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by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger It was a nice mid-winter day in July when my friend Steeve and I set out from Namibia’s capital city of Windhoek with our exceptional guide, Ian Brown. This meant the temperatures were nicely tolerable, instead of the extreme swelter of summer. The week ahead...
by Sheryl Arredondo Jurries, guest blogger Being a newlywed to a man like Jim opened new worlds to me in the form of hunting and shooting. It all began on our first date with his telling me about his love of the art of clay pigeon shooting, shotgun competitions, and bird hunting. The only...
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Portland, Oregon never ceases to amaze me. We love to visit family there and they are often excited to surprise us with a new wonder. This time it was an early Christmas adventure to The Grotto, The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother. Set on 62 acres,...
by guest blogger, Kate Dernocoeur I had never heard of the Lofoten Islands until I read this: “Take in the magnificent archipelago within the Arctic Circle, with its jagged peaks, sheltered bays of bright blue water, white sand beaches, and windswept grasslands.” A visit there was being pitched...
The Halloween Bunny Ears by Guest Blogger, Linda Laughter. It started over 45 years ago. I was looking for an inexpensive, creative Halloween costume for my year-old little girl. My Mom, a talented seamstress, stepped in and made a Bunny hat. Now bunnies and Halloween are not usually linked...
by Guest Blogger, Kate Dernocoeur For two years (thank you, Covid), reservations for a three-night stay in Norway’s second-largest city lingered, awaiting my eventual arrival. At last! The opportunity came and I grabbed it. I’ll just put it out there: I fell in love with Bergen. Traveling on...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger We went to Nazaré at the suggestion of my longtime friend and master trip organizer, Linda. Our group of six had just completed our main objective (see Generally Write, May 19) and rode the bus two hours north of Lisbon to Nazaré for a couple of days of...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger “Sicily is not Italy.” That is the mantra we heard repeated frequently by Sicilians.” They will remind you that they are an island unto themselves with their own heritage, language, and culture. It is an fascinating paradox of a people...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger As my gateway city to Portugal, Lisbon served (in my mind) only as the place where I would join up with my group. With my attention on the long walk we had ahead, I entered Lisboa, as the locals call it, a bit haphazardly (Lisbon is just the...
By Kate Dernocouer, guest blogger On the eve of unleashing my incurable wanderlust from its two years of Covid-19 restraint, I feel like Snow White awakening from her long sleep. I fret a little about how rusty I am, even for the task of packing for my first of several long-awaited...