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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.…

Imerovigli, October 2024 — Wordle

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October 19, 2024 I’ve started doing Wordle with Bill every morning. I’m not usually one for puzzles and word games, but If you haven’t Wordled yet, I recommend it. Bill says, “It keeps the cobwebs out”. Who knew that coming up with 5 letter words could be so much fun? You get positive and affirming…

Pyrgos, October 2024 — On the Scale of Time

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October 15, 2024 Instead of decades or centuries; being here, in Pyrgos, prompts me to look back even further. To consider thousands of years, millennia. It’s almost unfathomable, walking among ruins of the Bronze Age – being a witness to ancient signs of human habitation. Just the thought of Akrotiri demands adjustment to my lens…