Charcoal checking out his bed... of course! © BBE
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'Charcoal' is our black bear mascot, an extensively travelled, tech-savvy and inquisitive bear.

He offers his insights frequently, likes travelling, but dislikes being packed in carry-on!

Vietnam

"Vietnam. It grabs you and doesn’t let you go. Once you love it, you love it forever." - Anthony Bourdain Welcome to Vietnam, a country quite capable of providing a life-long series of memories. We were so impressed after a one-day 'cruise tour' to Ho…

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South East Asia

Experiences of travels to the South East Asia region, namely: A combination of booked vacations and cruising in that region.

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North America

Our experiences across the North America, which we categorize as following: Canada, United States, Mexico, Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands) Living in North America Mid-West Vacationing Canada (Coming 2024) Mexico Cuba Jamaica

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Europe

Even in a post 'Brexit' world, Europe is still on 'our doorstep!' We have experienced these first hand; Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the Vatican…

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United Kingdom

We have nearly 60 years of experience of being in the United Kingdom, as even when we lived and worked abroad, family ties allowed for frequent visits (unless COVID got in our way! - which it did briefly). The danger of 'blogging' about favourite places…

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