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Wild Animals Are NOT Pets!
Someone left a ping back on my site, which was very sweet of him. But I couldn’t approve it because him and his girlfriend have bought a baby sloth as a pet. This breaks my heart, that this little...
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“My Name is Donnae and I am a Lugga-holic”
As most of you know the mantra of all 12-step programs is to admit you have a problem in order to stop the addicted behaviour. My addiction is luggage. There I said it but I suspect it won’t be going...
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Mother’s Love Bonds
Kerry & TC hanging with the Masai When I was in Tanzania with my good friend Kerry, we visited a Masai village and took part in the women’s dance. Of course there were children and of course Kerry,...
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Warning: politic Alert
(the small p was intentional.) As a traveller I believe that political trends are like pollution, sooner or later they are going to wash up on our shores. Because of that (and so much more) I tend to...
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Pursued
This is not my usual post but a response to a prompt from Tipsy Lit, a writing, reading and drinking site that offers up weekly prompts to challenge writers of all sorts. This is my first effort and of...
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10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Crone = Sore Feet
You have likely already seen the viral vid, “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman” or if you are a woman, many of you have lived it. 10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman This is my perspective, as...
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Wild Animals Are NOT Pets!
Someone left a ping back on my site, which was very sweet of him. But I couldn’t approve it because him and his girlfriend have bought a baby sloth as a pet. This breaks my heart, that this little...
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Introducing My Perfect Carry-On!
Review of the High Sierra Free Wheel Backpack. Luggage is critical to the success of a trip. Really. If it is great, you don’t even notice it but if it sucks, well that’s all you do notice. Ok I might...
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Do you fret about getting sick while traveling?
Maybe “fret” isn’t the right word… sounds too strong for what I’m getting at. But it will do until I think of a better one. I think it is in upper mind due to a rough year of dealing with particularly...
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Urban Train Adventures #1
I promised my niece a visit and thought it would be fun to take the skytrain out to Surrey instead of Bella (my car)… an adventure! I’ve been getting quite fascinated by trains lately and this would...
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When Being in Paradise Sucks
So I will give a warning here: this is going to be a negative posting. Sorry. Well it was bound to happen and I’m impressed it took me till the 4th week to hit the blues wall. Likely being sick didn’t...
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And so it starts….
At the end of a grueling shift my heavy feet make their way out of work. Feeling a bit like a rat on a wheel, I look forward to the brief respite of sleep. My brain suddenly pops and floods with...
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6 Boring Things to do Before You Roam Solo
Is security (or lack of) one of the reasons you are hesitant to go it alone? I get it, it is tough to be in a crisis and you turn to your buddy to scream, “Oh No! What are WE going to do?!” and there’s...
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Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mozambique
Well not so much funny as embarrassing. Really really embarrassing. As in “why the hell am I telling you guys about this?” embarrassing. I missed my flight from London to Johannesburg, therefor causing...
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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Me
I don’t know about you but my life is on my laptop, truly. So you would think I would take better care of it, wouldn’t you? I mean considering the massive hassle that would ensue if it were to be...
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The Ripple Effect of 104 Horses
Dearest Mandy; I don’t know if you remember the story of how I found my way to you and Pat and your wonderful herd of horses. I had just got back from Guatemala and was already sniffing around for my...
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10 Tips to Stop the Pervs While Travelling Solo
Recently I got real wound up reading a post by a solo woman traveller. She wrote about a pervy older guy getting all up in her face, all aggressive and started following her from island to island,...
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The White Towel Has Been Waved and Thrown
I was so hopeful that I had beaten this nasty bug. A day at the spa was just what my imaginary doctor ordered. I felt pummelled and wrapped in mud and filled with wonderful food and wine. I arrived...
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Unexpressed Amends
Jan/18 I hate f**king up, I really do. I especially hate f**king up when it hurts a kid or an animal. It hurts to have to sit with it and not have the opportunity to make amends. Definition of make...
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When Your Inner Teenager Is Your Travel Agent
I decided I wanted to have it down in ‘print’ how crazy my inner teen is. It is tough for her to live in a 65-year-old body but no tougher than she is on my body! My Grand Adventure started out so...
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