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Does The Rain in Spain Fall Mainly on the Plains?
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We are in Barcelona, and while not the plains, it sadly is a bit rainy! This is my first trip to Spain but over the next couple of months we will be here a few times. For now, it is only Barcelona, but in a month or so we come…
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AFRICA! Our Fourth Continent of the Adventure.
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As much as we have loved having our own apartment in Naples, Tommy’s grandmother (Laurie McQuarrie) has come to visit us, and we are taking her around the Mediterranean. So one morning, we said goodbye to our little apartment and took the subway to the port where we picked up…
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Time to Confess!
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Hey Everyone! I hope you are enjoying this narrative on our little adventure. You are probably thinking that it has been unusually stress free for such a major undertaking. And thanks to Sarah, you would be correct. But now that it is resolved I have decided to create a post…
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Time Travel: National Archaeological Museum, Pompeii, and Mt. Vesuvius
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For many of us (as long as you were born before about 2005) the best day of the school week was when the Weekly Reader was given out. From 1928 to 2012 Weekly Reader was a way for elementary kids to learn about the world and recent events. For me,…
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We’ve Moved to Naples, Italy!
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We have left Turkey for Italy. We have moved into a quintessential European apartment in Naples just off from Piazza Garibaldi. Arriving after dark it was a bit unnerving, but the next morning we realized it was truly a great spot. The entrance, inner courtyard, and balcony are just what…
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Hotel Sultanham, Istanbul
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This is just a short post to show why we loved this hotel. In addition to the staff being very kind and attentive to our needs, it was in a perfect location within a quick walk to all the historic sites we wanted to visit (this is critical as Istanbul…
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The Grand Bazaar
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No blog about a trip to Istanbul would be complete without an entry on the Grand Bazaar! Our hotel was about five minutes away and this allowed us to visit several times during our stay. We actually did very little shopping but found it a nice place to walk, a…
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Istanbul: Seeing My Homework In Person
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Living in Ankara, Turkey was a wonderful experience and being there long enough to regularly go to work, make friends at the local market, have quiet family movie-nights and home-cooked meals was the goal of this grand adventure. However, being on a brief “vacation” to Istanbul has been a dream…
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Oh, No! Our Flight is Cancelled!
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Please feel bad for us. We are being forced to stay in this glorious city for one more day! We were supposed to leave tomorrow at 4:00 AM for Naples, but instead we leave about 4:00 PM. AND our hotel has allowed us to stay past check-out for no fee…
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Cats!
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Hello from Istanbul. As I write the post today I am sitting near a cat that looks just like my cat Mazurka who passed away a few years ago. This is a comforting experience as Sarah, Tommy, and I expected that missing our cats might be the biggest challenge of…