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Langkawi, April 2025 — Holding What Matters

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April 23, 2025 Although unplanned, coming to Malaysia has been absolutely perfect. Bill and I haven’t been here for ten years. He worked in Malaysia for five years as a young adult, and you might remember that we used to visit here (and the rest of Asia) often in the early 2000s. Needless to say,…

Algarve, April 2025 — The Great Escape

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April 9, 2025 I was taking a nap when something told me to wake up. I opened my eyes and saw him in the act of running away. Successfully bobbing and weaving, he artfully slipped through my grasp, saying that he did not want to leave Portugal. This was, after all, where I had found…

Taksim, March 2025 — International Women’s Day

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March 9, 2025 We’re back in Istanbul. This time in Taksim (pictured below from our balcony). It may not look it, but Taksim is a more modern district on the other side of the Bosporus. We decided to stay here as a contrast to the even older neighborhood, Sultanahmet, where we stayed last month. We…

Franschhoek, March 2025 — South Africa

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March 4, 2025 Several years ago, we asked our dear friend, Norman, if he were to make one more trip overseas, where would he go. Without hesitation, he replied – “Africa!” Based on that recommendation, Bill and I began to seriously consider coming here. It took us about two years, but we finally decided to…

Serra Cafema, February 2025 — The Season of Milk

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February 28, 2025 On our last day at Serra Cafema, I asked Michael E (one of the staff who happened to also have my name) why there seemed to be less flies around at night. He laughed and said, “It’s dark at night! They can’t see!” We continued on with an interesting discussion about flies.…

Sossusvlei, February 2025 — Return

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February 26, 2025 Shaun – an astronaut in the book, Orbital by Samantha Harvey, wonders why he is …Trying to live where he can never thrive? Trying to go where the universe doesn’t want him when there’s perfectly good earth just there that does. He’s never sure if his lust for space is curiosity or…

Serra Cafema, February 2025 — Angels

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February 23, 2025 Joey died on Valentine’s Day. Anais is with her mother (Theresa) and his family today, in New York at the funeral. He is having an official NYC Police send-off. Joey is my former step son. I was married to his mother. I contacted Theresa for the first time in over thirty years…

Serra Cafema, February 2025 — Surrender

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February 22, 2025 We are now at Serra Cafema, Namibia, on the banks of the Kunene River. It creates a border between our Wilderness camp and Angola. The Kunene flows brown and into the Atlantic – only 30 miles away, carrying the earth to the ocean below. While keeping an eye out for alligators, we…

Lisbon, February 2025 — Reality or Illusion

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February 1, 2025 I woke up this morning at 2:00am, overwhelmed by a delicious aroma of fresh croissants. The scent dissipated when I remembered I was in a 5th floor hotel room in Lisbon. Not a bakery in sight. Ever since the Convento dreamscape, I have struggled to keep track of events while attempting to…

Estremoz, January 2025 — Other Worlds

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January 26, 2025 We arrived in a sort of other world, just two hours out of the city. Pousadas are one of our favorite places to stay in Portugal. These repurposed castles, convents and monasteries offer travelers in Europe accommodations and experiences like no other. This one, in Estramoz, dates back to the 13th Century.…