Category: Travel
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti – end of the beginning of the day
On Friday I returned from a week in Haiti. Until the rains of Sandy arrived and wreaked havoc with the local population, every morning I went on the roof of my lodging and took in Port-au-Prince with all my senses. One morning, as the sun rose, this is what I heard: Rooster, birds chirping, 360…
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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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. . . and it was very good.
According to my 2-year-old, “God saw all that he made and it was good.” This truth came out of her mouth after a morning of Sunday School last week. This is the account of the fifth day of creation after everything came into being – except people (Genesis 1:25). When God created man and woman…
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winsome wine country – Stuttgart, Germany
Mention the term “wine region” and images of Tuscany, Napa and Stellenbosch come to mind – globally renowned regions with the lucrative tourist industry to go with it. While we enjoy a good glass of wine, we are perhaps more attracted to a wine region for the iconic scenery, not the name recognition or notoriety.…
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Scotland – apologizing for things as they are
We had the opportunity to visit Scotland one summer while some relatives were working in Inverness. It was June and the weather was as expected – wet and overcast. Scotland is beautifully green thanks to this constant moisture. We went prepared with jackets and jeans and umbrellas. And the Scots were exceedingly gracious. “We’re so…
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Prince Edward Island: Now I Know (Part II)
Missed Part I? Check it out after you read Part II. 4. You can’t just take tea at Dalvay-by-the-Sea anytime, even though I’m sure Will and Kate did on their royal post-nuptial tour two months prior to our visit. Activities are truly seasonal here. In September, tea time was not open to the public. And the inn…
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Prince Edward Island: Now I Know (Part I)
Last September a friend and I drove up the east coast of the United States, braving miles and miles of mind-numbingly unscenic scenery – trees, trees and more trees – into the eastern Provinces of Canada. My youngest was a few months old, so she came along for the adventure. Since high school, my friend…
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Paying respects along the way
It is impossible not to stumble upon cemeteries when wandering streets or back country in any part of the world. When we happen upon one, we tend to be drawn inside as opposed to walking the opposite direction. Travel is often used as a means to escape the routine of daily life – cemeteries bring…
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Pumpkin patch German style – no cheesy scarecrows allowed
As pumpkin pie latte season approaches, so does the season for the world’s largest pumpkin patch, to use the term loosely. This festival adopts a theme each year beyond simply “pumpkins.” Last year the gardens of Ludwigsburg Palace in Ludwigsburg, Germany were transformed into a dinosaur park with sculptures of dinosaurs created out of thousands…
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