Recent Posts - page 41
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The Trip Home
Early Monday morning, Pat and I crawled out of bed in anticipation of our 5:30 taxi pickup to the Budapest airport. As Pat took his shower, I read a blog comment from a friend – a quote from Lao Tzu,… Read More ›
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Our final, frenzied days in Budapest
This morning, well before dawn, I dragged a duffel bag stuffed with Pat’s clothes to a nearby alcove where the homeless men sleep. I left it with the hopes they will recognize it as a gift and find value from… Read More ›
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Biking to the Wine Cellars of Eastern Austrian from Bratislava, Slovakia
When we lived in Colorado, Pat biked – up and down mountain roads and around hair pin turns. Me? No way. So it was natural he bought a bike when we moved to Bratislava, and that I did not. Besides,… Read More ›
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Hungarian Cooking Lessons
A few months ago, I stumbled upon an Hungarian cooking class which largely caters to Americans and other western tourists who “want to see inside a real Hungarian apartment” and visit the main market hall – one of the “must… Read More ›
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So How’s the Writing Career Going?
Some time ago, I mentioned I was going to focus on travel writing. Paid writing. Since then, I have written a handful of pitches and a personal essay. I send them off with no expectation of a reply, and I’m… Read More ›
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