Tag: Journey
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3 Month Review
Our grand tour continues to roll on. Lessons have been learned: a month is too long in any one location; the ’Translation App’ only really helps with menus; don’t accept roses from a stranger – they aren’t ‘free’; ALWAYS get the audio add-on at museums/churches, so worth it! and finally, I can’t seem to stop…
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Altitude too High
Well, the views are fantastic and I hate the altitude. Surprise. So dry. We wake up several times a night due to lack of moisture in our bodies. Midnight water guzzling is a newly acquired survival habit. Our skin is dry. We are constantly applying lotion to little affect. Dry eyes. I feel too close…
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Quiet in Switzerland
For the first two weeks of November we are in Switzerland. Perched on the side of the mountain in the small village of Vercorin. The views are stunning. The altitude is high and the air is dry like the desert. My long fingernails are breaking one by one. We have been on this grand tour…
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Taking stock – 2 months abroad
We’ve been abroad a little more than 2 months. It has been everything. “The best of times, the crap, the lessons, the inconvenience and the joy.” We have been married for 24 years and have moved around a lot. Being the ‘go-to’ person for each other is nothing new, but going abroad just as a…
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Customs, what customs?
Who doesn’t want stamps in their passport? This was a hallmark of travel abroad as long as I can remember, but not any more. At least not in Europe. There are no long lines of customs. A delight, but no stamps. We flew into Copenhagen back in August. No customs. We have ‘plains, trains &…
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No Hiding
There is no hiding from yourself or your partner when you downsize life to a few suitcases. It’s all in plain sight. For quickly into downsizing, one discovers we are all ‘tricky’ by nature. We seek hiding places. Maybe it was a private space in your home, perhaps in your car, at your favorite hangouts…
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Off to Croatia
After 2 and a half weeks in Copenhagen, we took a 180 degree turn to Croatia. From a pristine and ultra cultured city to a fall back in time medieval village. The contrast could not be greater. Our new home base is an old, hillside town of Labin. Labin dates back to the 4th century…
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Stroget street- Copenhagen’s shopping street delivers
Stroget street in Copenhagen provides abundant shopping with historical discovery
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Kastellet- Copenhagen’s original fort
The other morning in a walk about of Copenhagen I discovered an urban gem. Like history, architecture, peace, quiet and natural beauty. Check out the “Citadel” The Kastellat or Citadel was built in 1664 and actively in use as a fort into the mid 1800’s. Today it still houses military activities, but it’s primary functions…
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New Chapter
I did not expect it. I didn’t even anticipate it. To change our lives entirely in 2 months, but we did. On June 7th, my husband was downsized with all the rest of the Americans at his corporate position. So it goes in business – one day you are in, another day you are out.…
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