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February 19 San Miguel de Allende
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Frank and Kathleen left wonderful French roast beans for our coffee and we figure out the appliances easily enough that we have a nice “breaky” with the pastries we brought from Ciuidad Mexico. While waiting for the french press to… Continue reading
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October 10 Antwerp
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We were ambivalent about going to Antwerp but I am so glad we decided to go. The city has the same lovely central square as other Belgian cities with magnificent town halls and guild buildings. But the layout is more… Continue reading
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October 3-4 Brussels
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Carolyn and I came to Brussels from Paris on the 3rd. Navigated Gare du Nord in Paris, Brussels-Midi, and the Brussels metro to arrive about 3 at Stephanie Hardy’s house. Stephanie is sister to Daniel who is married to Monika… Continue reading
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April 21 Glasgow
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Glasgow is not London but it’s like a smaller, earlier version of London. How do we think of it? Strangely: like John Knox’s passionate, puritanical spirit leavened London’s wilder culture … reformed it (all puns intended) … but gave it… Continue reading
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London April 12
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After we greet the six South Africans who in retrospect must have spent three days in our basement washing clothes — lovely family actually — we take the Silver Line for the first time to Dulles Airport and board an… Continue reading
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September 28 Palermo
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When I travel I love to go to markets and cook dinner at home. It’s a bit of creativity (what can we throw together using what is available?) and a bit of pretending that I live there. The others humored… Continue reading
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September 20/21 Aix-en-Provence
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We had two full days in Aix before leaving the home exchange house and heading our for the Rhône. Since we would be on the road eating out from then on, we decided to eat at “home” for the next… Continue reading
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September 17 Villefranche-sur-Mer & Eze
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Drove a couple of hours from Aix to Villefranche-sur-Mer, a hillside town between Nice and Eze. All so close to each other that an Uber is less than $20 to get from one to the other. We booked a hotel… Continue reading
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September 15 Arles & D’Arnajon
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Arles is full of Roman history so we planned a day trip to just see the one town. Marc and Franc invited us for dinner at their place after. Leaving the house a little later than planned we had an… Continue reading
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September 12 Roussillon, Provence
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Valerie and I headed out to the Luberon – a hilly area of Provence. We looked at the various villages/hill towns and selected Roussillon. Nearby was a famous cave (vineyard) where we planned to buy some reds to have for… Continue reading
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September 7, La Roque-Gageac / The Dordogne
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We planned to visit Chateaux Chenonceau on the way out of town. Rick Steves said to arrive by opening at 9:00 so we planned to leave at 9 since it is off season. But, as is our way we left… Continue reading
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Paris September 1
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After a late breakfast we set off for the Yves St Laurent museum. But on the way we did a little shopping. Enough that we had to return to the hotel with our purchases. But, so much fun. Traveling with… Continue reading
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Paris, August 31 2022
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In 2018 David, Byron and I ate at the Musee D’Orsay Restaurant. The waiter made quite an impression serving Byron’s asparagus soup. Today, Valerie and I went to the same restaurant on our first day in Paris. Our waiter was… Continue reading
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Apr 30 Nadi to Suva
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Queens Road from Nadi to Suva with interesting stop in Sigatoka for lunch and old Tongan fort. We load bags into the trunk of our VW Polo and tool out of Nadi under sunny skies, heading south for Suva. Our… Continue reading
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Apr 25 Sydney
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ANZAC Day Parade Despite Cynthia’s cold — it’s a doozy and she IS a trooper — we get up early-ish and put on some nice-ish clothes because our host, David Williams, will march in the parade and has invited us… Continue reading
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Apr 20 Melbourne
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During brekkie, Jim and Jenni show us photographs of the sheep farm they bought and renovated and lived in about a light year in the past: fifty-plus acres and more than 100 sheep and a variety of other animals. Then David… Continue reading
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Apr 18 Sandy Point
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David runs along a typical twisting-through-the-forest-along-the-edge-of-the-water path to an inlet, watching for koala and Tiger snakes. None. The tide is out so the inlet is a mud flat about the size of four baseball fields. Several pelicans, a dozen black… Continue reading
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Apr 17 Melbourne to Sandy Point
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Tuesday morning continues our string of basically beautiful weather. After caffeinating we load David and Helen’s diesel Range Rover, get $225 of gas poured into its two tanks, and motor about three-plus hours to Sandy Point, a beautiful beach community… Continue reading
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Apr 15 Daintree
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We come at 9:15 for the lodge’s continental brekkie so we completely fail to understand why no one seems concerned that tables are dirty and there’s no bread to be toasted and lukewarm coffee in the carafe. We later learn… Continue reading
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