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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Leaving on a Jet Plane

26 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Short, Travel

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Puerto Vallarta

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We are sooo ready for Mexico! But not for the reasons you may think.

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San Francisco Surprise

25 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Louise in Gallery, Travel

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America's Cup, Disney, San Francisco

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I would love San Francisco even if the fabulous firstborn son Ted did not live here. It’s always beautiful, always its unique self, and always full of surprises.
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Snacking with a Noogler

23 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Louise in Travel

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Google, Noogler, Seattle

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Before we leave the US for Mexico, I am eagerly visiting my perfect handsome brilliant sons. I had not bothered them in a long time; motherly visits were overdue.

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Back on the Saddle Again

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Short, Travel

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Portland, travel living

Tom on bike
That’s not a typo. The saddle in question is Buzz’s saddle. Buzz is my (electric) bike. You sit on bike saddles, not in them. And Buzz is in Portland — which is as close as we come to having a home. So you see, I’m back in (and on) the saddle again, both figuratively and literally.

I’ve been thinking about what that means to me.
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Oh Heck No Tech

16 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Louise in Travel

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technology, travel

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Did we tell you? We’re back in the U.S. for a month, catching our breath, visiting relatives, friends, and doctors. You’ve read all the happy chit-chat about our adventures, but you may have noticed that lately that has all been coming from Tom.
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How to Lose Four Pounds with One Click

11 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Short, Travel

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laptop, Mexico, Samsung Galaxy, tablet, travel

My Galaxy Tab, along with the keyboard/case that I bought to accompany it.

My Galaxy Tab, along with the keyboard/case that I bought to accompany it.

I have a modest laptop. Not too big; not too small. Enough oomph to render a video (slowly) now and then. It has now traveled to Mexico, Spain, Greece, France, and Italy and served me well. It is named “Gulliver,” in honor of its many travels.

Alas, with accessories, Gulliver weighs more than five pounds. He travels with case, a power brick, a wireless mouse, a charger for the wireless mouse, and a backup hard disk.

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The Liebster Award

09 Monday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Short

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awards, liebster award, travel

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Like us, Abbey Kaye is an expat and a travel blogger. She writes with a wit that’s not that common among travel blogs, and she travels compulsively. I only “follow” half a dozen blogs personally, and Abbey’s blog (titled “I Love Airplane Food” http://iloveairplanefood.com) is one.

The other day, Abbey nominated us for the Liebster Award, which is given to “up and coming” blogs. A liebster (as an adjective, translated from the German) is beloved, or liked very much. Wow. Thanks, Abbey!

Part of the responsibility in receiving the Liebster Award is to “list eleven random facts about yourself.” Okay. Here goes:

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Landing Butter Side Up

05 Thursday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Travel

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Casa Noble, Los Tules, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta

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Years ago, a British friend, encountering me after one of life’s inevitable missteps, exclaimed, “Tom, you have landed butter-side up!” He meant that I seemed to have recovered well. I’ve been fond of the expression ever since.

The same can be said of the Puerto Vallarta crisis described in the previous post. Here’s the story:

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Just When Things Were Going So Well

03 Tuesday Sep 2013

Posted by Tom in Accommodations, Travel

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deposits, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta

Just when things

A thousand here, a thousand there – pretty soon you’re talking about real money.

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