Tag: Over 50
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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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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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Day 3 – Airbnb arrival
Join us as we make the transition from hotel to Airbnb and face the reality of urban living on the road
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Day 1- Copenhagen
We have arrived in Copenhagen on the morning of the 12th of August. It is gorgeous. Immediately I feel short. Why? Everyone is tall. Half are blonde. I am sure they are the great-great-grandchildren of Vikings, but the friendly kind. I am relieved. I hear many languages being spoken around us as the other half…
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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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