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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…

Convento São Paulo, January 2025 — Austerity & Silence

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January 30, 2025 He couldn’t stop singing about the day we had in Estramoz. He wanted to go back outside and revisit the places we had seen. But we explained that every day would be different. Every destination would offer its own lesson and unique charm. We had to move on. The narrow road to…

Lisbon, January 2025 — Moving Through

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January 24, 2025 Now that I’ve gotten in touch with my feelings about our new president, his unfolding policy actions and political appointees; it’s been strongly suggested that I try to move on, not internalize negative energy, and to do my best to enjoy our time abroad. Well, it’s going to be a process. But…

Chania, October 2024 — Addendum

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October 27, 2024 It occurred to me you might not have noticed that the two female figures in the boat at Chania were actually mannequins. It was the strangest sight – so unusual, that I asked a local person about it. Carolina laughed and informed us that the figures are intended to call attention to…

Heraklion, October 2024 — Arrivals & Passages

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October 22, 2024 We’re now in Heraklion – the capital city of Crete. People from the Continent of Africa have been arriving here for millennia. They still are. Moustafa smiled broadly when I told him that Bill and I were going to Crete. He is a young man from Egypt we met in Santorini, who…

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…

Santorini, October 2024 — Context

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October 16, 2024 During our tour of vineyards in Santorini, we heard a lot about context. Second to tourism, agriculture is the most active industry on the island – producing rare whites and sweet desert varieties. Wines are known to us by their taste, viscosity, color and smell – all shaped by their particular surroundings.…

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…

Mykonos, October 2024 — Quantity Over Quality

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October 9, 2024 There are five massive cruise ships in the harbor today, with literally thousands of passengers. They, along with numerous yachts, catamarans, speed boats and transport vehicles create the shapes and color of the landscape. Long white rectangles sit against brown mountain ranges, separated by ribbons of deep blue. This forms our horizon. Black smoke belches upwards, and then…

Athens, October 2024 — So Far, the Bubble Holds

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October 7, 2024 I’m so glad we were in Athens last February. We had empty galleries and unobstructed views of antiquity. At that time our retail experiences weren’t reminiscent of Filene’s basement. And we could actually stroll (and not be shoved, or have to bob-and-weave) down the meandering ancient streets of Plaka. Acropolis, Parthenon and Meteora remain untouched,…