Category Archives: travel

Similar to San Diego

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Rio de Janeiro’s weather and beaches reminded me of home…as did the casual dress of the people. However, there are some pronounced differences.  First of all, the bathing attire is decidedly skimpier.  I was prepared to wear a two piece … Continue reading →

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Are You Going to the 2016 Olympics?

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Rio de Janeiro  has been on my list for a long time, but their visa process has been a detriment in that they could hold up your passport longer than I’ve  been willing to part with it. When I heard … Continue reading →

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A Delightful Diversion

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Agingadventurer

I recently revisited another San Diego neighborhood, North Park, a short drive from home. We parked a few blocks away in order to check out the locality.  One building caught our attention with their big sign: Lips (the ultimate in drag … Continue reading →

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Love Conquers Hate?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Using the word “conquer” in that overused idiom is frightening to me. All of yesterday was scary, leaving me numb for awhile.  Orlando is pretty far away from me, but it’s somewhere almost all of us have been….maybe not to … Continue reading →

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An Anniversary in Andorra

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Nestled in the Pyrenees without an airport or railway, Andorra is the eighth of Europe’s smallest countries that I’ve visited. (Malta and Cyprus are in future plans) I took a bus from Barcelona that took just over 3 hours to … Continue reading →

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Barcelona by Bus

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Agingadventurer

I had a chance to revisit Barcelona after many years and decided to deal with my jet lag by taking the on/off open top bus. I was too tired to disembark so I traversed the city changing buses only twice to … Continue reading →

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San Diego’s Little Italy

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Agingadventurer

“Ladies who lunch” was a thing in Hong Kong among the ex pats. I always thought that was worth exploiting! And how easy to do when you live in such a paradise, have lots of sisters and are retired!   … Continue reading →

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The Mother of All Mother’s Days

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Agingadventurer

I’m still recovering from the excitement, indulgence and overall delectation of the day with my daughters.  Our original plans changed when one of their colleagues from work was to receive a special honor at the San Diego Padre’s baseball game … Continue reading →

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Victoria ShortFalls

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Poverty is rampant in Zambia in spite of  being a tourist destination. Unemployment is extremely high and government-funded education only goes through 7th grade. Given these circumstances I was pleasantly surprised to see how friendly the people are and what a … Continue reading →

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Zambia Side of the Falls

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Years ago (2001) when I did a canoe safari down the lower Zambezi I was technically in Zimbabwe except when I put my foot on the opposite shore.  However, as one who has collected countries now for over 10 years, … Continue reading →

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