Tag: Travel
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Bumps in the Road

June 6 – June 18 So, what have I been up to? Hmmm. Flew to Tirana June 1. I think the passengers might have overpowered the attendants and physically thrown me out of the plane if I hadn’t worn a mask the whole flight – congested and coughing the whole way from a cold/sinus infection…
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Welcome to Albania

June 2, 2024 Arrived in Tirana last evening after a 1 hr 15 minute flight from Athens. Hmmm, capital city to capital city in 75 minutes – nice! Met a pre-arranged driver at the arrivals gate who drove me to my apartment that will be home for the next 5 weeks. First impressions? A city…
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Dorothy – You’re Not in Kansas, Anymore!

Seminario St. Luis. This former seminary, adjacent to the cathedral, has been transformed and is now occupied by restaurants, boutiques, and even a brewery! Leones, tigres y osos, ¡Dios mío! (That’s “Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!” to all of you gringos.) It’s been a few weeks since I arrived in Cuenca, so I…
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T-minus 231 Days
One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. – Paolo Coelho No more procrastinating. No more gonna, gonna, gonna. Time to travel, see the world and (hopefully) find my new home base. Recently I realized I needed to stop talking…