Category: Family
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Community gathering – the Christmas market
Right about now every travel site and travel show will be talking about European Christmas markets. Traditional, romantic, cultural, local food, local crafts, spicy brews, medieval settings – all good reasons to visit a European Christmas market, if you can. Christmas markets, like any other highly touristed event, offer the visitor a glimpse of the…
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Acoustics can’t be plundered – Mozambique Island, Mozambique
When I first visited Mozambique Island fifteen or so years ago, the colonial Portuguese Saint Sebastian fort contained piles of rusting cannonballs interspersed with patches of weeds. The coffins in the small chapel at the water’s edge still contained bones. The lid of one of the coffins was partially removed and we spotted a femur.…
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Philosophy of Travel – an interview
Last week I had the privilege of being interviewed by Elise of Global From Home. I’m continually encouraged by her frequent posts reminding me that I can have an international mindset and be open to other cultures even if I’m unable to travel as often as I’d like. What does being global from home mean?…
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Taxpayer payback – toddler in the cockpit
As my daughter waited for her turn in the cockpit of the helicopter, I chatted lightly with the crew member monitoring the area. “How long does it take you to put all the switches back and get it ready to fly again?” “Quite a few hours. And there were only two things I really didn’t…
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Motivated to start running – no running required
“I hate running.” “When was the last time you ran?” “In 5th grade on field day we ran around the track. I hated it and came in last.” Right. . . Times have changed! Running is now the people’s sport. So get motivated and try it out – or not. A few thoughts on getting…
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The first good-bye – 1986
In 1986 my family moved overseas for the first time, taking along all our worldly possessions and saying good-bye “for forever.” Today, I’m proud to have my mom as a guest writer share about that experience. Thanks mom! Traveling with children had always meant piling suitcases in the car — and blankies, a pacifier, diapers,…
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Out the door, down the steps and. . . I’m not in Tuscany
Nope. I’m not in Tuscany or Provence. I’m not twirling in an open field in the Alps, arms spread wide as I sing “The hills are alive. . .” I’m not surrounded by a sea of color in an open air market. I’m not even watching dolphins frolic in the surf of a blue sea…
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On a screen in the basement, he brought the world to us
In August 1975 an engineer employed by American Telephone and Telegraph Company (now known simply as AT&T) went on a business trip to Lebanon and Iran. In those days, the rank and file of your average crowd did not contain so many intrepid travelers. He felt it his duty to bring the world and his…
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Miraculous provision in Pompeii
As all parents who leave the confines of their home with their toddlers are well aware, adequate facilities are not always available for taking care of necessities. Many a parent can relate an experience where they were forced to change a diaper with the baby squirming on their quads, squat-leaning against a bathroom wall. …
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Cast out fear
No parent needs to be reminded of the importance of reading to their children. I try to read to mine regularly. Yes, it helps in their brain development and prepares them for school and all those things that are so important. But I’ve also recently discovered that reading to my daughter is teaching her to…
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