Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps – Budget Bucket List – In Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps, author Irene Butler and her husband, Rick take on 12 countries in 12 months – for about the same cost as being a couch potato for a year. The couple, who after 35 years in…
Singapore and Malaysia by Irene Butler. Pix by Rick – Malaysia Photos/ As Yogi Berra would say, “It was de ja vous all over again.” Having spent a month between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore last year, we relished the familiarity and looked forward to re-visiting our favourite haunts. We had already done a lot of…
Israel – Part 1 – Our arrival into Israel, Tel Aviv & off-the-beaten-path to the Gaza Strip border Part 2 – Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada Part 3 – Circumnavigating the Sea of Galilee & the Golan Heights Israel – Part 1 – Our arrival into Israel, Tel Aviv & off-the-beaten-path to the Gaza Strip border. Looks…
Jordan By Irene Butler Pics by Rick Jordan Photos/ Hashemite? I had to look this up. The Hashemite trace their ancestry back to the great-grandfather of Prophet Muhammad. In the Kingdom of Jordan the current ruler from this line is His Majesty King Abdulla II, who ascended to the throne in 1999. He has continued…
Syria by Irene Butler Pics by Rick Syria Photos/ Damascus Syria – one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world – and the locals claim it is the oldest “capital” in the world. A feast of the senses surrounded us. The architecture holds a richness as glorious as it’s past. The chaos of…
