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Continue reading →: The Haunting of Mill Pond Inn“Oh shoot. I think the restaurant will be closed while we are there”, she said after we booked the night at the Inn. “And it doesn’t look like there’s much in town, so we may need to get creative for dinner”. No problem. We are used to making do. We…
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Continue reading →: Reluctant Travelers?There are two sides to me (ok, maybe more but let’s not focus on my issues). The one who loves to be traveling, seeing new places, meeting new people and experiencing new things. This me writes these pages. Then there’s the homebody. The one who loves routine. The one who…
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Continue reading →: Play Me That Mountain MusicAs the snows begin to melt and the rivers and creeks begin to rise in the Colorado mountains, we prepare to take our leave and head east and back to Europe. It’s been a great winter home. In my full time working days I’d often thought about what it would…
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Continue reading →: Ukraine Still HoldsA year ago this week, we were preparing to leave for our first post-COVID-outbreak trip beyond either of our two home countries. We were headed for France, and excited to travel there. Passports and residency cards in hand. Electronic French COVID vaccine passports loaded on our phones. Roller bags packed…
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Continue reading →: World CupI have to admit, I’ve never been much of a football (soccer) fan. I played (if you want to call it that) a little in my neighbor’s yard as a kid, I’ve had friends who played in high school and post college so I’ve gone to their games, but it…
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Continue reading →: Giving ThanksWell dear reader, I hope those of you in the USA had a wonderful, restful and peaceful Thanksgiving. I often struggle with what to write about when there isn’t much to write about. I mean, there’s plenty, but we tend to try to avoid controversial, political or non-travel related opinion…
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Continue reading →: End of a WaveRegular readers will know that we refer to each time we leave home, until we return home, as a “wave”. The definition of “home” is now trickier since Portugal feels as much as a home as Colorado does and yet, we are concluding Wave Two officially with our imminent return…
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Continue reading →: Fall SportsAs we prepare to return to the USA for a while, we have mixed emotions about our departure. It sure is hard to leave a nearly perfect place, but we are going to another. We will miss the beach, the rugged cliffs, the waves, the spectacular shoreline, our lovely little…
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Continue reading →: Dapper, in GreenSometimes, when you fly, you just get lucky. I’m not talking about a seat upgrade, or something as routine as an early arrival home or getting an open middle seat, although all that is nice. No, I’m talking about getting treated to some real entertainment while aloft. She was wearing…
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Continue reading →: Ode to EireHaving recently returned from nearly three weeks with nearly perfect weather on a nearly perfect circuit of the island I’ve been reflecting a lot about Ireland and the Irish. As I look back upon my life at some future point in time, I will no doubt remember fondly our three…
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