Government warnings, travel bans, visa requirements, vaccinations, money, cultural acceptance and how not to land yourself in prison; these are things you need to know before you leave home. My middle-age brain needs an easy reference, so this post is as much for me as it is for you. In this post I’m only going […]
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June 28th, that’s the kick-off date for me to start my journey living as a nomad. It has seemed like 2017 would never come. Since it’s arrived, the day’s have just flown by. Organizing places to stay and what to see has been fun, oddly enough, the hardest part of this has been my wardrobe. […]
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The grizzly bear’s long curved claws dug a channel in the semi-frozen earth, staying steadfast to catch its prey that scurried farther down the burrow. More than a dozen cars parked alongside the road, only a few admirers sat within. Walking up to the other spectators, I quickly summarized my escape route in case of […]
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In my pre-travel writing days, I wouldn’t think much about having one major vacation per year. It’s pretty much the American norm. Now that my soul has been awaken, I feel a huge loss not being somewhere new every couple of months. Currently, my reality has me mellowing out at home, until June when I […]
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Wow, that rum is wickedly smooth! It’s only 9 in the morning, but the shots have started. I knew my trip to Bandon, Oregon had to involve a tour of Stillwagon Distillery; located 30-minutes up the coast in Charleston, home of The Devils Own Rum. While there is a tasting room in Old Town Bandon, […]
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Dumpster diving has never been on my list of things to do, yet I found myself doing just that in search of my treasure: fish guts, heads and skeletons, the enticing treat for my pray. Opening up the industrial size garbage bin, flies buzz around my head like a tornado and the smell of rotten […]
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Tom Cruise sliding across the floor in his socks, whitey-tightie’s, long-sleeve shirt with up-turned collar and singing ‘Old Time Rock n’ Roll’ in the movie, Risky Buisness – sums up how I felt when I walked into The Bandon House. If Brett the owner hadn’t been there and I wasn’t in a hurry after he […]
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Guest Post by Linda A. Blair….. It is said that the only way to conquer your fear is to face it head on and that’s exactly what I did this week and came out the winner! My friend and fellow writer & photographer, Paula Wheeler, came to visit me in my hometown of Vancouver, B.C. […]
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