Category Archives: World Travel
Standing on the Battlefield Part 2
Gettysburg. The flags snap in the bitter breeze as we quick step to the shelter of the breakfast cafe. Sweater weather that will warm when the sun gets above the Colonial rooftops. Sweet potato pancakes and coffee, overhearing pieces of … Continue reading
Team Travel
” Oh, the Riviera“, she repeated. Yes, well its not always the leisurely life on the Riviera, I chuckled. I looked over at the young lady from the book store, smiled at Paula and added, some times we are camped … Continue reading
Born to Wander
My fathers family were travelers or travellers since they were British. Were they Pikeys? Well, my father was born in a caravan in a farmers field. When the second world war ended and folks were allowed to travel more or … Continue reading
Try this
The smart and some would say adventurous traveler will usually sample the local cuisine. Adventurous, because very often you have no way of knowing the storage and preparation circumstances of your food. That type of dining can be risky. The … Continue reading
A smile for some friends
The Sayulita Bus I was making another attempt at uploading some photos on to our webshots photo sharing program. The internet here in Albenga and Alassio Italy, that we have access to is very slow. Uploading photo’s is a painfully … Continue reading
The quest for self sufficiency
I have had the dream of a self sufficient farm/residence for some years. Most of the ideas for this type of life unfortunately fall into two categories for me. The pioneer category or the futuristic category. While I recognize that … Continue reading
The Travelers View
The first stings had me jumping clear and quickly scraping the little tormentors away from my bare legs. Smiling, my friend chuckled and pointed down to the slightly larger mound I had landed on, “fire ants, they’re all around here”. … Continue reading
Beneath our means
In these days of tightening budgets a lot of words have been written about cutting the cost of living. My parents were kids during the depression. While they didn’t have to budget through those times they definitely felt the affects … Continue reading
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Coastal City
The mind conjures up any number of views or remembrances when you read the words coastal city. I have always had an affinity for coastal places,towns,seaside villages,harbors and especially Island harbor towns. Some of the most beautiful settings Paula and … Continue reading
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A better place?
We are driving up Mexico Highway 200 again today. Its the main highway up the west coast of Mexico. It meanders through villages and roadside clean up consists of the random burning of garbage and brush. Its a low or … Continue reading
Helicopter Pilot, will travel 