Category Archives: Travel

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Nostalgia Vacations and Indoor Volcanoes

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

There was another report this week about the rise in the traditional British holiday. Part of this is down to economics – ever since the financial melt down of 2008 people have had less money to spend on overseas holidays … Continue reading →


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The Unexpected Suppository

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

With French Fried topping the Travel Book bestseller list this week on Amazon.com (and rising to the number 3 biography) I thought I’d post an out-take from the book. I had planned a fun chapter on Health, and the lack … Continue reading →


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Capclave (Part Two – Being There)

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

Two weeks ago it was T-shirt weather. The sun was shining and it was 75°F. Today, winter has come to Normandy. The fields are white and it’s still snowing. So, let’s step into our favourite time machine and return to … Continue reading →


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Capclave (Part One – Getting There)

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

When it comes to travelling to cons, Fate has a habit of trying to dissuade me. The first con I went to – someone threw themselves in front of my train. The second con – the French train drivers called … Continue reading →


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Oahu, Hawaii for Beach Nuts

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Swimming is the miracle exercise. Your body is buoyed by the water, putting little stress on your muscles and joints. You can go at your own pace, pausing when you want and speeding up when you feel particularly energetic. You … Continue reading →


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Dispatches from Spain

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

On Being Laura Anne’s Reports to Prove Writers Can Too Take Vacation Greetings from Spain!  In which I attempt to prove that writers CAN take holiday without doing any work at all…. The players are myself, DAW author Kari Sperring, … Continue reading →


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Two Volcanoes

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

By Linda Nagata (cross-posted from Hahví.net) I’ve lived in Hawaii most of my life, but there are lots of things I’ve never seen and done, so the husband and I have been making an effort to fill in some of … Continue reading →


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New Orleans, First Impressions of the French Quarter, by Deborah J. Ross

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Recently I found myself in New Orleans, where I had never been before, with a couple of days to explore. My first thought was to take a guided tour, and I found a plethora of offerings: walking tours, horse-drawn cart … Continue reading →


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Embarrassing Moments: Nuns on a Train!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Following on from last week’s post about embarrassing moments, here is the promised “Three Nuns in the Railway Carriage.” I was late – a fairly typical state for a 19 year-old student back in the 1970s. My alarm hadn’t gone … Continue reading →


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The Lynx

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Last week my friend Roger and I went out to Bend, the Eastern Oregon city where a lot of retired people in search of sunlight and a dry climate have been settling since the 90’s. From Portland the shortest road … Continue reading →


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