Holiday 2018
“Let’s go for a cruise sometime”. Thats where it all began. The decision on the cruise, and the actual tickets themselves are almost a story of their own … begun while on another trip away visiting...
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Perceptions of Paris
On arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in France last night, I was impressed with the speed on which we came through customs, and the baggage claim sections. It must be the only large airport...
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A train here … and there
With the train strikes through France providing major headaches – and getting over to visit the Normandy landings not an option any more (due to time constraints) , we took our chance and went out to...
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Carcassone to Montazels
After spending the night in Toulouse, we caught a train to Carcassonne, its a place having a lot of reconstruction done. It reminded me a little of Christchurch city centre (apart from its size). There...
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Meandering to Barcelona
Taking a walk to the patisserie early this morning to get the morning breads, we spotted a small ‘do up’ for sale … then we had to get organised to head to Girano. Nigel drive us through some...
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A day in Fussen – at the Neuschwanstein Castle
Today started with a bang … not Chitty chitty bang bang (where we were heading), but trying to buy a quick ticket to the main train station from the suburb in Munich where our hotel was. Yes, once...
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I look back and see my pages are silent. The words frozen on the computer screen. Somewhere between the brain and the hands, the link was lost. Sure, I had thoughts by the mile – but they weren’t...
View ArticlePeace in Limbo
I’m learning to trust, to be patient. I’m learning that its actually OK to just wait. Wow, what a change for someone who usually needs to know the answers quickly. I like the details – I’s dotted, T’s...
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Every home has them … some are pushed so back into the closet, the clothes are hanging on them and the dust has well and truly settled on them. Most people forget about them – eventually. Occasionally...
View ArticleA Glimpse of the Dream
A few years ago I met a man with a dream … turned out it was similar to a dream I had. We got talking about this, and realised that although our dreams had many differences, they were actually quite...
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