Travel Oregon: Discovering Portland’s Museums & Eclectic Culture WJ Tested: Portland, Oregon Our annual trip list is never complete without at least one visit to Portland, Oregon – also commonly known as The City of Roses or Beervana. As our sojourns to this eclectic west coast city (population 583,776+/-), are, more often than not, during […]
Back in the 1970’s, my husband and I were high school sweethearts–bound together by heavy hearts and raging hormones. For two years we were never apart – dating, doting and devoted, from skiing the slopes of Grouse Mountain to strolling the shores of Spanish Banks. But like most teenage flings, things eventually took a turn […]
Hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre By Stacey Wallace A crisp early morning in the middle of the European summer, and I am sitting on an east-bound train weaving along the jagged coast of the Italian Riviera. I sit transfixed as I watch the yellow sun peak over the horizon, lighting up the infinite stretch of water […]
Travel Florida: Sophisticated Fort Lauderdale Don’t believe the movies! Fort Lauderdale got famous from spring break “where the boys are/beach boys” movies. So my image for years was of a bunch of soused college kids reeling along the sands. How wrong I was. Though I did find a bit of invented drama there: read on. […]
One of the things that irks me most when speaking to fellow travelers is the oft-voiced perception that Vancouver Island , British Columbia , begins and ends with the provincial capital city of Victoria and its famed Butchart Gardens. We residents of the rest of ‘the Island’ as it is affectionately known, know there is […]
Travel Morocco – Traditional Berber Tea Ceremony During a trip to the north African country of Morocco, WAVEJourney learned all about the art of the traditional Berber Tea Ceremony. The Berber family that WJ visited lives in the Ourika Valley, located about 30 km from Marrakech. The Ourika River, which starts in the nearby High […]
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Travel Sun Peaks in BC, Canada: A Peak Experience Back In Time By Jane Cassie It’s just before eleven on a Saturday morning, and we’re standing with other skiers at the top of Sunburst Express. In spite of the chilly mountain breeze, both of my hands feel hot and clammy. I know it has nothing […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]