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Category Archives: France

Ancient Grace: the cathedral and town of Chartres

January 23, 2020

9 Feb 2019 I’m standing on the station platform. The train doors are closing and are more than half shut …

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Paris is always a good idea. Stories of a brief winter sojourn

January 17, 2020

5-8 February 2019 In December 1973, when I was 23 years old, I left Australia for the first time. The …

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Winter In The City of Light – ordinary and extraordinary Paris

January 10, 2020

5-8 February 2019. I’d returned from a solo seven-week journey to Japan and China in early June 2018. The summer …

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Finally travelling again! Walked the old city walls in Dubrovnik - 2km, 1000 stairs - a workout with views.
Beautiful Vancouver - Jericho Beach.
Beautiful Vancouver - Jericho Beach and Park.
When Don and I began our nomadic journey back in 2011 I felt it was important to share the story of the inner journey as much as the outer. It’s been a very long time since I’ve shared a post about the inner journey. And then this happened: about a month ago I stood and looked around our small apartment and from nowhere, unexpectedly, the thought arose How did this happen? How did I get *here*? New blog post: Redefining Success. Link in bio.
June 2021. Altogether there are fifty pink-themed floral installations; it's Fleurs de Ville Rosé. Latest blog post: In The Pink! An explosion of beauty at Fleurs de Villes. Link in bio.

Recent Posts

  • Redefining Success
  • In The Pink! An explosion of beauty at Fleurs De Villes.
  • Nothing Compares To You – Galapagos, Petra, Kurayami
  • World Cultures On View – an interview with Nataly Rader
  • Beauty in Stressful Times
  • We Know How To Do Winter! Snowshoeing on Mt Hollyburn
  • The Orphans’ File – photos from around the world.
  • It’s The Whole Fam Damily! Christmas 2021

Top Posts & Pages

About us - Alison and Don
Salt Flats and Bowler Hats: Uyuni and Copacabana, Bolivia
Why I Blog: Creativity And The Need To Give It Away
The End of an Era
To Tour Or Not To Tour? Independent Travel Versus Travelling With a Tour Group
Homing In On Home
Jordan Highlights: Gerasa, the Dead Sea, and the Map of Madaba
Why The Best Travels Of My Life Started After Fifty
Earthquake City – Antigua, Guatemala
Women of Guatemala - a series of vignettes

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