Creatures of habit…Are we willing to change?…Queen of routine?…
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A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
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Its a “buggie” life…Flying insect photos from a pro..
These "bug/flying insect" photos were provided by Chris Kelly, a professional photographer on his recent visit to Tuscany. He too, observed the vast...
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Potential car rental nightmare…
While in Dubai from May 21, 2013 to June 4, 2013 the time had arrived to arrange the rental of a car for the summer in Italy. Our...
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A trip to the barbiere (barber)…A new haircut plan in new place…More lessons learned…
Driving around, we yelled to two gentlemen sitting outside, "Uomo Barbiere?" They kindly pointed us in the direction of this salon,...
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Perceptions of an easy life in retirement…Play Gin..
Clouds rolling in this morning for yet another rainy day. Once the weather improves we'll head down the mountain to explore a few...
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Life without a phone…How’s that working for ya’?…Plus weather photos, stormy day…
This morning, as white puffy clouds rolled in over the hills. Soon, the sky became a little darker as the...
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Food repetition…List of 10 meals we repeat…Especially while traveling the world…Especially with our limited diet…
Mezzaluna Knife, translates to half moon... This knife was part of the kitchen equipment available for our use in the house in Boveglio,...
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Mechanical aspects in our 300 year old temporary home…Many photos include new homemade pizza recipe using local ingredients…
This paper towel holder is a dowel, a piece of string tied in loops on the ends to be hung on...
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Date night at the pub…Photos..Great website for downloading movies and TV…Adapting our pizza recipe for Italy…
As we walked to the pub, we found new roads to explore. The neat trim look of many of the homes caught...
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A breathe of fresh air…A most entertaining conversation…A hurried road trip…
The chaos at the grocery store in Pescia inspired us to avoid shopping again on a Friday, obviously a busy day....
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