Nancy and Doug Trips

Nancy and Doug Trips

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
Our lifelong travel bug has given us our most prized ‘possessions’ - the many memories from business and especially family trips.
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.” Read more🇨🇦British Columbia

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Traveler Paris, Basque Country & Camino
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- Day 3
- Monday, May 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- France Paris 48.855579, 2.34509548°51’20” N 2°20’42” E
Sainte-Chapelle
May 26 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Got into the beautiful Sainte-Chapelle in the evening with booked tickets to listen to a concert
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- Day 3
- Monday, May 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 57 m
- France Paris 48.850212, 2.34384748°51’1” N 2°20’38” E
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Notre-Dame Cathedral
May 26 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
At the close of our tour we walked down the small streets in our neighbourhood where the guide pointed out to look for medieval streets: a gutter running down the centre, buildings that slow out on lower flow such that waste water would be pointed away from buildings. Women walked under the jutted out area, men took the splash on the opposite side! Beth got a baguette sandwich and Nancy wanted to try a shawarma from the same place as in 2023. We debated going on the Vedettes du Pont Neuf Seine cruise but felt the timing would be too tight so we enjoyed our lunch amongst a rambunctious group of French kids who were pretty typical of kids at recess everywhere. A likely local lady sat contentedly in the sun across from us doing Sudoku. We were glad we got timed tickets for Notre Dame which re-opened last year after the fire of 2019. The stone is beautifully white inside and the brass lanterns gleaming.Read more
Traveler Why is his face red?? 😂
6/2/25Reply
TravelerRenovation looked great! You would never know
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- Day 3
- Monday, May 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- France Paris 48.850827, 2.33445948°51’3” N 2°20’4” E
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Latin Quarter Tour continued
May 26 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Looks like you are seeing some beautiful places - wish I had seen some of them in our trip - the walker really slowed us down.... [Jan]
5/29/25Reply
Traveler I can’t imagine living there!
6/2/25Reply
Traveler You two look happy!
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Traveler Paris, Basque Country & Camino
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- Day 3
- Monday, May 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- France Paris 48.853648, 2.33422548°51’13” N 2°20’3” E
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Guided Tour of the Latin Quarter
May 26 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We kicked our trip off with a Tour of the Latin quarter through Get Your Guide. Johann confirmed the tour the night prior and there were about 10-12 people, mostly Americans. He was an Australian of Sri Lankan descent who had married a Parisienne and we both thought it was excellent

Burial of Kings and Queens stormed by Vikings 800 ADRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 107 m
- France Le Mesnil-Amelot 49.003395, 2.57714449°0’12” N 2°34’38” E
Arrival Day Paris
May 25 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We had a smooth flight to Paris and a small meal was provided which we split having already enjoyed our twin matches dinner. Drizzly weather so our first 'tour' was of CDG airport. Doug had given us a simplified map of the airport but is a somewhat complex navigation to go from our arrival in Terminal 2 E/F to terminal 3 Roissypôle where Beth’s end of trip is the Novotel which connects directly with the airport, To increase Beth's confidence, we re-did our path in the confusing shuttle that connects Gates M, L and K, the last of which connects to terminal 2G and 2F. Letters for both Gates and Terminals? We met an American trying to find terminal F to catch a flight to Split and we were able to help him!Read more
TravelerLooks like a nice self tour!
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Traveler Paris, Basque Country & Camino
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- Day 1
- Saturday, May 24, 2025
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 411 m
- Canada Kelowna 49.951324, -119.3819349°57’5” N 119°22’55” W
Bonvoyage
May 24 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Departure day and a beautiful 19 degrees C in Kelowna. Picked up Beth and headed to YLW.
TravelerHave fun!!
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- Friday, May 23, 2025
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 342 m
- Canada Kelowna 49.835884, -119.48473449°50’9” N 119°29’5” W
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Pre trip planning
May 23 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Over the past year, Doug was planning a bucket list trip to Africa starting June 21 2025. With the trip with Jan to Disney behind her, a pause in family activities, and a bit of trip envy, Nancy reflected on what her bucket list consisted of: one thing: the Camino de Santiago. She had also wanted to do a trip with Rick Steves and, yes, there was a tour of Basque Country with 3 spots left! That would provide the planning and companionship if she did the Camino alone. She wondered whether sister in law Beth might be interested. Beth had not been to Europe and had free time on her hands given a husband awaiting surgery. So, in March we decided to set off on adventures together. We would fly into Paris for three days then join the the Rick Steves tour of Basque Country and finish with a one day visit to the Palace in Madrid. After two weeks, Beth would fly home and Nancy would continue on a solo (but supported) walk of the last 100 km of the Camino de Santiago in Galicia, Spain. Planning and getting the walking legs and feet in shape made the time pass by quickly. Doug helped with Nancy’s ongoing tech disability, updating an aging tablet and helping with eSIMS.Read more
Traveler Silicone Pines hahahah she’s definitely cute!
5/25/25Reply
Doug sent me the penguins link so caught up on the last couple days of your trip. Sounds like you had a nice stay in Paris. What do they say - Paris is always a good idea" and I think that's true. Will follow you along. [Jan]
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- Day 66–71
- May 9, 2024 at 4:40 PM - May 14, 2024
- 5 nights
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 111 m
- Canada Greektown 43.681354, -79.33169243°40’53” N 79°19’54” W
The End
May 9–14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
58 hours (and apparently 13,200 km) after leaving our hotel, here we are at Claire's. Our overnight flight from Manila to Tokyo Haneda was uneventful, but sleepless, so we decided the 12 hour layover was best used by checking into the HND hotel for a sleep. A long flight to LAX, another long layover and a delayed arrival into Chicago left us happy to get into the hotel for another night before the last leg of our South East Asia trek.Read more
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- Day 64–70
- May 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM - May 13, 2024
- 6 nights
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Philippines Intramuros 14.590371, 120.98100114°35’25” N 120°58’52” E
Leaving The Philippines - Homeward Bound
May 7–13, 2024 on the Philippines ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After the morning visit to the museum, we had a final drink on the rooftop bar after a late check out as our plane does not leave until almost midnight to Tokyo; the first leg of a two and a half day trek back to Toronto via LA and Chicago.

MUSINGS ON PHILIPPINES AND MANILA
We found the Philippine people very respectful and pleasant. We were warned that Manila was not a big tourist draw and that walking around our area was not advisable after dark. Security checks at museums, the mall (the guards at the entrance carry guns, ask you to open your bag; no doubt this show is basically to keep certain individuals out). We know there is significant poverty here and the common folk on Palawan are living very modestly but we did not get exposed to much of it during our short stay in the tourist centre. City or country we are hoping the heat wave ends soon (highs in the mid 40s) and rain comes as it must be so hard on those who can not escape the heat.Read more
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- Day 64
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:01 AM
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Philippines Estero de Concordia 14.585658, 120.98118414°35’8” N 120°58’52” E
National Museum of Anthropology
May 7, 2024 on the Philippines ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
On the morning of the day of departure we both took in the (free) National Museum and of particular interest was an explanation of Neolithic pottery making and tools as well as an excellent film and area devoted to rice cultivation. The galleries on textile making and basket weaving were among the most educational and comprehensive we had seen on these topics.Read more
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