Category: Travels
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Runner’s high
Down in LA last weekend. Beautiful weather and we were staying right on the beach in Marina del Rey. A perfect Saturday morning to go for a run along the beach. Heading north up the peninsula and into Venice, I legged it past the Muscle Beach “corral.” There’s a Muscle Beach Yoga Studio now, directly…
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Backlog Bordeaux
Saillans, Gironde, France We were actually in Bordeaux a few weeks ago. I skipped writing about it until now for the following reasons: We arrived on the first Saturday in August, after a rainy trip down the jam-packed A10 autoroute. First Saturday in August. In France. Probably one of the worst times to pick to…
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Travellin’ Tech
We travelled light. One 22-inch suitcase per person + 1 carry-on bag. But we were sufficiently equipped in terms of technology. There were a couple of things that really stood out as stars: Nokia N8 – Navigation and PhotographyI can’t imagine how travelers managed before the advent of GPS. Actually, I know: it involves lots…
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French Potato Chips: “We have beaten England! England, birthplace of Giants!”
“Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Field Marshall Wellesley, Lady Diana, Walkers… …we have beaten them all! David Cameron, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!” One of the simple joys of living in England were the crisps (i.e. Potato Chips). I was amazed…
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Drifting Down the Dordogne
Sunday morning we woke up in Sarlat. The parents only bearing slight headaches because we discovered: 1) Red wine from Bergerac 2) a bar called Café Lébérou We don’t have any pictures from the bar except for the sign outside the next morning. Partly because it wasn’t clear whether the local patrons would take too…
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44˚53′18.59″ x 1˚12′57.67″
The girls awoke in the backseat to Dad swearing his head off. They were in a sound sleep after a long, warm afternoon touring the cave paintings at Lascaux. I don’t know what they might’ve first thought as they opened their eyes and saw nothing but stone walls inches from the side windows of the…
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Delightful Dinan
Back one more time over the Normandy Bridge as we escaped Fécamp. It was raining heavily across most of Normandy and Brittany, but the clouds lightened up as we approached Dinan. Heavy tourist traffic made it a slow go the last couple of kilometers, but our navigation lead us straight to the front door of…
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Decamping Fécamp
The weather has been getting better each day. It’s wednesday morning and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. We open the doors and windows to air the place out, and decide to have breakfast at home. Croissants and nutella and scrambled eggs from “les poulets élevées en liberté.” Chickens raised in liberty. Now that’s…
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Omaha Beach, Arromanches, Honfleur
Late start this morning, but we coaxed the girls out of bed with the promise of hitting the beaches. I wonder how Eisenhower managed, back on the morning of June 6, 1944? When it was time to wake up, did the troops roll over in bed and ask for another 15 minutes? I bet there…
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Show me the Monet
On the way out to Fécamp, we dropped by Monet’s country place in Giverny. Perfect weather, about 20C (70F) and not too crowded. The surprise for me was the main garden. About an acre of assorted flowers and wildflowers in full bloom. I wouldn’t mind making this place my stomping grounds. The beauty of the…