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Saying good-bye to Costa Rica
It’s July 7, 2011, and I’ve now been living in Costa Rica for slightly more than 13 months. I leave, probably for good, in three weeks. I have other countries to visit. But what have I learned, and...
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Birthday in Bali – Day 2
Ready to go early Saturday morning after a night of uninterrupted sleep. First, breakfast. Comes with my reservation. Restaurant by the pool. Pancakes, eggs, Indonesian foods, fruit, bread, juice and...
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Birthday in Bali – Day 3
A quick, light breakfast (the Bali coffee is very good) and I met my tour pickup (Tour East), although they were a bit late, and headed off to the volcano for the day. Along for the ride were a couple...
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Penang Day 7 – Down and almost out
I’m posting this report on our last day in Penang before I’ve finished with days 4-6, but thought it needed immediate attention. On our last day of holiday, we decided to have a final beach day and...
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Jogjakarta here we come!
Well, we’re booked for Jogjakarta (or Yogjakarta) for Dec. 27-Jan. 2. I’m calling this my Christmas present to myself (and to Via), since there won’t be much of a Christmas here. Haven’t had a “real”...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
OK, I need to get off the work discussion for awhile and return to the purpose of this blog – to help people understand how to adjust and make your way in a new country, as a resident, not a … Continue...
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A solo tour of Nevis
Woke up Sunday morning early, made some coffee, packed up a Danish and headed for town to try fishing at Gallows Bay Beach, next to the ferry terminal. Didn’t bother, as it is shallow and protected...
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The “Observer” car
Here you have my car. It’s really a community car for editorial that I can take home after work. It is ready to fall apart. But I realized tonight that it is known in the community. I tried fishing...
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A cooking day on Saturday
Cooking day. Decided the T-bones I bought last week were too tough to eat (after trying to eat one and throwing most of it away), so I made beef stew with the last two today. At the same time, it was …...
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A day at the beach
Sorry for all the photos – but what are you going to do when you are one of two men on a beach trip with 10-12 women? And the only one with a real camera (phone cams need not apply). … Continue reading →
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My new (temporary) apartment
Just a few photographs of the apartment interior, plus this morning’s first look at a beach sunrise. Filed under: Hua Hin, Thailand, Uncategorized Tagged: beach, hua hin, kings palace, thailand
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City Beach – A little of everything
There’s no telling what you might encounter on one of Hua Hin’s many beaches. (Well, actually it’s just one long, long beach interrupted by rock outcroppings.) At low tide, these Thais wade into the...
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