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Namibia, Part 1 – Windhoeks in Windhoek

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With both excitement and reluctance, we left Blair Atholl in late November and caught a quick flight to Windhoek, capital city of Africa’s least populated country.  Visiting Namibia has been on my ‘bucket list’ for years and years.  And for those … Continue reading

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Home Sweet South Africa

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You know that feeling – when you let something go for so long that taking it up again feels overwhelming?   Like closing arguments, laundry and exercise.  Well, that’s what’s happened to this blog (sorry Mom and Nana B).  And while … Continue reading

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Valencia x 5

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Hola from Madrid.  Today’s post is a joint effort. We’re sitting in our airport hotel room, getting ready to bid adieu to the European leg of our adventures and taking advantage of the high speed wifi yet again.   I’m … Continue reading

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Rockin’ the Casbah, Part II

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I can’t stop thinking about Morocco – the light, the colours, the chaos and mayhem.   And just thinking about Morocco makes us miss having Nana, Nancy and Gwen around.  Sniff… I wanted to add a few more musings about our time … Continue reading

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The Quick & Dirty

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Our alarm clocks are set for 3:30am, so I’m taking a different approach to this long-overdue post.  The skinny in record time. Tom did such a great job describing Cinque Terre that I barely need to add anything except to say … Continue reading

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The Aix-Files

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  Oh, Aix-en-Provence, you saucy minx.   I had such high hopes for you.   You are so very fetching, bursting with cafés and markets and shopping and captivating fountains.   Le Cours Mirabeau and Cézanne and sunflowers and all those ubiquitous … Continue reading

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Normandy

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We’re in Aix now, but it’s Sunday and almost everything’s closed.   It’s a day for laundry and schoolwork and getting this old blog-thing-y up to date. We’re having lots of fun in Aix, but I’d feel remiss if I … Continue reading

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Oooh la la, Paris!

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But first, more Cornwall.  Because, clearly, I really am cuckoo for Cornwall. On our hike to Kynance Cove, we met up with a nice couple from Manchester.   They loved watching the kids and reminiscing about their own three boys, now … Continue reading

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Cuckoo for Cornwall

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More precious than diamonds, silver or gold or even dark chocolate….reliable, high speed wi-fi and clean clothes.  And I’ve got BOTH!   For a very limited time.  Woot woot.   I know that Mike has plans to post something about … Continue reading

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Staring at Rocks

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“WHY are we looking at ROCKS?   We drove all this way just to stare at a bunch of stupid rocks?!?” – Tom, age 9. Yes, indeed.   I’m happy to report that the children are really embracing their hands-on history lessons.  We’re so … Continue reading

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