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The pub.
I’ve been holding out on you. I had this little story bubbling away in the deep recesses of my brain. It happened on our recent trip to South Australian wine country. Our first and second nights in the Coonawarra region, we stayed at a small set of holiday apartments called ‘Must at Connawarra‘. Being tired…
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Lunch at Naracoorte
The start of our recent travels began and ended with the best… time with our daughter to celebrate the recent completion of her Master’s Degree studies. There was some good bubbly and food to aid in the celebration! As you would know, travelling with others, even friends, requires some negotiation and adjustment upon deciding when,…
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We’re not in Kansas anymore.
We arrived home nearly a week ago already. Where does the time go? Our most recent trip was right here in Australia, my favourite place to travel. This time we were being tour guides to friends who came here for the first time. Aside from seeing a bit of the country, they wanted to see…
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The Twist in the Tale of Whistler
My intention was never to be a travel writer, and yet, here I am, having been doing so for weeks. I hope I haven’t strained our friendship. I have many other things to tell you and we must get on with it! Nevertheless, I think you might enjoy this one last little story from our…
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The Vancouver Vibe
At the end of a trip it can be hard to ‘gee’ oneself up for the final few days or destination. So it was for me after we left Ohio and headed to Vancouver. It took me a couple of days to catch on to the ‘vibe’ of the place. It is not a huge…
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Bits and bobs, odds and sods
We have left Ohio and are once again en route. (Wait until you see where we turn up next!) No visit to my childhood home is ever complete. There are always people we don’t see, things we don’t do. That is life. We always have a few laughs and see a few things, and eat…
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A Visit to Ohio
Mom ( Australian translation: Mum) lives in a very nice assisted living facility in an apartment, but it is only one bedroom. (Photo below) Consequently, when we visit these days we stay in a hotel. The one we have settled on is a Holiday Inn about 20 minutes away. The setting is not the Ben…
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Pollywog Point
I am writing to you from Pollywog Point… well, it is five minutes walk from here, but close enough, and I love to say it…Pollywog Point. It evokes all kinds of vague images from childhood, catching tadpoles and toads and skipping rocks in Poplar Creek in Ohio. But Pollywog Point is in Florida. It is…
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Handa Island
What a nuisance for you, I have wireless service again so here are more of our travel tales… Our last day of walking and eating in the Scottish Highlands was very memorable. We decided to have a look at the island of Handa, off the coast of Scourie. Handa is known for the wildlife and…
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The Ben Loyal Hotel
I have learned to dry my hair without the aid of a mirror and to apply makeup with only the light from a window 10 feet away. It is an amazingly difficult thing to find a hotel or B&B room with these amenities, it seems. However we have still very much enjoyed most of the…
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