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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Timeshares and other exclusive hotels

When I was younger, I thought timeshares were the exactly wrong way to vacation. Why would anyone need more than a basic hotel room.. Most of your vacation time would be outside of the hotel. When we were in Europe we stayed in one and two star hotels with the bathroom down the hall. We were usually... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 8, 2005

Mazatlan in December

Last year, my husband and I went to Puerto Vallarta in December. The weather was perfect. This year, I booked to late and went to Mazatlan instead. It is too cool for December. The beach is cool and windy with overcast days. I have been learning to swim and it is too cool to swim. It is too cool to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

What to do with my time

I like to talk with friends. Meanwhile, I might as well cook. Next time, I'm going to bring fresh vegetables along with clean water. I will peel carrots and chop, chop up celery, mushrooms, and potatoes. I will put them on a platter for appetizers and then cut up some more for a pot roast. I want to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

An easy wardrobe

For business travel, all you need is to wear a pair of jeans and sweatshirt and bring a suit, dress pants two blouses, three pair of nylons, underwear, heels, and a packable raincoat. If your suit is black, you can wear almost anything with it and look different. For for an evening out wear the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 10, 2005

Find a New Way of LIfefl

Traveling whether in a tent or in a hotel can teach us a lot about living. We try new things. Sometimes we end up complicating our life, other thngs we simplify it. Ever since I traveled to England, I have been trying to figure out a way of traveling with clothing that doesn't wrinkle and always... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 5, 2005

Washing dishes and camping

How do you wash camp dishes? We don't have a lot of water and what we have is cold. I'm going to wash dishes with a spray bottle and rinse off with a spray bottle. for hot pans, I'm going to wipe them off with a palmolive washing cloth, and rinse with hot water. For utensils, I'm going to soak in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Salem, Oregon A Capital City

Salem in an unusual city, it has all of the correctional facilities for the state in one city. They have highway clean up crews composed of inmates from the prisons. They also have the main mental hospital there. It doesn't however seem to be a dangerous city. I usually feel afraid in dangerous... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 11, 2004

Travel is good for the spirit

You can rest, enjoy and learn. For this reason and more I love to travel. But right now, I am looking forward to going home. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Time shares versus hotels.

Time shares are by far the most expensive way to travel. No one in their right mind would travel that way. However, we own two of them with two different companies. Why? We were tricked into them by our unconscious mind which desired a break from all of our problems. With timeshares you need to use... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 9, 2004

Missing Home

I left on September 30 the for Salem and am still her October 9. I missed Brenda's appointments with her surgeon, her psychiatrist and my appointment with my chiropractor and my eye doctor. Kelly looked so bad that I had to stay. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. She couldn't follow my... Sign in to see full entry.

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