On the road
Life's journeys are worth sharing.
Category: Travels
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Christmas is for children. Well, children of all ages. And nowhere did we feel it more than at Candy Cane Lane in Pacific Grove, California, where it’s become a tradition for homeowners to put up a display for Monterey County residents and tourists. Along with the dazzling lights that adorned trees, fences, roofs and eaves,…
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(This is a long overdue follow up to the previous post. My bad. Personal and professional commitments got in the way. ) I am picking up on that air travel thread of baggage problems. At the outset, I have to say that most people go through their flights without a hitch, but once in a while…
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I was recently reminded of a fictional conversation that took place at a poker game in a popular TV series some 25 years ago: CJ Cregg: (dealing cards to other WH staffers ) King… possible flush… ace no help…. six… possible straight…. Dave of love for the dealer… ace bets…. Mandy: Check! Sam: Check! CJ: Check!Leo: Check!Josh: Check!Toby:…
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Around this time last year, my family made a three-day/two-night trip to Yosemite National Park in California, and among the hundreds of images I took home were variations on this one. Only when I was reviewing my photo gallery much later did I realize that I had seemed to capture at least three pairs of…
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When I planned my short side trip to Poland in October 2023, it was with fear and anxiety, but also a little bit of excitement. I had never been there, knew no one from there or anyone who had been there, except for an old friend of Polish ancestry previously based in the UK and…
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My trip to Berlin and Krakow in 2023 took all of a week, but the backstory and the side stories that came with it made it seem much longer and left some lessons for travel. At that time, I wrestled with the decision to take a trip abroad, mainly out of guilt that I was…
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It’s the season for Christmas parties, reunions and get-togethers and also a season for hyperacidity due to the ingestion of caffeine, wines and spirits. Hyperacidity also due to stress, as we struggle to fulfil various commitments before yearend. Hyperacidity sufferers like me are glad there’s Tums, an antacid med, two bottles of which I recently received…
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