Category Archives: travel

Cruising down the Rhone

I’m taking a river boat down the Rhone in a couple of weeks. I’ll be floating with one of my daughters for seven nights! I am afraid that my instinctive need for physical activity might be a threat to our … Continue reading

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Check the Weather

When you go to the ticket window at the famous Christ the Redeemer ( O Cristo Redentor) in Rio, they show you a live stream of the statue so that you won’t be disappointed when you can’t see it or the views … Continue reading

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Similar to San Diego

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

“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

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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