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First thing! Never go to Europe without taking adaptors for your electrical and electronic devices! All electric or electronic items we brought were useless to us without adaptors. Once you are in Europe you can get Europe to US adaptors, but not US to Europe adaptors which are easier for us to use. …
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Anyone who has been reading the blog knows I have an infatution with murals. Many previous entries have featured murals. It occured to me that Spokane deserves equal coverage. There is an area here that I have noticed murals when I drive past on Monroe Street, but until yesterday I had neglected to …
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Playa Del Carmen is an interesting mix of laidback and frenetic. The frenetic part is the downtown shopping restaurant core; and after dark that energy at least doubles. The laidback part is the energy of the people, even in the frenetic areas. There are lots of vendors hawking things, but many of …
Today was Sheila's haircut day. These are always exciting because of the unknown quality. We went to a stylist recommended by our property manager, Angela. When we arrived at the salon, Jazmin, the stylist, was not there. Instead a young man performed a luxurious shampoo on Sheila. When Jazmin …
As we get ready to move on in a week I am in a reminiscing mood. Since leaving the states, the way I view the world has slowly evolved. Looking back I am anxious to put some shifting perspectives in print. I am going to start with the city of Oaxaca. Talk about shifting perspective! Fond memories of …
