Here, There, Anywhere

Yesterday, Mark and I had “the talk”, as we are wont to do every New Year’s Eve. It’s how we … More

Home and Away

Newton’s first law of motion: a body at rest tends to remain at rest; a body in motion tends to … More

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The Extraordinary Ordinary

August is the cruelest month. Our new home in the south of France is as hot as the blazes, but … More

Right now, it’s like this

Right now is a time to be in-between places. Neither here nor there. We’re moving, but our new apartment won’t … More

Paris, as always, again and again

We’re back in Paris for a 5 week hiatus before we set off yondering again. I’ve scandalized my younger self … More

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El Palmar, the birthplace of paella

El Palmar is a small town near Valencia. It’s in the Albufera National Park and on the shore of the … More

Truth in travel

I’ve long said I should do truth-in-travel posts. Instead of a beautiful seascape, I’d show the bus stop where the … More

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Getting back on the travel horse, plus the Elsa river in Tuscany

We’re back to our semi-nomadic ways and oh, how we’ve missed it! Ok, maybe not the schlepping of the bags … More

Change of plans, or here we go again!

We change our minds. A lot. I don’t know if you’ve noticed. But what are plans other than a reasonably … More

On being unperturbed by lost luggage

This is another rescued snippet from the old Tumblr I’m clearing out. May 2017 We’ve gotten lazy, 7+ months into … More