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The Sicilian Flag - The 3 legs form a triangle or 'tinacria' from the Greek name for Sicily 'Trinakrius' because of its triangular geography. The face in the middle was originally Medusa but has been softened somewhat. It was created in 1282 but not officially approved until 2000. The colours are from the 2 founding cities, Palermo (now the capital) and Corleone. Sicily is a 20 minute flight from Malta so we decided to spend a few days there.

The Secret Well of Ortigia

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Post published:July 25, 2021
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The Secret Well For the ancient Greeks in Siracusa, under siege from the Romans, fleeing the city to take refuge on the nearby island of Ortigia was the only option.…

We hired a boat for the day, Our boat captain was Bacho and his son Ethan as the pilot. Bacho is originally from Costa Rica but moved to Panama to marry a Panamanian. He has lived in Bocas since then. Unfortunately he has the early stages of Parkinson's.

More than a Chocolate Farm in Panama

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Post published:June 30, 2021
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Our boatmen took us on a short ride to Green Acres chocolate farm, near the town of Bocas del Toro, Panama

Tennis, Bistros, and Art in Paris

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Post published:June 2, 2021
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Paris Trends: tennis, bistros, art It is an art to play the game of tennis, now in the spotlight at the French Open. It is an art to sip café…

Sipping Port in Porto

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Post published:May 19, 2021
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Port – the taste of Porto Sipping a glass of port in Porto, Portugal, means tasting the lifeblood of this romantic seaside country. UNESCO World Heritage site Located along the…

Fernando de Noronha, Natural Wonderland

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Post published:May 5, 2021
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UNESCO recognition This stunning archipelago of 21 islands lies in the Atlantic Ocean, 350 km (271 miles) off Brazil’s northeast coast, 3 degrees south of the equator. Fernando de Noronha…

Sweating and Swimming in Tayrona Park, Colombia

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Post published:April 21, 2021
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Sweat Panting, sweating, occasionally swearing, we follow a meandering up and down jungle trail in Tayrona Park --- on the outskirts of Santa Marta --- to Colombia’s Caribbean coast. To…

What do the Chapel of Bones, Cork Trees, and Megaliths Have in Common?

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Post published:April 7, 2021
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All are located in or near the UNESCO heritage site of Évora, Portugal. map of the Portugal showing Évora Overlooking Évora Taste of the Past Évora, beautiful walled city of…

The lodge provided us with this photo of the resplendant quetzal which we had seen in a blur. The bird was sacred to the ancient Maya and Aztec peoples. Royalty and priests wore the feathers as part of ceremonial dress. The birds were not usually killed but only the freathers were taken. New feathers grew every mating season.

Ecolodging in Panama

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Post published:March 24, 2021
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More than Panama hats Indeed, the famous Panama hat is actually made in Ecuador. You can read about this phenomenon in a previous Vamostravelblog. On this trip, however, we…

Singapore-The Trip That Never Happened

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Post published:March 10, 2021
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One year ago this month, we planned to fly to Singapore. Then COVID restrictions appeared, we cancelled, and now we drool over the sights, sounds, and tastes of the trip…

The Secret War in Laos

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Post published:February 24, 2021
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Map of Region Map of Laos Secret War After a visit to the local night market in Luang Prabang, Laos, we learned about The Secret War. Backgounder. Landlocked Country A…

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The Secret Well of Ortigia
The Secret Well For the ancient Greeks in Siracusa, under siege from the Romans, fleeing the city to take refuge on the nearby island of Ortigia was the only option. On this slip of land, a mere 1.7 km away, lay a secret well that exists today. UNESCO Heritage Site UNESCO recognized the heritage value […]
More than a Chocolate Farm in Panama
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The Birthplace of Zeus
Birthplace of Zeus In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus, God of the Sky, is the number one deity. As such, he is considered the ruler, protector, and father of all gods and humans. To visit his birthplace, we climbed high into the mountains of central Crete in Greece to descend into the Dikteon Cave. Two Caves […]
Tennis, Bistros, and Art in Paris
Paris Trends: tennis, bistros, art It is an art to play the game of tennis, now in the spotlight at the French Open. It is an art to sip café and dine on Parisian cuisine at your local bistro. It is an art to discover and view famous sculpture and paintings in Parisian galleries. Tennis […]
Sipping Port in Porto
Port – the taste of Porto Sipping a glass of port in Porto, Portugal, means tasting the lifeblood of this romantic seaside country. UNESCO World Heritage site Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto earned a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Porto is Portugal’s second largest city. The first is […]
Fernando de Noronha, Natural Wonderland
UNESCO recognition This stunning archipelago of 21 islands lies in the Atlantic Ocean, 350 km (271 miles) off Brazil’s northeast coast, 3 degrees south of the equator. The islands have never been connected to the South American mainland. Thus, all endemic species of the archipelago have colonized the islands by flight or rafting over the […]
Sweating and Swimming in Tayrona Park, Colombia
Sweat Panting, sweating, occasionally swearing, we follow a meandering up and down jungle trail in Tayrona Park — on the outskirts of Santa Marta — to Colombia’s Caribbean coast. To our chagrin, insects and heat are constant companions. Tourism Tayrona Park. Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta This area lies near the foothills of the Sierra […]
What do the Chapel of Bones, Cork Trees, and Megaliths Have in Common?
All are located in or near the UNESCO heritage site of Évora, Portugal. Taste of the Past Évora, beautiful walled city of about 60,000 citizens, lies 1.5 hours east of Lisbon by bus or train. Its beginnings provide a taste of the past in Portuguese history. Tourist information here. Influenced by the Moors and […]
Ecolodging in Panama
More than Panama hats Indeed, the famous Panama hat is actually made in Ecuador. You can read about this phenomenon in a previous Vamostravelblog. On this trip, however, we experience more of Panama’s natural world at Los Quetzales, a mountain ecolodge in Guadalupe village not far from the border with Costa Rica. Cloud Forest […]
Singapore-The Trip That Never Happened
One year ago this month, we planned to fly to Singapore. Then COVID restrictions appeared, we cancelled, and now we drool over the sights, sounds, and tastes of the trip that never happened. Singapore Singapore is a republic, a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is about the same size as Bahrain. Singapore […]

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