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      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Ontario
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        • Ottawa
        • Toronto
      • Quebec
        • Montreal
        • Quebec Maritime
        • Quebec City Region
        • Saguenay Lac St. Jean
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      • Spain
      • Portugal
      • Ireland
      • France
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      • Northern Ireland
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Europe

Travel Writers Expose Their Secrets: Unveiling Europe’s Workcation Hotspots!

June 14, 2023June 1, 2023 by Margarita Ibbott
Brussels Photo Credit waldomigez CanvaPro

Workcation If you’ve gone away for work and added a few vacation days you’ve experienced a workcation. Recently,  MoneyTransfers.com assessed six key criteria across 20 of the most popular European city hotspots to discover the … Read more

Quaint Pueblos Blancos in Southern Spain – Visiting Mijas

May 24, 2023 by Margarita Ibbott
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Visiting Mijas in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain is a MUST. Not surprisingly, there is nothing but white houses, shops and churches. What strikes you when you see a white town (pueblo … Read more

Ireland or Norway: Which Stunning Country in Northern Europe Should You Visit?

April 27, 2023 by Margarita Ibbott
Ireland or Norway: Which Country in Northern Europe Should You Visit

When it comes to planning your next vacation in Northern Europe, deciding where to go is always a difficult decision. You may have limited time or a specific budget for the year set aside for … Read more

Guide to the Spectacular Las Fallas Festival in València

April 16, 2024February 25, 2023 by Margarita Ibbott
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La Fallas Festival in València, Spain A parade of very elaborate floats and efigies made of wood and paper mache are made only to be burned at the end of the festival in València. Yet … Read more

A Christmas Market: 10 of the Best To Get Into The Holiday Spirit

November 15, 2025December 22, 2022 by Margarita Ibbott
Toronto Christmas Market Distrillery District photo credit @DownshiftingPRO

Christmas markets fill Europe’s cities during the holiday season and offer many different activities. A Christmas market, also known as an advent market, is a street market that celebrates Christmas during the four weeks of … Read more

Great day trips from Lisbon – Óbidos

January 16, 2023October 4, 2022 by Margarita Ibbott
Obidos Castle Obidos Portugal @DownshiftingPRO

Great Day Trips from Lisbon Óbidos is one of the most picturesque and well-preserved medieval towns in Portugal. Only an hour away, it is easy to get there by bus or a quick drive north … Read more

Best things to do in Ronda Spain

August 24, 2022August 14, 2022 by Margarita Ibbott
El Tajo and Puente Nuevo Ronda Spain @DownshiftingPRO

People kept telling us we had to go to Ronda. The views from the bridge were spectacular and the old city charming. It should come as no surprise that the TBEX Conference tour was already … Read more

Surrealism – A Visit to the Dalí Theatre Museum in Figueres, Spain

January 18, 2023November 8, 2021 by Lauren Ibbott
The Dali Museum Theatre in Figueres Spain @DownshiftingPRO

Dalí Theatre Museum in Figueres Of all of our adventures in Spain, I would have to say that our trip to the Salvador Dalí Theatre Museum was one of the most unique. I don’t think … Read more

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DOWNSHIFTING: a movement to voluntarily simplify your life (slow down, minimize, review priorities). I am all about less stuff and more travel.

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