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Travel Without Breaking the Bank
Now that we’re retired we find it easy to travel within our travel budget… and we don’t do “budget travel” either. Here’s how we do it.
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Italian Chic: One Canadian’s Perspective
Italian women are so chic. Even in jeans they look great. And I was pleased as punch to see sneakers on women all over Italy.
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Italy: The View from My Couch
We’re back in Ottawa folks. And I’m still dreaming of and talking about Italy.
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Italy Prima Parte: Water, Water Everywhere
Despite the crowds and the flood (well, a small one) Venice was still wonderful.
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23 Days in Italy: Packed and Ready to Go
I’m planning and packing my travel wardrobe for Italy. Clothes for twenty-one days in one small suitcase.
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Much Ado About Very Little
We leave for our Italy trip soon. We’re packed and ready to go. Just twiddling our thumbs, now. And trying to not get too excited too soon.
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Planning My Travel Wardrobe for Italy
I’m planning my travel wardrobe for three weeks in Italy. Looking at old travel lists, and making decisions about what to pack.
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On Being a Tourist
It seems that looking like a tourist is something to be avoided at all costs, according to my research. Pah. What’s up with that?
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The Vicissitudes of Travel
Travel disaster stories make the best travel writing. And Martha Gellhorn writes the best stories about the vicissitudes of travel.
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Crazy for Georgia O’Keeffe Reprise
I may not know much about art or artists, but I know that I’m crazy for Georgia O’Keeffe. At least I am since I returned from a two day mini-vacation in Toronto last summer where I took in the Georgia …