The Destinations Guru

21/01/2023

Part 2 of my visit to the cairns region of Australia takes us to a few beaches and waterfalls. Wonderful scenery abounds. But watch out for crocs and stingers!

Beaches and Waterfalls Around Cairns and the Tablelands Posted on January 21, 2023 The Beaches On our recent visit to our friends Ralph and KC in the Cairns suburb of Goldsborough, they took us far and wide to show us some of the magnificent scenery to be found in the region. North of Cairns to Port...

14/01/2023

My wife and I just came back from a week long visit to our friends Ralph and KC in Cairns. It was a fabulous week and I'll be publishing several looks at our visit culminating with a trip to the rainforest, the oldest rainforest on the planet. Here is our introductory look where we discovered one of the prime industries is sugar. And we discovered the critter they call the brumby. http://destinations.guru/2023/01/14/cane-trains-and-brumbies-oh-my/

17/07/2022

It's been a while since I added something to my travel blog, but in April while visiting my brother in Ontario, his daughter and I took a trip to Niagara Falls. If you've never been there, it is an astounding sight, a mesmerizing sight. One of the natural wonders of the world. http://destinations.guru/2022/07/17/niagara-falls/

Niagara Falls Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Niagara Falls! The name alone stirs up images of thundering water rolling over a vast cliff and plunging 160 feet to the gorge below. The falls were formed during the Wisconsin Glaciation, the last North American ice age which happened from 75,000 t...

06/12/2021

What if your home really was a castle? For Robert Dunsmuir, it was!
https://vocal.media/wander/when-a-man-s-home-really-is-his-castle

A guided tour of Canada's most famous castle

29/11/2021

Who knows if the cruise business will ever get back on its feet again? I hope so because we have enjoyed cruising tremendously. It is a fabulous away to see the world and meet people of many different cultures. And dollar for dollar, you get great value for your money. We took our last cruise in November 2019, just months before the pandemic hit. Here is my guide to what to expect on a cruise. https://vocal.media/wander/the-joy-of-cruising

What you can expect on a cruise vacation

25/10/2021

My review of Margaret C. Jacob's book The Secular Enlightenment has now been published at Savvy Street. This is superb book on the cultural rather than the political influence of the Enlightenment. https://www.thesavvystreet.com/orthodox-religion-vs-the-enlightenment/

Book Review: The Secular Enlightenment by Margaret C. Jacob

24/04/2021

Craigdarroch Castle is a slice of history in the heart of Victoria, British Columbia. Here is a look at the history and beauty of this historic landmark. http://destinations.guru/2021/04/24/a-mans-home-is-his-castle/

They say a man’s home is his castle but it is rare that a home really is a castle. We generally think of European royalty, but there is a distinctive group of wealthy industrialists who built homes that resembled castles. The Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California is one notable example. Another ...