robert). They followed us to the hotel . us in a Grab and them on the scooter. 🛵 Checked in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xeH-2xEd_vc) 2025-05-15T23:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Amazon Jungle Peru 🌿🛶 January [--] [----] - Amazon Jungle Peru Woke this morning early at 5:30am and listening to the sounds of the Jungle. Up early for an early start with a boat ride on the river to a starting point for a Jungle walk. Lead by expert naturalist/guide to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and along jungle trails. Just amazing for the sights and information learned. Back to the lodge for lunch and a little time before an afternoon down the river to visit a nearby plantation. After dinner more adventure as we headed out after dark by motorized canoe to search for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CUabD0MRQ8w) 2026-02-15T21:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru Today we Fly to Puerto Maldonado (deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle) and continue by motorized boat to the comfortable and intimate G Lodge Amazon. Upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport we were met by G - adventure rep Cesar and then after a brief stop in town to store large luggage. We then had about an hour drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route we spotted some bird species typical of the river and forest edge and wildlife. . The Tambopata" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pj8VD5fZb2c) 2026-02-15T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins A free day in Cusco with chance to explore on my own. There are four ancient ruin sites that I read about and had an interest but was not able to get a last minute tour. So I walked 'upwards' to the top part of town as I wanted to locate the ruins of the massive fortress of Sacsayhuamn. I found and hire myself a local driver to take me to four different sites which was a great happenstance. At the time I did not know my driver was also a parttime race driver. Holy smokes. Didn't waste anytime" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KU3mh8yFs_g) 2026-02-15T18:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ Pouring Rain January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ The final day of the hike starts pre-dawn to reach the Sun Gate before sunrise. Early Wake Up at 3:30am to be on the trail for 4:30am with pouring rain to the check in gate. Then on the main trail just after 5:30am as the 3rd group. Another good pace with some stops as the rain eased off. Reached the Sun Gate about 7am to a layer of clouds. Enjoyed a break here with a bite before continuing on with some challenging areas of the trail including the famous 'monkey stair' as an almost vertical incline." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Roxv3UlEx1w) 2026-02-15T14:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----]. Day [--] Inca Trail Hike Today I hiked a total distance of [--] km crossing two more passes and discovering ancient ruins along the way. The first pass was Runquraqay at 3950m (13113 ft). It was a quiet morning allowing me to focus on the beauty of the trail. On a clear day hikers can catch glimpses of the snow-capped Cordillera Vilcabamba reminding me of natures wonders 🌍. We were lucky as the clouds ☁ parted for a few minutes to allow a glimpse. As I made my ascent the trail was lined with intense jungle on one side with the mountains on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=clYEZ16TH9M) 2026-02-10T23:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Inca Trail Day [--] ⛰ Day two started early a 5:30am wake-up call with hot tea ☕ and a warm wash basin (a small luxury at altitude). Sleep was patchy at best 😅 but adrenaline carried us forward. After breakfast we hit the trail by 6:45am ready for the toughest day of the trek. Todays goal: Warmiwausca Dead Womans Pass ⛰The highest point of the Inca Trail at [----] m / [-----] ft. And wow this one earns its reputation. The climb was long steep and relentless. Think [----] seconds of hiking stop to breathe repeat 😮💨🚶♀. The higher we climbed the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIqTWIY7Z1U) 2026-02-08T21:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Traveling from Ollantaytambo Peru by van to km [--] where the Inca Trail begins. Our G-Adventures group was small at [--] plus our Guide Washington (Washi). After arriving at the main sign and start of trail taking photos we began about 9am for the [--] KM (close to [---] miles) A great group and we eased into the adventure with a straightforward day of hiking the meandering streams stunning Andean scenery and ancient Incan ruins. The trekking was fairly easy (for the most part) and served as good training for the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fJ4Tjyn_ilo) 2026-02-06T19:49Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru Travel day from Cusco to Ollantaytambo with a whole lot packed in between. We started with a quick stop high above Cusco at the Cristo Blanco statue to take in the view over the city before heading into the Sacred Valley for a full-day guided wander. First stops were a womens weaving co-op supported by G Adventures. Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in [----] thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. We" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n4PCk4g6wMg) 2026-02-03T17:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru . January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru Last evening there was a brief meet and greet with the G- Adventures. This morning we traveled to the airport and flew to Cusco Peru Going from sea level in Lima to an Altitude of about [----] meters / [-----] feet was definitely an Adjustment. Even with taking medication to help with the symptoms you still feel it. From the shortness of breath to the tingling in hands. Keys things to help was staying hydrated and taking it easy. Our G Adventures tour group checked into accommodations and had" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9QdC44Vgb0E) 2026-02-03T13:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Lima Peru January [--] [----] Lima Peru First full day in Lima before the start of my G Adventures tour. I booked a local tour with Haku tours for the City tour and coolest sites Tour guide Cesar and driver. Pick up a few other people from different hotel locations and toured various areas of Lima city including the main square Cathedral churches cool side roads and in the church went down to the catacombs. No cameras were allowed. Also had a wonderful chorizo. We also tried some chocolate and Pisco and then dropped off guests. In the afternoon the tour continued with just myself" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7SZTTu7g4w) 2026-01-26T17:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru Travel day today after breakfast and a repack. Alannah Allan and Jerry took to airport and drop off Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile for a couple hour layover before heading to Lima Peru. This is my starting point for the G adventures tour which includes a four day hike up Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and then a three day trip up the Amazon. Good flights and easy Uber to hotel. Light evening snack and bed" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q-7lfUgtDpQ) 2026-01-26T16:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina Winery tours with Alannah Allan and Jerry plus myself. Lots of mental notes taken and will recap with a Blog Post to my website when Im back in Canada the best I can. A side note to mention is the Argentina wines have a lot of interesting differences based on the altitudes mineralogy in the soils and distances from the mountains itself. All have an affect of the wines production Out first stop this morning was at Lagarde which was founded in [----]. A large winery produced many wines as your standard table wines. The ownership" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jDptrXVuuBE) 2026-01-14T23:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "January [--] Mendoza Argentina January [--] Mendoza Argentina Light breakfast of toast and cappuccino Allan and Jerry hit the local markets while Alannah and I hit the wineries First winery was at Trapiche established in [----]. We had a guided tour and the second couple were Canadians from Kelowna BC Our host Pia was wonderful and this was her first English tour as she normally only does Spanish. She was fantastic. The guided tour of the museum area which was the original location where the grapes 🍇 came in and were processed. Pia was extremely knowledgeable and even knew quite a lot about" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YwLQUPTUp4I) 2026-01-13T14:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina Travel day from cordoba to Mendoza Tearful delay. Never good bye . but until we see you again. It was war that separated two brothers and years and technology that both familys back together for a wonderful reunion. Flight was short at about an hour Arrival to hotel with is nice and quaint and friendly. We hopped into Cabify to drop off items to the laundry services. We found a nice place for a sit down. Alannah and I enjoyed a wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 tasting flight each. Their Sauvignon Blanc. Was extremely" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R2rbc8bZLWk) 2026-01-13T11:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----]. Embalse Argentina . Early morning coffee and I walked down to the lake with Jerry. Then back to the cottage for late breakfast and then Fabiana Jerry Alannah and [--] went down to the lake to try to get some minnows. The goal is to use a small minnows as bait for the bigger fish. The bigger fish include catfish. Carp and name here While Alannah Jerry Fabiana and I tried our luck Allan and Rudy prepared the kayaks and canoe. 🛶. We are heading to the further cove near the nuclear power plant and try our luck as some bigger fish. Interesting technique of staking some lines and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7A5X2frSqEg) 2026-01-12T22:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina Today we travelled to Fabianas home in Rio Segundo to meet more of her family / Zilkouskys ❤ Today was a pretty rainy day for the drive to Rio San Duru which is Fabianas home town to meet with her family as well as as many as Zilkowsky / Zilkousky I cant tell you the overwhelming amount of joy in the welcoming of us into their home. To think that 12+ years ago I started a Facebook group for the Zilkowskys and much to my surprise. Many connections were made. This led to the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ChzhjDWf5i8) 2026-01-12T11:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina Today our hosts Fabiana and Rudy toured us through the local areas of tour and to some parks. We cross over one bridge over a small river that looked very much like the same style bridge that we saw in buenos Aires. This bridge was opened in [----] to celebrate the 450th year anniversary of the founding of Cordoba. Some of the apartments and Connells shown in the pictures of photograph would range between [------] to well over $1 million depending on the size. We then stopped at local horse jockey club where Rudys daughter used to be" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sTnOgBxilXM) 2026-01-12T00:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina Everyones all packed and taxi drive to the airport had a good flight to Crdoba. Excited to meet some Zilkowsky relatives from the old country. A Facebook group created about 12-13 years ago and connections Made leading us to this day. We arrived to the open arms of Fabiana Zilkowsky and Rudy. So happy. We had been working with limited Spanish and English along with translation software to communicate. All is good. They took us on tour through part of the city including a gardens center horses and a museum of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EYEaLlQOsGU) 2026-01-10T23:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] - Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Low key chill Morning just relaxing on the room patio and in the pool. We walked into town to wander the shops before heading back to the accommodations to change. About a [--] min walk 🚶🏼back into town and the river area to grab a river boat cruise about an hour and a half long. 🛥 We sailed along the Iguazu & Paran rivers view the Three Borders (Argentina Brazil Paraguay) pass under the Tancredo Neves Bridge and see the Iryap Forest. A taxi back (all up hill) into the main town for a light bite and ice cream. 🍨. Lemon 🍋" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sUf_f93zr5g) 2026-01-07T22:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today was an early morning as we grabbed the local bus out to Iguazu Falls for a full day adventure of boat ride up the river into two different falls getting completely soaked. Then walking in the upper circuit. Have a light bite to eat before taking the little train to the Devils throat falls walking trail. Spectacular to see where words hardly could describe it. There are lots of photos and videos to better describe than words Made our way back on the local bus to the town of Iguazu and found a nice little pizza 🍕 restaurant" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3OV1tqWejZA) 2026-01-06T15:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today we took a walk into the main town to explore along with drop off some laundry before grabbing a late breakfast A bit more wandering on the town before back to the accommodations for dip in the pool. Our surprise evening out planned by Alannah was to the Argentina experience where we have a chance to make some local drinks along with empanadas and enjoy the atmosphere. Including all the drinks it was a [--] course meal with wine tasting. An absolutely fantastic event I would highly recommend. https://theargentineexperience.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w7XS6-JUsr4) 2026-01-06T11:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] La Plata to Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Travel day from La Plata to Iguazu Argentina This morning we had an early breakfast. Everything was all packed up and checked out by [--] AM. . Leaving our luggage at the front desk as we grab an Cabify to the local botanical gardens was actually none existent. Then we continue onto the local museum which is extremely extensive. Ive never seen anything like it in the world from the early Big Bang theory to the various information on dinosaurs to evolution to an area where there were a number of various animals in different stages. Which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1YjYsDQPRC0) 2026-01-04T23:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "January [--] [----] La Plata Argentina January [-----] La Plata Argentina A bit of a low-key day and most things are closed on January [--]. New Years Day. So we just hung up on the roof deck to chill catch up on emails and a little bit of reading. I did about [--] min weight training and Im still taking the stairs for preparation for my later adventure in about [--] weeks. Then we made our way into town to find a place to grab a bite and a beverage and of course a little bit of ice cream would not hurt either. Then returning back to the accommodations just to relax and pack as tomorrow we travel to Iguazu" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2bTkPLiDtlM) 2026-01-03T21:01Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "2025 New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina o [----] New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina New Years celebration. The unique tradition of burning giant effigies called "Muecos" in La Plata Argentina started on December [--] [----] at the corner of [--] and [--] - Luis Trtora president of Club Defensores de Cambaceres created the first one to celebrate his team winning the amateur league championship igniting it in front of a local bar and the custom grew from there. Key Details: * Origin: A spontaneous celebration by a football club president. * Location: [--] and [--] street corner in La Plata" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fhZ0_BQ_tro) 2026-01-03T12:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is the 58th tallest church in the world. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city facing the central square Plaza Moreno and the City Hall. Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_La_Plata) Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture) Height: 112m Architects: Pedro Benoit Opened: November [--] [----] Province: Buenos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WoRFht0ZTjI) 2026-01-02T12:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] including New Years early Morning - La Plata Argentina December [--] [----]. New Years Eve Buenos Aires to La Plata Argentina Today started late as we departed after checkout for the approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ride to La Plata from Bonos. Fortunately we were able to check into the hotel early giving us a bit of time to explore the local neighborhood. Our hotel is situated right across from the largest cathedral in the Americas. We walked about [--] minutes towards the town area to a local mall as recommended by the front desk which offered plenty of options for local" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iNADEHEExjA) 2026-01-02T02:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Today after breakfast with a little bit of a later start we headed out for about a [--] minute walk to the Recoleta cemetery is a historic stunning cemetery in Buenos Aires Argentina famous for its ornate mausoleums statues and as the final resting place of Argentina's elite including Eva Pern (Evita) presidents and literary figures making it a major tourist attraction and open-air museum filled with architectural styles and local legends. Jerry went for a walk on his own while Alannah Allan and I went inside and hired a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrzYrfQc0IM) 2026-01-01T15:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina Dec [------] Buenos Aires Argentina E-Scooter. A short [--] min walk to the location for the scooters. 🛴 @RollinArgentina with Rita as our guide Can not say enough good things about the tour from the professional attention of Rita to the participants and the informative discussions. Always felt safe and seen amazing sights. Learned about the local drink Yerba Mate: This is the actual national and most popular traditional drink in Argentinaan herbal infusion made from the leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant consumed through a metal straw called a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ugHRnE1JUpQ) 2025-12-31T20:24Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Surprise tour day today. Up for an early coffee ☕ the on the road with private driver to . Estancia El Ombu de Areco Ranch as featured in Netflix Somebody Feed Phil season [--] esp [--] Argentia About 1.75hr drive of smooth highway until that last [--] min on rough dirt road. After the introductions and light drink we enjoyed a horseback ride through the pastures. Back for a light bite of empanadas and some beverages then a little free time. Took a dip in the pool and relaxed before lunch. Lunch consisted of many types of meat and their local Melbec wine." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O8mJhaCIAgM) 2025-12-31T13:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Market Place and food walking tour. After a good five hours of sleep 😴 I found my way downstairs to have a coffee ☕ at around 7:30 and then join by Jerry and Alannah and Allan for a bite. We left to head to the marketplace and arrived around [--] oclock. And wandered the various streets in avenues before meeting up with another local Tour guide Fabin who I connected with another tour agency. Great conversations and chatting about Argentina and Buenos Aires as along with general Tour guide and business Then back to the hotel for a quick reset before" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UUjsbxNqgHE) 2025-12-31T00:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "December [--] & [--] [----] Travel from Halifax Nova Scotia to Buenos Aires Argentina. Dec [------] Spent the morning with family breakfast at my parents All packed and ready to go with carry on suitcase 🧳 travel bag and hiking 🥾 sticks. Paul McNeil with AM/PM Limousine provided safe transfer the Halifax International AirPort. Breeze thru security and plenty of time (2.5hrs) before the 4:40pm flight. ✈ to Montreal where I will meet up with my daughter Alannah her Husband Allan and his Father Jerry. We will travel to So Paulo Brazil before continuing to Buenos Aires Argentina . Follow along for the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nSYurV7jPZ0) 2025-12-29T00:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Multi Day Tour May 18-292025 What a wonderful number of days with my guests from Texas as we explored many areas of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton. Additionally we explore Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick including Hopewell rocks and Saint Andrews by the Sea. Then returning back to Nova Scotia via the Digby ferry to the Digby area. Further touring along the coast to Lunenburg Mahone Bay and Peggy Cove. A fantastic [--] day customized tour" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uh2b6UFcKBk) 2025-11-04T15:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cape Breton Tour August 8-11 [----] Taking a few days to explore Cape Breton with my guests from Manitoba. Areas including the fortress of Louisbourg Ingonish Beach Neils Harbour Cheticamp and the Cabot trail with the many stops and look offs and lovely coastlines" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=P08gTGC6cVE) 2025-11-02T15:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Newfoundland and Labrador April [----] After dropping my parents and aunt and uncle off to Cape St. George Newfoundland we explored the Western coast up to Saint Anthony area including Lanse aux Meadows the Viking Village and back down to Rocky Harbour and Gromore national Park before returning back to Cape St. George and Nova Scotia via the Newfoundland ferry going from Channel Port aux Bas to North Sidney" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KWwgfo_OyUA) 2025-11-02T14:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "MAUD LEWIS REPLICA HOUSE Murray Ross family was close to Maud and Everett. Murray met them when he was [--] years old and visited their home. Ross built a replica house about 6-8 km from the Marshalltown Memorial site. It is located beside his home in Rossway. He went through great efforts to ensure it was authentic. It took Ross about a year to research the original house before he built the replica. After it was built visitors started to arrive telling Ross their stories about Maud. Copies of Mauds paintings and framed photographs adorn the walls. The replica house even has a bed similar to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hQwK9a_h5FY) 2025-11-02T13:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Scarecrow festival in the Mahone Bay [----] - Sept 28" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cbdTT6iVDgs) 2025-09-28T21:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Thailand to Canada Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand to Tokyo Montreal Halifax Early morning start with a 4am pickup to airport. Airport Check in went smoothly and had some free Time to find a #coffee and bite. Ran into my #English friends and enjoyed one last coffee. Bumped into a local cleaner on my walk. Nice guy. 🤪 #Bangkok to #Toyko #Japan was about 6hr flight and watched a classic movie . #Godzilla 🦖 seemed appropriate #classicmovie Arrival and finding gate was no issues and took a long walk to stretch legs. I managed to upgrade my seat using points" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fwGbOd_WfHI) 2025-05-18T16:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Thailand Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand Booked a tour my some of my friends from #manitoba Our guide Nikki took us via Tuk Tuk to the largest #Flower market in Bangkok which is open 24hrs. Amazing to see how many varieties and creations are made. This market is also connected to a #vegetable 🥦 #market. From here we walked to the waterfront and took a private #LongBoat for a tour along the canal. Seeing many varieties of homes and many temples and a very large #Buddha. Also we were able to catch a glimpse of a couple water monitors 🦎 similar to and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HiU0zBCW514) 2025-05-18T16:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia to Thailand Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia to Bangkok Thailand Travel day with the focus of traveling out of Cambodia and into Thailand . About [--] hrs to get to the Thai border then about an hour or so standing in the queue for customs which went smoothly. Then loaded on the other side into two vans for the [--] hr trip. A short stop 1/2 way for break and snacks The hotel Royal Bangkok @Chinatown is a nice upgrade from past hotels which have been comfortable. A little down time before meeting for a subway ride and walk to a Thai restaurant. Small" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkWubs_MlHw) 2025-05-18T15:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia The HeroRATShighly developed sense of smell & light weight of the African giant pouched rats 🐀 make them ideal detectors of landmines. They sniff out the chemical compounds of TNT (explosive) found in landmines & other explosive remnants of war. They can sweep an area of a tennis court in [--] mins versus up to [--] days with human & metal detector. Think of these cute guys are like oversized hamsters 🐹 A few min walk to local painters 🎨. One caught my eye that off to the far side. I spoke to the painter who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vu_Gn4okWY8) 2025-05-18T15:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia .Wakey wakey. [---] am departure to Ankor Wat. Highlight of this part of the tour. Local certified guide for the [--] temples. So much Knowledge learned. Wait [---] hrs for sun rise. Some really cool photos before a briefly coffee and bite to start on the tour of the temples. Just amazing Over [---] years of history. In an over [--] square KM area. (UNESCO site 1992) All [--] temples were incredible in different ways. Angkor Wat being the main cool to find the Center of the temple and whole area. Bayon Temple had more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uarXUMCUHZ0) 2025-05-18T14:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Phenm Phon to Siem Reap Cambodia Another early start with a nice large tour bus lots of room for everyone to spread out and either take in the sights or grab some more shut eye. I had the back of the bus and the door hammock is a great travel hack. (@rockpaperhair) First break stop at spider 🕷 town. Im not a huge fan of spiders 🕷 but hey . you only live once might as well take it all in. These tarantula spiders were not itsy bitsy 😳. Definitely a cool experience. Roads looked new and it was good driving. We had a stop for lunch." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IxEGTWPVYBY) 2025-05-18T13:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Jan [--] [----] Phnom Penh Cambodia Cambodia dark history .Visit to the S21 prison and killing fields. A very heavy day with this recent past (1975-1978) where a population was killing each other. Close to [--] million people were killed of a population of [--] million). The most notorious of the [---] known interrogation center S-21 Between [-----] and [-----] prisoners were detained there often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms. Our group were able to met some of survivors from prison. The Killing Fields are a number of sites" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BqlRBcUseF8) 2025-05-18T13:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam to Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam to Phenm Phon Cambodia Rise and shine. Early start as we loaded up on to the bus and made our way to the border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia . Our guide made the crossing smooth . leaving Vietnam we ensure we had 50K Dong in our passport (coffee ☕money for the border guards . 🤫) to leave and then exit and a short walk to the Cambodia border to go thru the standard immigration . with proper e-visa in order all was good. About [--] min walk to our bus and off we went again. A short stop for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SLGeMAgCYv4) 2025-05-18T13:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam G-Adventures [--] of the us plus our guide Sarou and driver loaded up into our private bus for the [--] hr drive to the The Mekong Delta. We boarded a small boat and tours the Delta River area. Our local guide for the area gave us lots of details and history about the area and islands. The first island unicorn we tried work local fruit 🍉 🍍 🍈 listens to local musicians 🎶 and singers. Learn more history of the families. A little ride into the island to hop on small small boats 🛶 to tour the river." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mRBVW7D1aDc) 2025-05-17T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam All packed and ready to continue the Far East adventure solo. Light breakfast and last visit to the beach. A few hugs and tearful goodbyes to Sue Allan and my daughter Alannah. Such a wonderful time together . Alannah put so much time and energy in planning this trip and to ensure details were looked after while we together. Love her so much 🥰 Taxi to airport and smooth check in thru security. Iced coffee and snack waiting for the masses to board the plane. A celebrity sighting with a group of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kq0smtqq3gA) 2025-05-17T21:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An Vietnam Relaxing and chill day as this is my last day before I head off on my G Adventures tour Essential Cambodia [--] Day touring starting from Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow Morning breakfast then some beach 🏖 time before heading into the HoiAn markets old town. We were here a few days back durning our day trip and came back to grab a few items. A nice shirt and a painting. Also back to marketplace Mrs Has for food and amazing spring rolls Then decided to grab a beard trim and shave. 🪒 Great experience. Back to the beach" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FMrI7ZJg9E0) 2025-05-17T00:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue to Hoi An Vietnam A short walk this morning to grab a local breakfast before our private driver picked us up for our transfer to Hoi An for the next two nights for me (then off to the second part of my adventure). and three nights before Alannah and Sue return to Edmonton. Allan is staying on for another month as his father is flying over from Edmonton for their adventure. Good byes to Robert and Ha as well as Chris and Rhonda. Our drive ended up about [---] hrs which included a few stops along the ways for breaks and sights" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_hUUf6gNsOs) 2025-05-17T00:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue Vietnam Today we had private drivers and with Ha as our local guide took take us to first place Khai Dinh Tomb Khai Dinh Tomb officially known as the ng Mausoleum is situated in Chau Chu mountain about 10km away from Hue city Vietnam. The tomb is the smallest but most costly and recent one in comparison with other tombs of Nguyen royals. It was established by Emperor Khai Dinh the 12th Emperor of the Nguyn Dynast during the period from [----] to [----]. This site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in [----]. Dragon 🐉 Thuy Tien" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kZuS3y2xnEc) 2025-05-17T00:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang to Hue Vietnam via Train. Today we transferred to Hue Vietnam which is best known for its royal mausoleums imperial citadel and iconic pagodas. Boasting a fantastic and rich cuisine. We took the 2.5hr train through the coastal areas mountains 🏔 and countryside to Hue. Seemed like an old train but very organized . clean and comfortable. Friendly people Fresh food and drinks. A few stops along the way. Time pasted quickly with some iPad watching Comics in cars having coffee. Jerry Senfield. Easy watching and funny. Also" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uTGuudyShYg) 2025-05-16T23:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins A free day in Cusco with chance to explore on my own. There are four ancient ruin sites that I read about and had an interest but was not able to get a last minute tour. So I walked 'upwards' to the top part of town as I wanted to locate the ruins of the massive fortress of Sacsayhuamn. I found and hire myself a local driver to take me to four different sites which was a great happenstance. At the time I did not know my driver was also a parttime race driver. Holy smokes. Didn't waste anytime"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T18:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru . January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru Last evening there was a brief meet and greet with the G- Adventures. This morning we traveled to the airport and flew to Cusco Peru Going from sea level in Lima to an Altitude of about [----] meters / [-----] feet was definitely an Adjustment. Even with taking medication to help with the symptoms you still feel it. From the shortness of breath to the tingling in hands. Keys things to help was staying hydrated and taking it easy. Our G Adventures tour group checked into accommodations and had"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Inca Trail Day [--] ⛰ Day two started early a 5:30am wake-up call with hot tea ☕ and a warm wash basin (a small luxury at altitude). Sleep was patchy at best 😅 but adrenaline carried us forward. After breakfast we hit the trail by 6:45am ready for the toughest day of the trek. Todays goal: Warmiwausca Dead Womans Pass ⛰The highest point of the Inca Trail at [----] m / [-----] ft. And wow this one earns its reputation. The climb was long steep and relentless. Think [----] seconds of hiking stop to breathe repeat 😮💨🚶♀. The higher we climbed the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T21:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----]. Day [--] Inca Trail Hike Today I hiked a total distance of [--] km crossing two more passes and discovering ancient ruins along the way. The first pass was Runquraqay at 3950m (13113 ft). It was a quiet morning allowing me to focus on the beauty of the trail. On a clear day hikers can catch glimpses of the snow-capped Cordillera Vilcabamba reminding me of natures wonders 🌍. We were lucky as the clouds ☁ parted for a few minutes to allow a glimpse. As I made my ascent the trail was lined with intense jungle on one side with the mountains on"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T23:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Traveling from Ollantaytambo Peru by van to km [--] where the Inca Trail begins. Our G-Adventures group was small at [--] plus our Guide Washington (Washi). After arriving at the main sign and start of trail taking photos we began about 9am for the [--] KM (close to [---] miles) A great group and we eased into the adventure with a straightforward day of hiking the meandering streams stunning Andean scenery and ancient Incan ruins. The trekking was fairly easy (for the most part) and served as good training for the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T19:49Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru Travel day from Cusco to Ollantaytambo with a whole lot packed in between. We started with a quick stop high above Cusco at the Cristo Blanco statue to take in the view over the city before heading into the Sacred Valley for a full-day guided wander. First stops were a womens weaving co-op supported by G Adventures. Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in [----] thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. We"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T17:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Amazon Jungle Peru 🌿🛶 January [--] [----] - Amazon Jungle Peru Woke this morning early at 5:30am and listening to the sounds of the Jungle. Up early for an early start with a boat ride on the river to a starting point for a Jungle walk. Lead by expert naturalist/guide to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and along jungle trails. Just amazing for the sights and information learned. Back to the lodge for lunch and a little time before an afternoon down the river to visit a nearby plantation. After dinner more adventure as we headed out after dark by motorized canoe to search for"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T21:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ Pouring Rain January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ The final day of the hike starts pre-dawn to reach the Sun Gate before sunrise. Early Wake Up at 3:30am to be on the trail for 4:30am with pouring rain to the check in gate. Then on the main trail just after 5:30am as the 3rd group. Another good pace with some stops as the rain eased off. Reached the Sun Gate about 7am to a layer of clouds. Enjoyed a break here with a bite before continuing on with some challenging areas of the trail including the famous 'monkey stair' as an almost vertical incline."
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T14:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru Today we Fly to Puerto Maldonado (deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle) and continue by motorized boat to the comfortable and intimate G Lodge Amazon. Upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport we were met by G - adventure rep Cesar and then after a brief stop in town to store large luggage. We then had about an hour drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route we spotted some bird species typical of the river and forest edge and wildlife. . The Tambopata"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] La Plata to Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Travel day from La Plata to Iguazu Argentina This morning we had an early breakfast. Everything was all packed up and checked out by [--] AM. . Leaving our luggage at the front desk as we grab an Cabify to the local botanical gardens was actually none existent. Then we continue onto the local museum which is extremely extensive. Ive never seen anything like it in the world from the early Big Bang theory to the various information on dinosaurs to evolution to an area where there were a number of various animals in different stages. Which"
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T23:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] La Plata Argentina January [-----] La Plata Argentina A bit of a low-key day and most things are closed on January [--]. New Years Day. So we just hung up on the roof deck to chill catch up on emails and a little bit of reading. I did about [--] min weight training and Im still taking the stairs for preparation for my later adventure in about [--] weeks. Then we made our way into town to find a place to grab a bite and a beverage and of course a little bit of ice cream would not hurt either. Then returning back to the accommodations just to relax and pack as tomorrow we travel to Iguazu"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T21:01Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today was an early morning as we grabbed the local bus out to Iguazu Falls for a full day adventure of boat ride up the river into two different falls getting completely soaked. Then walking in the upper circuit. Have a light bite to eat before taking the little train to the Devils throat falls walking trail. Spectacular to see where words hardly could describe it. There are lots of photos and videos to better describe than words Made our way back on the local bus to the town of Iguazu and found a nice little pizza 🍕 restaurant"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T15:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----]. Embalse Argentina . Early morning coffee and I walked down to the lake with Jerry. Then back to the cottage for late breakfast and then Fabiana Jerry Alannah and [--] went down to the lake to try to get some minnows. The goal is to use a small minnows as bait for the bigger fish. The bigger fish include catfish. Carp and name here While Alannah Jerry Fabiana and I tried our luck Allan and Rudy prepared the kayaks and canoe. 🛶. We are heading to the further cove near the nuclear power plant and try our luck as some bigger fish. Interesting technique of staking some lines and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T22:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina Today we travelled to Fabianas home in Rio Segundo to meet more of her family / Zilkouskys ❤ Today was a pretty rainy day for the drive to Rio San Duru which is Fabianas home town to meet with her family as well as as many as Zilkowsky / Zilkousky I cant tell you the overwhelming amount of joy in the welcoming of us into their home. To think that 12+ years ago I started a Facebook group for the Zilkowskys and much to my surprise. Many connections were made. This led to the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T11:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina Everyones all packed and taxi drive to the airport had a good flight to Crdoba. Excited to meet some Zilkowsky relatives from the old country. A Facebook group created about 12-13 years ago and connections Made leading us to this day. We arrived to the open arms of Fabiana Zilkowsky and Rudy. So happy. We had been working with limited Spanish and English along with translation software to communicate. All is good. They took us on tour through part of the city including a gardens center horses and a museum of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T23:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Newfoundland and Labrador April [----] After dropping my parents and aunt and uncle off to Cape St. George Newfoundland we explored the Western coast up to Saint Anthony area including Lanse aux Meadows the Viking Village and back down to Rocky Harbour and Gromore national Park before returning back to Cape St. George and Nova Scotia via the Newfoundland ferry going from Channel Port aux Bas to North Sidney"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T14:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Surprise tour day today. Up for an early coffee ☕ the on the road with private driver to . Estancia El Ombu de Areco Ranch as featured in Netflix Somebody Feed Phil season [--] esp [--] Argentia About 1.75hr drive of smooth highway until that last [--] min on rough dirt road. After the introductions and light drink we enjoyed a horseback ride through the pastures. Back for a light bite of empanadas and some beverages then a little free time. Took a dip in the pool and relaxed before lunch. Lunch consisted of many types of meat and their local Melbec wine."
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T13:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cape Breton Tour August 8-11 [----] Taking a few days to explore Cape Breton with my guests from Manitoba. Areas including the fortress of Louisbourg Ingonish Beach Neils Harbour Cheticamp and the Cabot trail with the many stops and look offs and lovely coastlines"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T15:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina Travel day from cordoba to Mendoza Tearful delay. Never good bye . but until we see you again. It was war that separated two brothers and years and technology that both familys back together for a wonderful reunion. Flight was short at about an hour Arrival to hotel with is nice and quaint and friendly. We hopped into Cabify to drop off items to the laundry services. We found a nice place for a sit down. Alannah and I enjoyed a wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 tasting flight each. Their Sauvignon Blanc. Was extremely"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T11:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Market Place and food walking tour. After a good five hours of sleep 😴 I found my way downstairs to have a coffee ☕ at around 7:30 and then join by Jerry and Alannah and Allan for a bite. We left to head to the marketplace and arrived around [--] oclock. And wandered the various streets in avenues before meeting up with another local Tour guide Fabin who I connected with another tour agency. Great conversations and chatting about Argentina and Buenos Aires as along with general Tour guide and business Then back to the hotel for a quick reset before"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T00:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is the 58th tallest church in the world. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city facing the central square Plaza Moreno and the City Hall. Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_La_Plata) Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture) Height: 112m Architects: Pedro Benoit Opened: November [--] [----] Province: Buenos"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T12:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] Mendoza Argentina January [--] Mendoza Argentina Light breakfast of toast and cappuccino Allan and Jerry hit the local markets while Alannah and I hit the wineries First winery was at Trapiche established in [----]. We had a guided tour and the second couple were Canadians from Kelowna BC Our host Pia was wonderful and this was her first English tour as she normally only does Spanish. She was fantastic. The guided tour of the museum area which was the original location where the grapes 🍇 came in and were processed. Pia was extremely knowledgeable and even knew quite a lot about"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T14:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Lima Peru January [--] [----] Lima Peru First full day in Lima before the start of my G Adventures tour. I booked a local tour with Haku tours for the City tour and coolest sites Tour guide Cesar and driver. Pick up a few other people from different hotel locations and toured various areas of Lima city including the main square Cathedral churches cool side roads and in the church went down to the catacombs. No cameras were allowed. Also had a wonderful chorizo. We also tried some chocolate and Pisco and then dropped off guests. In the afternoon the tour continued with just myself"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T17:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"2025 New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina o [----] New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina New Years celebration. The unique tradition of burning giant effigies called "Muecos" in La Plata Argentina started on December [--] [----] at the corner of [--] and [--] - Luis Trtora president of Club Defensores de Cambaceres created the first one to celebrate his team winning the amateur league championship igniting it in front of a local bar and the custom grew from there. Key Details: * Origin: A spontaneous celebration by a football club president. * Location: [--] and [--] street corner in La Plata"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T12:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"MAUD LEWIS REPLICA HOUSE Murray Ross family was close to Maud and Everett. Murray met them when he was [--] years old and visited their home. Ross built a replica house about 6-8 km from the Marshalltown Memorial site. It is located beside his home in Rossway. He went through great efforts to ensure it was authentic. It took Ross about a year to research the original house before he built the replica. After it was built visitors started to arrive telling Ross their stories about Maud. Copies of Mauds paintings and framed photographs adorn the walls. The replica house even has a bed similar to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T13:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] including New Years early Morning - La Plata Argentina December [--] [----]. New Years Eve Buenos Aires to La Plata Argentina Today started late as we departed after checkout for the approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ride to La Plata from Bonos. Fortunately we were able to check into the hotel early giving us a bit of time to explore the local neighborhood. Our hotel is situated right across from the largest cathedral in the Americas. We walked about [--] minutes towards the town area to a local mall as recommended by the front desk which offered plenty of options for local"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T02:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina Winery tours with Alannah Allan and Jerry plus myself. Lots of mental notes taken and will recap with a Blog Post to my website when Im back in Canada the best I can. A side note to mention is the Argentina wines have a lot of interesting differences based on the altitudes mineralogy in the soils and distances from the mountains itself. All have an affect of the wines production Out first stop this morning was at Lagarde which was founded in [----]. A large winery produced many wines as your standard table wines. The ownership"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T23:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"December [--] & [--] [----] Travel from Halifax Nova Scotia to Buenos Aires Argentina. Dec [------] Spent the morning with family breakfast at my parents All packed and ready to go with carry on suitcase 🧳 travel bag and hiking 🥾 sticks. Paul McNeil with AM/PM Limousine provided safe transfer the Halifax International AirPort. Breeze thru security and plenty of time (2.5hrs) before the 4:40pm flight. ✈ to Montreal where I will meet up with my daughter Alannah her Husband Allan and his Father Jerry. We will travel to So Paulo Brazil before continuing to Buenos Aires Argentina . Follow along for the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T00:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru Travel day today after breakfast and a repack. Alannah Allan and Jerry took to airport and drop off Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile for a couple hour layover before heading to Lima Peru. This is my starting point for the G adventures tour which includes a four day hike up Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and then a three day trip up the Amazon. Good flights and easy Uber to hotel. Light evening snack and bed"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T16:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Today after breakfast with a little bit of a later start we headed out for about a [--] minute walk to the Recoleta cemetery is a historic stunning cemetery in Buenos Aires Argentina famous for its ornate mausoleums statues and as the final resting place of Argentina's elite including Eva Pern (Evita) presidents and literary figures making it a major tourist attraction and open-air museum filled with architectural styles and local legends. Jerry went for a walk on his own while Alannah Allan and I went inside and hired a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T15:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina Today our hosts Fabiana and Rudy toured us through the local areas of tour and to some parks. We cross over one bridge over a small river that looked very much like the same style bridge that we saw in buenos Aires. This bridge was opened in [----] to celebrate the 450th year anniversary of the founding of Cordoba. Some of the apartments and Connells shown in the pictures of photograph would range between [------] to well over $1 million depending on the size. We then stopped at local horse jockey club where Rudys daughter used to be"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T00:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] - Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Low key chill Morning just relaxing on the room patio and in the pool. We walked into town to wander the shops before heading back to the accommodations to change. About a [--] min walk 🚶🏼back into town and the river area to grab a river boat cruise about an hour and a half long. 🛥 We sailed along the Iguazu & Paran rivers view the Three Borders (Argentina Brazil Paraguay) pass under the Tancredo Neves Bridge and see the Iryap Forest. A taxi back (all up hill) into the main town for a light bite and ice cream. 🍨. Lemon 🍋"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T22:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina Dec [------] Buenos Aires Argentina E-Scooter. A short [--] min walk to the location for the scooters. 🛴 @RollinArgentina with Rita as our guide Can not say enough good things about the tour from the professional attention of Rita to the participants and the informative discussions. Always felt safe and seen amazing sights. Learned about the local drink Yerba Mate: This is the actual national and most popular traditional drink in Argentinaan herbal infusion made from the leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant consumed through a metal straw called a"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T20:24Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Multi Day Tour May 18-292025 What a wonderful number of days with my guests from Texas as we explored many areas of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton. Additionally we explore Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick including Hopewell rocks and Saint Andrews by the Sea. Then returning back to Nova Scotia via the Digby ferry to the Digby area. Further touring along the coast to Lunenburg Mahone Bay and Peggy Cove. A fantastic [--] day customized tour"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T15:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today we took a walk into the main town to explore along with drop off some laundry before grabbing a late breakfast A bit more wandering on the town before back to the accommodations for dip in the pool. Our surprise evening out planned by Alannah was to the Argentina experience where we have a chance to make some local drinks along with empanadas and enjoy the atmosphere. Including all the drinks it was a [--] course meal with wine tasting. An absolutely fantastic event I would highly recommend. https://theargentineexperience.com"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T11:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Jan [--] [----] Phnom Penh Cambodia Cambodia dark history .Visit to the S21 prison and killing fields. A very heavy day with this recent past (1975-1978) where a population was killing each other. Close to [--] million people were killed of a population of [--] million). The most notorious of the [---] known interrogation center S-21 Between [-----] and [-----] prisoners were detained there often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms. Our group were able to met some of survivors from prison. The Killing Fields are a number of sites"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An Vietnam Relaxing and chill day as this is my last day before I head off on my G Adventures tour Essential Cambodia [--] Day touring starting from Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow Morning breakfast then some beach 🏖 time before heading into the HoiAn markets old town. We were here a few days back durning our day trip and came back to grab a few items. A nice shirt and a painting. Also back to marketplace Mrs Has for food and amazing spring rolls Then decided to grab a beard trim and shave. 🪒 Great experience. Back to the beach"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Thailand Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand Booked a tour my some of my friends from #manitoba Our guide Nikki took us via Tuk Tuk to the largest #Flower market in Bangkok which is open 24hrs. Amazing to see how many varieties and creations are made. This market is also connected to a #vegetable 🥦 #market. From here we walked to the waterfront and took a private #LongBoat for a tour along the canal. Seeing many varieties of homes and many temples and a very large #Buddha. Also we were able to catch a glimpse of a couple water monitors 🦎 similar to and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T16:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Phenm Phon to Siem Reap Cambodia Another early start with a nice large tour bus lots of room for everyone to spread out and either take in the sights or grab some more shut eye. I had the back of the bus and the door hammock is a great travel hack. (@rockpaperhair) First break stop at spider 🕷 town. Im not a huge fan of spiders 🕷 but hey . you only live once might as well take it all in. These tarantula spiders were not itsy bitsy 😳. Definitely a cool experience. Roads looked new and it was good driving. We had a stop for lunch."
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam All packed and ready to continue the Far East adventure solo. Light breakfast and last visit to the beach. A few hugs and tearful goodbyes to Sue Allan and my daughter Alannah. Such a wonderful time together . Alannah put so much time and energy in planning this trip and to ensure details were looked after while we together. Love her so much 🥰 Taxi to airport and smooth check in thru security. Iced coffee and snack waiting for the masses to board the plane. A celebrity sighting with a group of"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T21:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam to Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam to Phenm Phon Cambodia Rise and shine. Early start as we loaded up on to the bus and made our way to the border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia . Our guide made the crossing smooth . leaving Vietnam we ensure we had 50K Dong in our passport (coffee ☕money for the border guards . 🤫) to leave and then exit and a short walk to the Cambodia border to go thru the standard immigration . with proper e-visa in order all was good. About [--] min walk to our bus and off we went again. A short stop for"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East - HaNoi to Ha Long Bay Vietnam Checked out early and the staff made us breakfast for takeaway for the about 2hr drive down to Ha Long Bay for our [--] day [--] night cruise of the islands. One of new [--] wonders of the world. Cruise upgraded from a [--] cabin boat to a [--] cabin boat. Fansitic service and multiple course meals. A little trip on to an island to check out the cool caves. Met some really nice people on boat. Did some squid 🦑 fishing and caught one. Made new friends from Taiwan and they loved the squid and karaoke. 🎤 a lot"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T22:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip. Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Up early for a morning walk 🚶🏼on the beach 6:00am Breakfast then off to Marble Mountain 🏔 which was amazing. More stairs . yay 🤪. and some really cool caves and tight areas to climb through. Afternoon dip and speciality drink. 🍹 before hot stop stone 🪨massage. Back to hotel all the dress shirts 👕and dresses 👗 arrived to the big day tomorrow Robert and Ha getting married 💍. Time to relax with 🍺 🥃 in the room with friends"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T21:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Wedding 👰🏻♀🤵💍day For Robert and Ha one of the main reasons for the special once in a lifetime trip. Early morning pickup as tradition is meeting at the bride parents house where groomsmen give gifts to the bridesmaids greeting and permissions are asked and given from the parents to each other rings exchanged gifts given to the bride and groom. Very honoured to be invited and to be able to take part in such a special ceremony. The bride was beautiful and groom Handsome. All the bridesmaids were gorgeous and the"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Day trip to Hoi An On the road to Hoi A with private car. We did the marketplace and some local museums including an older home. The historical influence from china and Japan. Some custom leather shoes were ordered. Visited a place where they make silk and have silk worms this place was fascinating Off to the bamboo boats for a ride on the river/ocean and I went for an extra spin. From here we travelled to the small village of Tra Que . Where there were fields and fields of fresh vegetables and herbs grown that is"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T22:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Dec [----] [----] Dec [------] Down East Tours The Far East - HaNoi Vietnam. Take was a day of walking 🚶🏼 and exploring. Many streets and side streets and ended up at the Imperial Citadel before taking a Grab (urber) back to the hotel to reset before our next venture out. Found an exchange for local currency (Dong about 18k to [--] CND). Yes. So many bad jokes about carrying around Dongs in your pocket Sue was able to get a really nice handbag 👜 coffee maker set and yarn 🧶 Grabbed some lunch and found out street donuts before returning for another rest. Such an amazing experience but"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T20:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue to Hoi An Vietnam A short walk this morning to grab a local breakfast before our private driver picked us up for our transfer to Hoi An for the next two nights for me (then off to the second part of my adventure). and three nights before Alannah and Sue return to Edmonton. Allan is staying on for another month as his father is flying over from Edmonton for their adventure. Good byes to Robert and Ha as well as Chris and Rhonda. Our drive ended up about [---] hrs which included a few stops along the ways for breaks and sights"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Scarecrow festival in the Mahone Bay [----] - Sept 28"
YouTube Link 2025-09-28T21:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Before the Morning breakfast buffet (amazing.) I took a peak at the roof top bar lounge area with pool. Wow is all I can say. The views Then off to the beach to enjoy the sand and water. I went for a bit of a jog 🏃 down the beach. Local iced coffee ☕ then back to hotel for a dip and beverage. A quick rise and off for local lunch then to visit the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam Lady Buddha is located at Linh Ung Pagoda on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang as well as the laying Buddha. They lady Buddha was put in"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T00:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Thailand to Canada Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand to Tokyo Montreal Halifax Early morning start with a 4am pickup to airport. Airport Check in went smoothly and had some free Time to find a #coffee and bite. Ran into my #English friends and enjoyed one last coffee. Bumped into a local cleaner on my walk. Nice guy. 🤪 #Bangkok to #Toyko #Japan was about 6hr flight and watched a classic movie . #Godzilla 🦖 seemed appropriate #classicmovie Arrival and finding gate was no issues and took a long walk to stretch legs. I managed to upgrade my seat using points"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T16:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ha Long Bay Vietnam cruising Morning coffee after the night before with late drinks with my new singing 🎶 friends Gary was a lot of laughs. Breakfast wake up call at 645am over the PA system. Luckily I was already up with a morning coffee on the deck. We headed out in morning tender to an island where we transferred to our day boat Cruise thru the over [----] islands . First stop oyster 🦪 and pearl farm where we learned the process of cultured pearls. Then kayaking in thru the islands and caves. Saw some monkeys 🙊 Then lunch"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T23:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Today is a whatever goes day. Early Morning walk on the beach breakfast then up to the rooftop to chill and relax. Had the whole place to myself. Some sun and beverages. A dip or three. Late afternoon wandered over to the East West Brewery Company (seemed like it was calling to me with the name ). Did some local market research on the beer and enjoyed some snacks. Sue Chris and Rhonda joined and some more beers and snacks. Good times and great location"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T21:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue Vietnam Today we had private drivers and with Ha as our local guide took take us to first place Khai Dinh Tomb Khai Dinh Tomb officially known as the ng Mausoleum is situated in Chau Chu mountain about 10km away from Hue city Vietnam. The tomb is the smallest but most costly and recent one in comparison with other tombs of Nguyen royals. It was established by Emperor Khai Dinh the 12th Emperor of the Nguyn Dynast during the period from [----] to [----]. This site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in [----]. Dragon 🐉 Thuy Tien"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia to Thailand Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia to Bangkok Thailand Travel day with the focus of traveling out of Cambodia and into Thailand . About [--] hrs to get to the Thai border then about an hour or so standing in the queue for customs which went smoothly. Then loaded on the other side into two vans for the [--] hr trip. A short stop 1/2 way for break and snacks The hotel Royal Bangkok @Chinatown is a nice upgrade from past hotels which have been comfortable. A little down time before meeting for a subway ride and walk to a Thai restaurant. Small"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T15:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam G-Adventures [--] of the us plus our guide Sarou and driver loaded up into our private bus for the [--] hr drive to the The Mekong Delta. We boarded a small boat and tours the Delta River area. Our local guide for the area gave us lots of details and history about the area and islands. The first island unicorn we tried work local fruit 🍉 🍍 🍈 listens to local musicians 🎶 and singers. Learn more history of the families. A little ride into the island to hop on small small boats 🛶 to tour the river."
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang Vietnam Up early for a Coffee. Decided to go for a morning walk on the beach 6:00am Amazing the number of local people coming off the beach . going to the beach and actually on the beach . like they were awaking their senses .walking exercising running swimming and playing . very over cast . at the far end of the beach it poured rain which was refreshing. Got a good [--] min walk in. Back to hotel for breakfast then a bit of a relaxing downtime. Afternoon marketplace shopping bartering and measuring for custom dress shirt"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T20:48Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Dec [--] [--] [--] [----]. Dec [------] Travel Day Down East Tours The Far East #edmonton ✈ to #Vancouver ✈to #Tokyo ✈to #Vietnam Landing 🛬 Allans Father picked us up and met Alannahs Grandmother at the airport. Met Rhonda and Chris at airport as we happen to be on the same flight to Tokyo where they are staying for a number of days before joining us in #DaNang for the #wedding. Dec 28-2023. Travel day continue Down East Tours The Far East #edmonton ✈ to #Vancouver ✈to #Tokyo ✈to #Vietnam Landing 🛬 A couple hour layout in #Tokyo Airport. Very clean and organized. Interesting to walk and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T18:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang to Hue Vietnam via Train. Today we transferred to Hue Vietnam which is best known for its royal mausoleums imperial citadel and iconic pagodas. Boasting a fantastic and rich cuisine. We took the 2.5hr train through the coastal areas mountains 🏔 and countryside to Hue. Seemed like an old train but very organized . clean and comfortable. Friendly people Fresh food and drinks. A few stops along the way. Time pasted quickly with some iPad watching Comics in cars having coffee. Jerry Senfield. Easy watching and funny. Also"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T23:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia .Wakey wakey. [---] am departure to Ankor Wat. Highlight of this part of the tour. Local certified guide for the [--] temples. So much Knowledge learned. Wait [---] hrs for sun rise. Some really cool photos before a briefly coffee and bite to start on the tour of the temples. Just amazing Over [---] years of history. In an over [--] square KM area. (UNESCO site 1992) All [--] temples were incredible in different ways. Angkor Wat being the main cool to find the Center of the temple and whole area. Bayon Temple had more"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T14:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia The HeroRATShighly developed sense of smell & light weight of the African giant pouched rats 🐀 make them ideal detectors of landmines. They sniff out the chemical compounds of TNT (explosive) found in landmines & other explosive remnants of war. They can sweep an area of a tennis court in [--] mins versus up to [--] days with human & metal detector. Think of these cute guys are like oversized hamsters 🐹 A few min walk to local painters 🎨. One caught my eye that off to the far side. I spoke to the painter who"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T15:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [-----] Down East Tours The Far East Ha Long Bay to Da Nang Vietnam Early morning rising for a coffee on the deck. 615am Tai Chi. Then breakfast before some more kayaking Pack up before brunch as we return to the main port in Ha Long Bay and transfer airport and fly to DaNang Private driver to the airport where we kept ourselves occupied with coffee ☕ and snacks as we had a 5hr wait for our flight ✈ to Da Nang. Arrival in Da Nang we were met by the Bride and groom (Ha and Robert). They followed us to the hotel . us in a Grab and them on the scooter. 🛵 Checked in"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T23:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Amazon Jungle Peru 🌿🛶 January [--] [----] - Amazon Jungle Peru Woke this morning early at 5:30am and listening to the sounds of the Jungle. Up early for an early start with a boat ride on the river to a starting point for a Jungle walk. Lead by expert naturalist/guide to spot wildlife at nearby oxbow lakes and along jungle trails. Just amazing for the sights and information learned. Back to the lodge for lunch and a little time before an afternoon down the river to visit a nearby plantation. After dinner more adventure as we headed out after dark by motorized canoe to search for"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T21:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru January [--] [----]. Cusco to Amazon Jungle Peru Today we Fly to Puerto Maldonado (deep in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle) and continue by motorized boat to the comfortable and intimate G Lodge Amazon. Upon arrival at Puerto Maldonado airport we were met by G - adventure rep Cesar and then after a brief stop in town to store large luggage. We then had about an hour drive to the pier and travel by covered motorized boat to the jungle lodge. En route we spotted some bird species typical of the river and forest edge and wildlife. . The Tambopata"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T20:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins January [--] [----] Cusco PERU - Exploring More Ruins A free day in Cusco with chance to explore on my own. There are four ancient ruin sites that I read about and had an interest but was not able to get a last minute tour. So I walked 'upwards' to the top part of town as I wanted to locate the ruins of the massive fortress of Sacsayhuamn. I found and hire myself a local driver to take me to four different sites which was a great happenstance. At the time I did not know my driver was also a parttime race driver. Holy smokes. Didn't waste anytime"
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T18:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ Pouring Rain January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ The final day of the hike starts pre-dawn to reach the Sun Gate before sunrise. Early Wake Up at 3:30am to be on the trail for 4:30am with pouring rain to the check in gate. Then on the main trail just after 5:30am as the 3rd group. Another good pace with some stops as the rain eased off. Reached the Sun Gate about 7am to a layer of clouds. Enjoyed a break here with a bite before continuing on with some challenging areas of the trail including the famous 'monkey stair' as an almost vertical incline."
YouTube Link 2026-02-15T14:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----]. Day [--] Inca Trail Hike Today I hiked a total distance of [--] km crossing two more passes and discovering ancient ruins along the way. The first pass was Runquraqay at 3950m (13113 ft). It was a quiet morning allowing me to focus on the beauty of the trail. On a clear day hikers can catch glimpses of the snow-capped Cordillera Vilcabamba reminding me of natures wonders 🌍. We were lucky as the clouds ☁ parted for a few minutes to allow a glimpse. As I made my ascent the trail was lined with intense jungle on one side with the mountains on"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T23:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Inca Trail Day [--] ⛰ Day two started early a 5:30am wake-up call with hot tea ☕ and a warm wash basin (a small luxury at altitude). Sleep was patchy at best 😅 but adrenaline carried us forward. After breakfast we hit the trail by 6:45am ready for the toughest day of the trek. Todays goal: Warmiwausca Dead Womans Pass ⛰The highest point of the Inca Trail at [----] m / [-----] ft. And wow this one earns its reputation. The climb was long steep and relentless. Think [----] seconds of hiking stop to breathe repeat 😮💨🚶♀. The higher we climbed the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T21:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Hike ⛰ January [--] [----] Day [--] of the Inca Trail Traveling from Ollantaytambo Peru by van to km [--] where the Inca Trail begins. Our G-Adventures group was small at [--] plus our Guide Washington (Washi). After arriving at the main sign and start of trail taking photos we began about 9am for the [--] KM (close to [---] miles) A great group and we eased into the adventure with a straightforward day of hiking the meandering streams stunning Andean scenery and ancient Incan ruins. The trekking was fairly easy (for the most part) and served as good training for the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T19:49Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru January [--] [----] Travel from Cusco to Ollantaytambo Peru Travel day from Cusco to Ollantaytambo with a whole lot packed in between. We started with a quick stop high above Cusco at the Cristo Blanco statue to take in the view over the city before heading into the Sacred Valley for a full-day guided wander. First stops were a womens weaving co-op supported by G Adventures. Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in [----] thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. We"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T17:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru . January [--] [----] Travel from Lima Peru to Cusco Peru Last evening there was a brief meet and greet with the G- Adventures. This morning we traveled to the airport and flew to Cusco Peru Going from sea level in Lima to an Altitude of about [----] meters / [-----] feet was definitely an Adjustment. Even with taking medication to help with the symptoms you still feel it. From the shortness of breath to the tingling in hands. Keys things to help was staying hydrated and taking it easy. Our G Adventures tour group checked into accommodations and had"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Lima Peru January [--] [----] Lima Peru First full day in Lima before the start of my G Adventures tour. I booked a local tour with Haku tours for the City tour and coolest sites Tour guide Cesar and driver. Pick up a few other people from different hotel locations and toured various areas of Lima city including the main square Cathedral churches cool side roads and in the church went down to the catacombs. No cameras were allowed. Also had a wonderful chorizo. We also tried some chocolate and Pisco and then dropped off guests. In the afternoon the tour continued with just myself"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T17:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile to Lima Peru Travel day today after breakfast and a repack. Alannah Allan and Jerry took to airport and drop off Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile for a couple hour layover before heading to Lima Peru. This is my starting point for the G adventures tour which includes a four day hike up Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and then a three day trip up the Amazon. Good flights and easy Uber to hotel. Light evening snack and bed"
YouTube Link 2026-01-26T16:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina January [--] [----] Mendoza Argentina Winery tours with Alannah Allan and Jerry plus myself. Lots of mental notes taken and will recap with a Blog Post to my website when Im back in Canada the best I can. A side note to mention is the Argentina wines have a lot of interesting differences based on the altitudes mineralogy in the soils and distances from the mountains itself. All have an affect of the wines production Out first stop this morning was at Lagarde which was founded in [----]. A large winery produced many wines as your standard table wines. The ownership"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T23:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"January [--] Mendoza Argentina January [--] Mendoza Argentina Light breakfast of toast and cappuccino Allan and Jerry hit the local markets while Alannah and I hit the wineries First winery was at Trapiche established in [----]. We had a guided tour and the second couple were Canadians from Kelowna BC Our host Pia was wonderful and this was her first English tour as she normally only does Spanish. She was fantastic. The guided tour of the museum area which was the original location where the grapes 🍇 came in and were processed. Pia was extremely knowledgeable and even knew quite a lot about"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T14:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina January [------] Cardoba to Mendoza Argentina Travel day from cordoba to Mendoza Tearful delay. Never good bye . but until we see you again. It was war that separated two brothers and years and technology that both familys back together for a wonderful reunion. Flight was short at about an hour Arrival to hotel with is nice and quaint and friendly. We hopped into Cabify to drop off items to the laundry services. We found a nice place for a sit down. Alannah and I enjoyed a wine 🍷🍷🍷🍷 tasting flight each. Their Sauvignon Blanc. Was extremely"
YouTube Link 2026-01-13T11:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----]. Embalse Argentina . Early morning coffee and I walked down to the lake with Jerry. Then back to the cottage for late breakfast and then Fabiana Jerry Alannah and [--] went down to the lake to try to get some minnows. The goal is to use a small minnows as bait for the bigger fish. The bigger fish include catfish. Carp and name here While Alannah Jerry Fabiana and I tried our luck Allan and Rudy prepared the kayaks and canoe. 🛶. We are heading to the further cove near the nuclear power plant and try our luck as some bigger fish. Interesting technique of staking some lines and"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T22:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina January [--] [----] Cordoba to Rio Segundo to Embalse Argentina Today we travelled to Fabianas home in Rio Segundo to meet more of her family / Zilkouskys ❤ Today was a pretty rainy day for the drive to Rio San Duru which is Fabianas home town to meet with her family as well as as many as Zilkowsky / Zilkousky I cant tell you the overwhelming amount of joy in the welcoming of us into their home. To think that 12+ years ago I started a Facebook group for the Zilkowskys and much to my surprise. Many connections were made. This led to the"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T11:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina January [--] [----] Crdoba Argentina Today our hosts Fabiana and Rudy toured us through the local areas of tour and to some parks. We cross over one bridge over a small river that looked very much like the same style bridge that we saw in buenos Aires. This bridge was opened in [----] to celebrate the 450th year anniversary of the founding of Cordoba. Some of the apartments and Connells shown in the pictures of photograph would range between [------] to well over $1 million depending on the size. We then stopped at local horse jockey club where Rudys daughter used to be"
YouTube Link 2026-01-12T00:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu to Cordoba Argentina Everyones all packed and taxi drive to the airport had a good flight to Crdoba. Excited to meet some Zilkowsky relatives from the old country. A Facebook group created about 12-13 years ago and connections Made leading us to this day. We arrived to the open arms of Fabiana Zilkowsky and Rudy. So happy. We had been working with limited Spanish and English along with translation software to communicate. All is good. They took us on tour through part of the city including a gardens center horses and a museum of"
YouTube Link 2026-01-10T23:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] - Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Low key chill Morning just relaxing on the room patio and in the pool. We walked into town to wander the shops before heading back to the accommodations to change. About a [--] min walk 🚶🏼back into town and the river area to grab a river boat cruise about an hour and a half long. 🛥 We sailed along the Iguazu & Paran rivers view the Three Borders (Argentina Brazil Paraguay) pass under the Tancredo Neves Bridge and see the Iryap Forest. A taxi back (all up hill) into the main town for a light bite and ice cream. 🍨. Lemon 🍋"
YouTube Link 2026-01-07T22:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today was an early morning as we grabbed the local bus out to Iguazu Falls for a full day adventure of boat ride up the river into two different falls getting completely soaked. Then walking in the upper circuit. Have a light bite to eat before taking the little train to the Devils throat falls walking trail. Spectacular to see where words hardly could describe it. There are lots of photos and videos to better describe than words Made our way back on the local bus to the town of Iguazu and found a nice little pizza 🍕 restaurant"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T15:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Iguazu Argentina Today we took a walk into the main town to explore along with drop off some laundry before grabbing a late breakfast A bit more wandering on the town before back to the accommodations for dip in the pool. Our surprise evening out planned by Alannah was to the Argentina experience where we have a chance to make some local drinks along with empanadas and enjoy the atmosphere. Including all the drinks it was a [--] course meal with wine tasting. An absolutely fantastic event I would highly recommend. https://theargentineexperience.com"
YouTube Link 2026-01-06T11:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] La Plata to Iguazu Argentina January [--] [----] Travel day from La Plata to Iguazu Argentina This morning we had an early breakfast. Everything was all packed up and checked out by [--] AM. . Leaving our luggage at the front desk as we grab an Cabify to the local botanical gardens was actually none existent. Then we continue onto the local museum which is extremely extensive. Ive never seen anything like it in the world from the early Big Bang theory to the various information on dinosaurs to evolution to an area where there were a number of various animals in different stages. Which"
YouTube Link 2026-01-04T23:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"January [--] [----] La Plata Argentina January [-----] La Plata Argentina A bit of a low-key day and most things are closed on January [--]. New Years Day. So we just hung up on the roof deck to chill catch up on emails and a little bit of reading. I did about [--] min weight training and Im still taking the stairs for preparation for my later adventure in about [--] weeks. Then we made our way into town to find a place to grab a bite and a beverage and of course a little bit of ice cream would not hurt either. Then returning back to the accommodations just to relax and pack as tomorrow we travel to Iguazu"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T21:01Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"2025 New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina o [----] New Years Eve (morning) La Plata Argentina New Years celebration. The unique tradition of burning giant effigies called "Muecos" in La Plata Argentina started on December [--] [----] at the corner of [--] and [--] - Luis Trtora president of Club Defensores de Cambaceres created the first one to celebrate his team winning the amateur league championship igniting it in front of a local bar and the custom grew from there. Key Details: * Origin: A spontaneous celebration by a football club president. * Location: [--] and [--] street corner in La Plata"
YouTube Link 2026-01-03T12:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina The Cathedral of La Plata or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in La Plata Argentina dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is the 58th tallest church in the world. This Neogothic edifice is located in the geographical center of the city facing the central square Plaza Moreno and the City Hall. Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_La_Plata) Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture) Height: 112m Architects: Pedro Benoit Opened: November [--] [----] Province: Buenos"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T12:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] including New Years early Morning - La Plata Argentina December [--] [----]. New Years Eve Buenos Aires to La Plata Argentina Today started late as we departed after checkout for the approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ride to La Plata from Bonos. Fortunately we were able to check into the hotel early giving us a bit of time to explore the local neighborhood. Our hotel is situated right across from the largest cathedral in the Americas. We walked about [--] minutes towards the town area to a local mall as recommended by the front desk which offered plenty of options for local"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T02:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Today after breakfast with a little bit of a later start we headed out for about a [--] minute walk to the Recoleta cemetery is a historic stunning cemetery in Buenos Aires Argentina famous for its ornate mausoleums statues and as the final resting place of Argentina's elite including Eva Pern (Evita) presidents and literary figures making it a major tourist attraction and open-air museum filled with architectural styles and local legends. Jerry went for a walk on his own while Alannah Allan and I went inside and hired a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T15:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"December [--] [----] Buenos Aires Argentina Dec [------] Buenos Aires Argentina E-Scooter. A short [--] min walk to the location for the scooters. 🛴 @RollinArgentina with Rita as our guide Can not say enough good things about the tour from the professional attention of Rita to the participants and the informative discussions. Always felt safe and seen amazing sights. Learned about the local drink Yerba Mate: This is the actual national and most popular traditional drink in Argentinaan herbal infusion made from the leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant consumed through a metal straw called a"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T20:24Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Surprise tour day today. Up for an early coffee ☕ the on the road with private driver to . Estancia El Ombu de Areco Ranch as featured in Netflix Somebody Feed Phil season [--] esp [--] Argentia About 1.75hr drive of smooth highway until that last [--] min on rough dirt road. After the introductions and light drink we enjoyed a horseback ride through the pastures. Back for a light bite of empanadas and some beverages then a little free time. Took a dip in the pool and relaxed before lunch. Lunch consisted of many types of meat and their local Melbec wine."
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T13:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"December [--] [----] - Buenos Aires Argentina Market Place and food walking tour. After a good five hours of sleep 😴 I found my way downstairs to have a coffee ☕ at around 7:30 and then join by Jerry and Alannah and Allan for a bite. We left to head to the marketplace and arrived around [--] oclock. And wandered the various streets in avenues before meeting up with another local Tour guide Fabin who I connected with another tour agency. Great conversations and chatting about Argentina and Buenos Aires as along with general Tour guide and business Then back to the hotel for a quick reset before"
YouTube Link 2025-12-31T00:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"December [--] & [--] [----] Travel from Halifax Nova Scotia to Buenos Aires Argentina. Dec [------] Spent the morning with family breakfast at my parents All packed and ready to go with carry on suitcase 🧳 travel bag and hiking 🥾 sticks. Paul McNeil with AM/PM Limousine provided safe transfer the Halifax International AirPort. Breeze thru security and plenty of time (2.5hrs) before the 4:40pm flight. ✈ to Montreal where I will meet up with my daughter Alannah her Husband Allan and his Father Jerry. We will travel to So Paulo Brazil before continuing to Buenos Aires Argentina . Follow along for the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-29T00:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Multi Day Tour May 18-292025 What a wonderful number of days with my guests from Texas as we explored many areas of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton. Additionally we explore Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick including Hopewell rocks and Saint Andrews by the Sea. Then returning back to Nova Scotia via the Digby ferry to the Digby area. Further touring along the coast to Lunenburg Mahone Bay and Peggy Cove. A fantastic [--] day customized tour"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T15:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cape Breton Tour August 8-11 [----] Taking a few days to explore Cape Breton with my guests from Manitoba. Areas including the fortress of Louisbourg Ingonish Beach Neils Harbour Cheticamp and the Cabot trail with the many stops and look offs and lovely coastlines"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T15:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Newfoundland and Labrador April [----] After dropping my parents and aunt and uncle off to Cape St. George Newfoundland we explored the Western coast up to Saint Anthony area including Lanse aux Meadows the Viking Village and back down to Rocky Harbour and Gromore national Park before returning back to Cape St. George and Nova Scotia via the Newfoundland ferry going from Channel Port aux Bas to North Sidney"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T14:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"MAUD LEWIS REPLICA HOUSE Murray Ross family was close to Maud and Everett. Murray met them when he was [--] years old and visited their home. Ross built a replica house about 6-8 km from the Marshalltown Memorial site. It is located beside his home in Rossway. He went through great efforts to ensure it was authentic. It took Ross about a year to research the original house before he built the replica. After it was built visitors started to arrive telling Ross their stories about Maud. Copies of Mauds paintings and framed photographs adorn the walls. The replica house even has a bed similar to"
YouTube Link 2025-11-02T13:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Scarecrow festival in the Mahone Bay [----] - Sept 28"
YouTube Link 2025-09-28T21:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Thailand to Canada Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand to Tokyo Montreal Halifax Early morning start with a 4am pickup to airport. Airport Check in went smoothly and had some free Time to find a #coffee and bite. Ran into my #English friends and enjoyed one last coffee. Bumped into a local cleaner on my walk. Nice guy. 🤪 #Bangkok to #Toyko #Japan was about 6hr flight and watched a classic movie . #Godzilla 🦖 seemed appropriate #classicmovie Arrival and finding gate was no issues and took a long walk to stretch legs. I managed to upgrade my seat using points"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T16:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Thailand Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Bangkok Thailand Booked a tour my some of my friends from #manitoba Our guide Nikki took us via Tuk Tuk to the largest #Flower market in Bangkok which is open 24hrs. Amazing to see how many varieties and creations are made. This market is also connected to a #vegetable 🥦 #market. From here we walked to the waterfront and took a private #LongBoat for a tour along the canal. Seeing many varieties of homes and many temples and a very large #Buddha. Also we were able to catch a glimpse of a couple water monitors 🦎 similar to and"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T16:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia to Thailand Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia to Bangkok Thailand Travel day with the focus of traveling out of Cambodia and into Thailand . About [--] hrs to get to the Thai border then about an hour or so standing in the queue for customs which went smoothly. Then loaded on the other side into two vans for the [--] hr trip. A short stop 1/2 way for break and snacks The hotel Royal Bangkok @Chinatown is a nice upgrade from past hotels which have been comfortable. A little down time before meeting for a subway ride and walk to a Thai restaurant. Small"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T15:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia The HeroRATShighly developed sense of smell & light weight of the African giant pouched rats 🐀 make them ideal detectors of landmines. They sniff out the chemical compounds of TNT (explosive) found in landmines & other explosive remnants of war. They can sweep an area of a tennis court in [--] mins versus up to [--] days with human & metal detector. Think of these cute guys are like oversized hamsters 🐹 A few min walk to local painters 🎨. One caught my eye that off to the far side. I spoke to the painter who"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T15:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Siem Reap Cambodia .Wakey wakey. [---] am departure to Ankor Wat. Highlight of this part of the tour. Local certified guide for the [--] temples. So much Knowledge learned. Wait [---] hrs for sun rise. Some really cool photos before a briefly coffee and bite to start on the tour of the temples. Just amazing Over [---] years of history. In an over [--] square KM area. (UNESCO site 1992) All [--] temples were incredible in different ways. Angkor Wat being the main cool to find the Center of the temple and whole area. Bayon Temple had more"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T14:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Jan [------] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Phenm Phon to Siem Reap Cambodia Another early start with a nice large tour bus lots of room for everyone to spread out and either take in the sights or grab some more shut eye. I had the back of the bus and the door hammock is a great travel hack. (@rockpaperhair) First break stop at spider 🕷 town. Im not a huge fan of spiders 🕷 but hey . you only live once might as well take it all in. These tarantula spiders were not itsy bitsy 😳. Definitely a cool experience. Roads looked new and it was good driving. We had a stop for lunch."
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Jan [--] [----] Phnom Penh Cambodia Cambodia dark history .Visit to the S21 prison and killing fields. A very heavy day with this recent past (1975-1978) where a population was killing each other. Close to [--] million people were killed of a population of [--] million). The most notorious of the [---] known interrogation center S-21 Between [-----] and [-----] prisoners were detained there often in primitive brick cells built in former classrooms. Our group were able to met some of survivors from prison. The Killing Fields are a number of sites"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam to Cambodia Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam to Phenm Phon Cambodia Rise and shine. Early start as we loaded up on to the bus and made our way to the border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia . Our guide made the crossing smooth . leaving Vietnam we ensure we had 50K Dong in our passport (coffee ☕money for the border guards . 🤫) to leave and then exit and a short walk to the Cambodia border to go thru the standard immigration . with proper e-visa in order all was good. About [--] min walk to our bus and off we went again. A short stop for"
YouTube Link 2025-05-18T13:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip - Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Vietnam G-Adventures [--] of the us plus our guide Sarou and driver loaded up into our private bus for the [--] hr drive to the The Mekong Delta. We boarded a small boat and tours the Delta River area. Our local guide for the area gave us lots of details and history about the area and islands. The first island unicorn we tried work local fruit 🍉 🍍 🍈 listens to local musicians 🎶 and singers. Learn more history of the families. A little ride into the island to hop on small small boats 🛶 to tour the river."
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T21:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh Vietnam All packed and ready to continue the Far East adventure solo. Light breakfast and last visit to the beach. A few hugs and tearful goodbyes to Sue Allan and my daughter Alannah. Such a wonderful time together . Alannah put so much time and energy in planning this trip and to ensure details were looked after while we together. Love her so much 🥰 Taxi to airport and smooth check in thru security. Iced coffee and snack waiting for the masses to board the plane. A celebrity sighting with a group of"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T21:23Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hoi An Vietnam Relaxing and chill day as this is my last day before I head off on my G Adventures tour Essential Cambodia [--] Day touring starting from Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow Morning breakfast then some beach 🏖 time before heading into the HoiAn markets old town. We were here a few days back durning our day trip and came back to grab a few items. A nice shirt and a painting. Also back to marketplace Mrs Has for food and amazing spring rolls Then decided to grab a beard trim and shave. 🪒 Great experience. Back to the beach"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue to Hoi An Vietnam A short walk this morning to grab a local breakfast before our private driver picked us up for our transfer to Hoi An for the next two nights for me (then off to the second part of my adventure). and three nights before Alannah and Sue return to Edmonton. Allan is staying on for another month as his father is flying over from Edmonton for their adventure. Good byes to Robert and Ha as well as Chris and Rhonda. Our drive ended up about [---] hrs which included a few stops along the ways for breaks and sights"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Hue Vietnam Today we had private drivers and with Ha as our local guide took take us to first place Khai Dinh Tomb Khai Dinh Tomb officially known as the ng Mausoleum is situated in Chau Chu mountain about 10km away from Hue city Vietnam. The tomb is the smallest but most costly and recent one in comparison with other tombs of Nguyen royals. It was established by Emperor Khai Dinh the 12th Emperor of the Nguyn Dynast during the period from [----] to [----]. This site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in [----]. Dragon 🐉 Thuy Tien"
YouTube Link 2025-05-17T00:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Vietnam Trip Jan [--] [----] Jan [--] [----] Down East Tours The Far East Da Nang to Hue Vietnam via Train. Today we transferred to Hue Vietnam which is best known for its royal mausoleums imperial citadel and iconic pagodas. Boasting a fantastic and rich cuisine. We took the 2.5hr train through the coastal areas mountains 🏔 and countryside to Hue. Seemed like an old train but very organized . clean and comfortable. Friendly people Fresh food and drinks. A few stops along the way. Time pasted quickly with some iPad watching Comics in cars having coffee. Jerry Senfield. Easy watching and funny. Also"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T23:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
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