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Return Engagement
France / International / Italy / Switzerland

Return Engagement

November 3, 2024February 18, 2025

Souzz and I marked 25 years of marriage this year, a life’s partnership that started at—of all places—a putt-putt course. Our meet-up was arranged by our friend Michele, who is …

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Bridge to the Yukon
Alaska / Cabins / Food and Drink / USA / Virginia / Yukon

Bridge to the Yukon

December 3, 2020February 23, 2021

Regular readers (yes, all four of you) know that I write a lot about how food can be a bridge to another time and another place. Sugary breakfast treats are …

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More Bottle, Less Beer
Belize / Food and Drink / International

More Bottle, Less Beer

October 31, 2019August 20, 2020

Belize has a lot of coastline, and a lot of beaches–and we learned on our visit that it also has a lot of beer. But Belize is decidedly not the …

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Stone Woman
Belize / International

Stone Woman

October 29, 2019August 20, 2020

Yesterday in Belize we visited Xunantunich, a Maya archeological site near the Guatemala border (about three hours drive from our AirBnb in Placencia). Humans have been at this site going …

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Elegantly Simple
Belize / Food and Drink / International

Elegantly Simple

October 28, 2019September 9, 2023

Snorkeling and cooking may be an odd pairing, but odd pairings have never stopped us before. So with that (and snorkeling) in mind, we headed out of Placencia in southern …

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Panti Rippas
Belize / Food and Drink / International

Panti Rippas

October 26, 2019August 13, 2020

Souzz and I had so much fun in Scotland and the Faroes this summer that we decided we needed another trip abroad this year. With limited vacation time, we had …

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Friendly, Curious, and Beautiful
Faroe Islands / Food and Drink / International

Friendly, Curious, and Beautiful

August 13, 2019August 20, 2020

We are headed out of the Faroe Islands today, are back to Scotland for a quick overnight in Edinburgh before heading back to the USA tomorrow. We capped off our …

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Ruins and Cows
Faroe Islands / International

Ruins and Cows

August 12, 2019August 20, 2020

Yesterday in the Faroes we started with a visit to the historic village of Kirkjubøur, about twenty minutes drive from the capital of Torshavn. Kirkjubøur is generally considered the country’s most …

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A Long Way To Go For A Screen Saver
Faroe Islands / International

A Long Way To Go For A Screen Saver

August 10, 2019August 20, 2020

Souzz and I are into the next leg of our vacation and arrived in the Faroe Islands last night by way of Edinburgh, Scotland (one of a handful of cities …

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What’s In A Name?
International / Scotland

What’s In A Name?

August 8, 2019August 2, 2025

Wikipedia tells me that the name Ogilvie (also commonly spelled Ogilvy) is well known in Scotland. That’s been reinforced a few times during our travels, like when we introduced ourselves …

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