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Often holidays, vacations and adventures begin with a single (rather significant) purchase, the airline ticket. Once obtained only through the handing over of an unholy amount of hard-earned cash and multiple visits to a travel agent, these days an international … Continue reading
A “cinquain” is a poem, though it is no ordinary poem. It is the preferred artistic method of an inebriated exposition. Or to put it another way… when people who I know have a few glasses of wine it is … Continue reading
The maintenance man at any camp is a rare and fascinating creature. For reasons known only to him a camp career is chosen, rather than a more profitable job in carpentry, utilities, or construction. Perhaps he simply isn’t a very … Continue reading
Recently both Ashley and I have been asked how we are able to afford the adventure we are undertaking on our way home to Australia. Aside from wondering what impression people have about our relative financial stability, it has led … Continue reading
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A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. ~Jo Godwin I finally have it, the ultimate answer. I have put my finger on the proverbial pulse of the world and discovered how to halt the decline of … Continue reading
Booking flights can be an ominous thing. Oh it’s easy enough if all you are planning is a quick romp over to a European city for a week, but what if you are planning multiple stops over an extended period … Continue reading
“Well, that just dills my pickle!” – typical Southern-ism It’s easy to be a Southerner in the North. Yankees love Southern accents and I always get a kick out of theirs. They generally like my traditional cooking, provided I‘m not … Continue reading
It doesn’t take much for my blood pressure to lower and my mind to slow, thereby entering that enviable state-of-mind that we humans call relaxation. I am, in fact, experiencing it at this very moment… sitting on the porch of … Continue reading
What is it about communal eating that makes it such a central part of our lifestyle? It is not, after all, the most attractive process to undertake in public. Compiling sustenance and shoveling one utensil after another into our gaping … Continue reading
“Set a new direction for the harvest ahead.” It is done! We are finally on the way. After months of preparations, research, and far too much waiting we are finally off on our great adventure. This morning we loaded up … Continue reading
Beat Like Kerouac - now with child! 