Category Archives: Bootstrap Monday

Sunday Morning Walk On A Tropical Island, Part One

Emao Island Vanuatu

After a hearty and scrumptious homemade breakfast on the beach outside my bungalow, I grabbed sunglasses and camera and headed out for a trek along the main road of Nguna Island, Vanuatu. Before I’d even gone a few steps I caught up with a lovely island woman who beamed at me and fell into step,...

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A Train Ride through the Italian Alps, Part 2

Mountain villa

Mornin’ luvs! Back in October I gave you Part 1 of A Train Ride through the Italian Alps, fully intending to share Part 2 with utmost haste. Alas, “best laid plans” and all that, and here we are in March. Last time we were wandering with my friends Margo, Katy, Kathy and Kate through a...

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Dark Chocolate Gelato and the Shop Doors of Bologna, Italy

Bologna bulletin board

As much as I love the gorgeous old buildings and courtyards of Bologna, I also find great delight in the little unimportant details that make this city so interesting. Like the community bulletin board plastered with all sorts of notices for concerts and films and classes. Some of my favorite such sights are the painted...

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Paris in the Fall and Maple Peach Crisp

Tuileries carousel

After day upon day of dark skies, pouring rain and wild winds, it’s felt like autumn here in Australia instead of summer. And to be honest, I don’t mind one bit. I realized the other day that I’ve been living in perpetual summer since June 2011, and as lovely as that’s been, my soul is...

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A Blustery Day at Deception Bay

Deception Bay mangrove

It was a wonderfully dark and eerie afternoon when Bear and I stepped onto the sandy shores at Deception Bay in Caboolture Shire north of Brisbane, Australia. Storm clouds loomed overhead, threatening to unload their cargo of raindrops at any moment. Being adventurous souls we couldn’t let such things deter us, so we set our...

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