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My Top Ten Places from our 82 Day Adventure

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Gabi

We’ve hiked in the Cangshan Mountains in China and crossed the world’s third highest motorable pass (by car) in the […]
Remembering my friend Alan

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Skip

My friend Alan Wadey slipped away from us quietly, drawing his last breath in the middle of the night last […]
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- Europe
Still no local cheese, but we’re learning new words

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Skip

Key phrases we’ve learned and deployed thus far in the Meanderthals 2023 European Cheese Tour: Fermé Meaning “closed” in France […]
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- Europe
Hearts and heads full of Dunkirk

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Skip

The mournful sound of bagpipes drifted across the sandy beach, emanating from the other side of a tiny canal that […]
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- Europe
Meanderthals hit the road on European Tour des Fromage

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Gabi

The Meanderthals are hitting the road again, this time with cheesy intent. Even the most astute food historian isn’t clear […]
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Creating the Lotus (or the evolution of a novel)

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Gabi

Writing a novel was never on my bucket list. In fact, it was something I didn’t want to consider. There […]
- Asia
- Blog
A book in Nghiep’s memory

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Skip

“There are millions and millions of cells in the body, and each has a purpose, a life and a value,” […]
Bargain bastions: England’s second-hand treasure troves

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Skip

It’s nearing closing time, so the hunt accelerates. Our eyes peruse the tangle of glass, metal and wood, scanning the […]
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- Southeast Asia
Return to Phnom Penh– a bittersweet journey.

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Gabi

The glass doors slide open in the Phnom Penh airport and a face stands out in the crowd. SomOn’s. Eight […]
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- Travel Tips and Experiences
The stunning natural beauty of New Zealand

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Skip

Summarizing a tour of New Zealand’s South Island is like describing a first kiss: it’s a bundle of raging emotions […]
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- Europe
Panda-monium on the Italian byways

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Skip

Think you have it rough? Try my life on for size. I’m a 2002 Fiat Panda. Two door, light green, […]
- Africa
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Return to South Africa

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Gabi

South Africa holidays have many things to do and see, my South Africa is more than stunning sunsets, craggy coastlines […]
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A writer’s lament: Missing my fictional friend, Jake

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Skip

I miss Jake. Though I’ve never met him, seen his face, talked to him, or emailed, Skyped or exchanged Tweets […]
Close encounters – South African style

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Skip

“Why are all these people looking at that rock?” I quipped as we came upon a small group of cars […]
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Finding Ogden

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Gabi

About 20 years ago, I created a fish named Ogden. He sprung to life in my head and flopped onto […]
From the corporate jungle to the Nicaraguan jungle: One woman’s journey

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Gabi

Cynthia Nevin Hoen used to start her days long before the sun came up, exercising to pre-empt the day’s stress. […]
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- Southeast Asia
A warm return to Phnom Penh that feels like home

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Skip

How odd that Phnom Penh should feel so much like home. And yet, how perfect. This place of bizarre contrasts […]
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- South America
Peru’s Sacred Valley: Go for a day, stay for a week. We did.

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Skip

The woman in the enormous white stovepipe hat wedged herself between me and the three men in the back seat […]
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- Travel Tips and Experiences
The Low Price of Living the High Life (or How To Find a Free Place to Stay)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Gabi

This month, we’re living in an apartment in Oroklini, Cyprus, with a view of the Mediterranean. There’s a huge wraparound […]
My Top Ten Places from our 82 Day Adventure

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Gabi

We’ve hiked in the Cangshan Mountains in China and crossed the world’s third highest motorable pass (by car) in the […]
Remembering my friend Alan

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Skip

My friend Alan Wadey slipped away from us quietly, drawing his last breath in the middle of the night last […]

What JUST GO means for Rose and Anthony

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gabi

In 2013, Rosariet (Rose) Swagemakers and Anthony Watanabe took their two young sons out of school in Canada and planned a one-year world trip. Over the next 12 months they […]

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Europe

Istanbul: Fear of travel exacts a cost

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Skip

“You are the first American tourists I have seen in my restaurant this year,” said Aziz, gazing across the vast plaza that stretches between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque […]

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What JUST GO means for John Bardos

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Gabi

John Bardos has been living abroad since 1997 when he decided to move to Japan from his home in Canada. He arrived with no visa, no job and very little […]

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A bullet and memories of war remain close to her heart

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Skip

Emina was five years old when she was shot in the back by a sniper while making her way around her neighborhood. Doctors operated on her, but the bullet was […]

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Memorial Day: A time to remember, and to change

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Skip

The wind blew a cold breeze across the rows of white grave markers spread across the gentle hillside. At the top of the slope, a marble pillar rose to the […]

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Here’s What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Gabi

A red wedding dress hangs in a corner, evidence of a broken heart. A garden gnome with a shattered nose sits on a pedestal as a poignant reminder of a […]

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