DanRN’s Adventures

When we made the decision to go to Paris and meet up with one of our dear friends there, a bucket list item we all had in common was...

After the hustle and bustle of Paris, it was time to escape to the rural areas of Normandy enroute to visit a bucket list destination -...

I remember one of my first post-RN classes at the University of Alberta when the professor introduced herself in what seemed a very...

If I was impressed by the Château de Chantilly for its simple (but opulent) elegance, the Château de Versailles took awe to another...

I remember well my earlier visits to Notre Dame Cathedral and how awestruck I was by the sheer magnitude of the building and the...

The competitive opulence of the royal court of France was probably unmatched during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, whose own...

Most friends and family would know I am not, at all, a religious person. A lot of this has to do with being brought up in a non-religious...

Tangiers is such a stark contrast to Casablanca - cleaner and more beautiful with much better preserved old city centre. I was expecting...

Casablanca! Sorry…I had to. Here we are in the storied port of Academy Award fame, but in a different time. A densely populated and...

If one came to these islands for the birds they would be sorely disappointed. Apparently, the name may be derived from the Latin term...

The next phase of our vacation currently underway features our floating hotel, the Celebrity Infinity, as we cruise from Barcelona to the...

Finally, a chance to finish off my highlights on Brazil…the tardiness in completing this blog series can only be attributed to the forces...

Until coming to Barcelona, Rome was my most favourite city in the world to visit – now the “Eternal City” has a serious rival. My...

What a difference a 3-hour train ride makes! One cannot imagine a more stark contrast between two cities in a country - the staid, more...

Damsel in dis dress. Here it is Sunday, December 29, already and the time in Madrid has zoomed by so quickly. Kind of like what the...

The few Brazilians I had met prior to my grand adventure were incredibly warm and friendly people - they were usually dynamic, fun, kind,...

After a lengthy hiatus (I got trapped in the hamster wheel of academia), I am back to reflecting on my Brazilian adventure and finishing...

It is not a coincidence that I start posting blogs on my experiences, observations, and perspectives on my career in nursing today - it...