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Read more about the article Lessons in French meandering through the south of France
Gringan

Lessons in French meandering through the south of France

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 6, 2025
  • Post category:Destinations
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As you may have noticed Kelly gathers friends around the world.  When she decided to get some online teaching a couple years ago she signed up with Karen, an American…

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Read more about the article Birthdays in Bordeaux
Cateaux Pressac

Birthdays in Bordeaux

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 1, 2025
  • Post category:Destinations
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The impetus for our European adventure was an invitation to a birthday celebration in Bordeaux France.  I have written many times about Kelly’s host family, the Ohlsons, from Kelly’s1979 student…

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A Dutch Masterpiece

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 29, 2025
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My return to Amsterdam after 40 years

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Read more about the article Fathers and Daughters Raft the Grand Canyon and Jake joins the fun.

Fathers and Daughters Raft the Grand Canyon and Jake joins the fun.

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 26, 2025
  • Post category:Destinations
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8 days and 226 miles of wet, cold, hot, muddy, sandy whitewater rafting and camping through the majestic red rock of Arizona’s Grand Canyon with my daughter and son. Two…

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Read more about the article Knysna and the coast our final days in South Africa

Knysna and the coast our final days in South Africa

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 29, 2024
  • Post category:Destinations

We left Stellenbosch driving what is known as the Garden Route, our destination Knysna, a harbor and vacation town 300 miles up the east coast from Cape Town.  I assumed…

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Read more about the article Cape Town to Stellenbosch

Cape Town to Stellenbosch

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 23, 2024
  • Post category:Destinations

We bid farewell to our new friends at Thabamati and flew 2 hours south to Cape Town.  Our first impression…..paved roads are nice.  Cape Town and the entire south coast…

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Read more about the article Welcome to Thabamati

Welcome to Thabamati

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 17, 2024
  • Post category:Destinations

“Welcome to Thabamati Lodge” say’s Mich (pronounced meesh) as she greets us. Thabamati Luxury Tented Camp is located in the Timbavati game reserve about an hour drive from our first…

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Read more about the article Under African Skies

Under African Skies

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 12, 2024
  • Post category:Destinations

Our first journey into Africa

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Read more about the article Rafting 226 miles down the Grand Canyon with Jake

Rafting 226 miles down the Grand Canyon with Jake

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 17, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

I first visited the Grand Canyon in 1996 and fell in love with its spectacular beauty.  In 2015 Kelly and I joined my sisters and hiked the Canyon from rim…

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Read more about the article A few nights in Bangkok and some final thoughts on Southeast Asia.

A few nights in Bangkok and some final thoughts on Southeast Asia.

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:March 19, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

As our two weeks in Hoi An came to a close, Kelly and I were both looking forward to heading home.  We probably weren’t in the best frame of mind…

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Read more about the article Hoi An, Vietnam’s greatest hits
Hoi An after dark
Hoi An after dark

Hoi An, Vietnam’s greatest hits

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:March 7, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

If you could visit only one place in Vietnam I would suggest Hoi An.  Travel is always personal, some people love a destination while others hate it.  My personal bias…

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Read more about the article Motorcycling through Ha noi, cruising around Ha Long and a budget update!
Home sweet Home
Home sweet Home

Motorcycling through Ha noi, cruising around Ha Long and a budget update!

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:February 25, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

As we ride in our “taxi” from the Hanoi airport I am closely watching our route on my phone.  We had walked up to the taxi stand outside the airport…

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Read more about the article Ancient temples and Tacos, Cambodia
Photo courtesy of fellow traveler Francis Demers
Photo courtesy of fellow traveler Francis Demers

Ancient temples and Tacos, Cambodia

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:February 21, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

I can understand that a country like Cambodia charges a $30 entry fee just to collect a little money from tourists and maybe provide a few more government jobs.  …

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Read more about the article Planes, vans and boats exploring Phuket and Khao Sok

Planes, vans and boats exploring Phuket and Khao Sok

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  • Post published:February 16, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

Having never been to Southeast Asia my expectations were unrealistic, is  there really any tropical paradise?  A place where the locals live in modern comfort, the beaches are pristine and…

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Read more about the article A dose of reality on Koh Samui
This is not Koh Samui
This is not Koh Samui

A dose of reality on Koh Samui

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:February 9, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

Travel blogs can often be like Facebook and Instagram posts filled with smiles, sunshine, white sand beaches and tropical drinks. But all is not rainbows and butterflies, we all know…

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Read more about the article Where is my Elephant, Chiang Mai Thailand
Lek greeting elephants at Elephant Nature Park
Elephant nature preserve

Where is my Elephant, Chiang Mai Thailand

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:February 5, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

Thailand and Mexico use the same cable company We escaped the rain of Singapore and headed to the warm sunshine in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand with…

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Read more about the article Singapore with sister Laurie

Singapore with sister Laurie

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Destinations

We have traveled often with my two sisters in recent years, usually hiking around US National Parks.  However, my first international trip was backpacking around Europe with my sister Laurie…

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Read more about the article Our return to Paris
Musee d'orsay
Muse D'Orsey

Our return to Paris

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 2, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

I know! I told you I would write in Paris, well I lied.  Now back in Arizona I have returned to writing because my public demands a blog update, well…

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Read more about the article Locals, clerics,  bikinis and bourbon, week two of our travels across Turkiye.
Kelly working to capture her vision of Turkiye
Kelly's vision of Turkiye

Locals, clerics, bikinis and bourbon, week two of our travels across Turkiye.

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 15, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Out final week traveling across Turkiye

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Read more about the article Turkiye, a wonderful historic country no matter how you spell it
The Blue Mosque and Istanbul
Istanbul

Turkiye, a wonderful historic country no matter how you spell it

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 11, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Discovering Istanbul we start our 13 day tour of Turkiye

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Read more about the article Tasting Portugal, the Douro Valley and Porto
Kelly's Porto
Kelly's version of Porto

Tasting Portugal, the Douro Valley and Porto

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 25, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Tasting our way through our last days in Portugal

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Read more about the article The people of Portugal, Lagos to Lisbon
The Monument of Discovery
Monument of Discovery

The people of Portugal, Lagos to Lisbon

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 14, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

The wonderful people of Portugal, Lagos to Lisbon

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Read more about the article A vacation from travel, Lagos, Portugal and our first monthly budget report
Dona Ana Beach
Dona Ana beach

A vacation from travel, Lagos, Portugal and our first monthly budget report

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 6, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

A vacation from travel enjoying the beaches of the Algarve, Portugal

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Read more about the article Meet us in Seville, our final days in Spain
Plaza de Espana

Meet us in Seville, our final days in Spain

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:May 31, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Meeting friends in Seville we spendour final days in Spain

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Read more about the article Lessons in Spanish, Madrid and Toledo
Toledo from our hike over the Tagus

Lessons in Spanish, Madrid and Toledo

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:May 27, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Madrid, the current Spanish Capital is only a three hour high-speed train ride from Barcelona. We originally planned to stay in Toledo, the old Spanish capital and day trip into…

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Read more about the article Barcelona the cure for Covid and most anything else that ails you
Art by Kelly
Art by Kelly

Barcelona the cure for Covid and most anything else that ails you

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:May 16, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

Barcelona will cure what ails you

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Read more about the article In a New York State of Mind
New York City

In a New York State of Mind

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:May 10, 2022
  • Post category:Destinations

“I can’t believe you have never been to New York”! That is what everyone says after we tell them this is our first time in NYC, so go ahead and join the chorus.

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Read more about the article Friends, Family, Life and Death ….wandering around Washington
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor WA

Friends, Family, Life and Death ….wandering around Washington

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  • Post published:July 22, 2021
  • Post category:Destinations

Wandering around Washington State visiting Friends and Family

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Read more about the article The long and winding road to Cap’s door
Yosemite at Sunset
Yosemite at Sunset

The long and winding road to Cap’s door

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 16, 2021
  • Post category:Destinations

The road north to Caprial's graduation

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Read more about the article From World Travelers to shuffleboard and bingo
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home

From World Travelers to shuffleboard and bingo

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:January 16, 2021
  • Post category:Destinations

Why have we stopped traveling and settled in Arizona? Read on.

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Read more about the article A photo review of 2020
Mask making a new 2020 hobby
Mask making our new hobby of 2020

A photo review of 2020

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:January 1, 2021
  • Post category:Destinations

A review of 2020 in pictures

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Read more about the article What we did last summer, or escaping Covid in an isolated Montana Lake House
Our house overlooking Flathead Lake
The house overlooking Flathead, our COVID escape pod

What we did last summer, or escaping Covid in an isolated Montana Lake House

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  • Post published:October 27, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

A Month in Montana on Flathead Lake

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Read more about the article Has the globe stopped turning for these Globeturners?
Walks along the Spokane River

Has the globe stopped turning for these Globeturners?

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:June 1, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

When we started this nomadic life we did not know how long it would last.  As Tolkien say’s “it is a dangerous business going out your door…who knows where you…

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Read more about the article Escape from San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allenda

Escape from San Miguel de Allende

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:April 2, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

Our stay in San Miguel de Allende is cut short by the coronavirus

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Read more about the article Mexico City 2020 BC (before coronavirus)

Mexico City 2020 BC (before coronavirus)

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  • Post published:March 26, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

Our last week in Mexico City before the virus

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Read more about the article Rocking out in Mexico City

Rocking out in Mexico City

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:March 13, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

Our first week in Mexico City and soon to be our last in this Airbnb.

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Read more about the article Wasting away in Margaritaville
Wandering the streets of Sayulita

Wasting away in Margaritaville

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:March 6, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

Spending a month in Bucerias, Mexico

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Read more about the article Escaping Seattle winter to Banderas Bay, Mexico.
Sunrise over Banderas Bay
Sunrise in Mexico looked like 2020 was going to be great

Escaping Seattle winter to Banderas Bay, Mexico.

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:March 2, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

A month On Banderas bay between Bucerias and La Cruz, Mexico

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Read more about the article Sun, sand and a little rain in Maui
Welcome to Maui, picture taken by Kelly
Welcome to Maui, picture taken by Kelly

Sun, sand and a little rain in Maui

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:February 6, 2020
  • Post category:Destinations

January in Maui is a great way to start the year

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Read more about the article Breaking the budget in Orlando
6AM and all quiet at the Millennium Falcon
6 AM all quiet at the Millennium Falcon

Breaking the budget in Orlando

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:December 5, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

10 days in Orlando, theme parks, NASA and sunshine with Jacob

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Read more about the article Three Nights in Nashville
Meeting locals

Three Nights in Nashville

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:November 11, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Old friends gather in Nashville for a few nights of fun

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Read more about the article Lessons learned from nine months on the road
On the road. Picture courtesy of Pete Guard
On the road PC Pete Guard

Lessons learned from nine months on the road

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:October 8, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Returning to the Pacific Northwest we answer questions and talk of lessons learned from nine months on the road

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Read more about the article Kings Landing ….formerly known as Dubrovnik.
Dubrovnik from the walls

Kings Landing ….formerly known as Dubrovnik.

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 21, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

A trip to Dubrovnik from our temporary home outside Trogir

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Read more about the article The last days of summer in Croatia contemplating the future
Home sweet home... for this month
Our home on Ciovo Island

The last days of summer in Croatia contemplating the future

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:September 13, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Contemplating the future while relaxing on the Adriatic outside Split, Croatia

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Read more about the article Two weeks in Croatia with Cap, and the August Budget
Krka Park

Two weeks in Croatia with Cap, and the August Budget

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  • Post published:September 3, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Two weeks in Croatia with Caprial and our August budget update

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Read more about the article Adjusting from rain and 65 to sun and 90, Dublin, Ireland to Split, Croatia
A summer day at the beach in Ireland
Summer day at the beach in Ireland

Adjusting from rain and 65 to sun and 90, Dublin, Ireland to Split, Croatia

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:August 24, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Our last week in Ireland and a drastic change in weather as we move to Croatia

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Read more about the article Ireland in the rain
On the Ring of Kerry

Ireland in the rain

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:August 16, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

A whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle between rain showers

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York

York and Edinburgh

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  • Post published:August 6, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

York and Edinburgh for a few days before heading to Ireland

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Read more about the article Dreams, Failures and learning English
The Dalesman to Beautiful Carlisle

Dreams, Failures and learning English

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 31, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Our last week in Lancaster and a trip to Knaresborough

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Read more about the article London Calling
Our evening walk home
Our walk home

London Calling

  • Post author:G&K
  • Post published:July 24, 2019
  • Post category:Destinations

Four days in London, pubs, plays and Egyptian mummies.

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