Category Archives: Gulliver Tuesday

Learning to Be Real

Purple water lilies

A friend wrote to me the other day and asked, “How are you really doing?” I smiled because I knew exactly what she meant. When I started my blog two years ago, I was entering one of the darkest, most painful times of my life. Everything seemed to hit me at once and continued to...

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Good-bye Amsterdam, Hello London!

Amsterdam skyline

Good morning, luvs! Yesterday I bid farewell to my beloved – but oh so stormy -  Amsterdam and flew to London. My parting was bittersweet knowing I’m leaving behind family and friends who mean a great deal to me. But I’m so excited about this next phase of my life, starting with a few days...

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A Tuscan-Style BBQ at an Italian Villa

Tuscan mural

My first night in Montepulciano, Italy I found myself sitting at the train station in the glow of the setting sun, watching the local gang of old men assemble at cafes and under trees for their evening ritual of chit-chat with their mates. My family arrived just as the sun disappeared and whisked me off...

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The Cliffs of Gozo

Gozo cliff

One of my favorite moments in Malta was on the island of Gozo, as I strode the glorious cliffs towering above the Mediterranean with my dear American and British friends Barbara, Janet and Colin. The sun blazed down on us as we stepped carefully along rock-strewn pathways, stopping to gaze in awe at the stunning...

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Shutters, Courtyards and Stone Walls in Malta

Maltese courtyard

It’s always a bit scary reserving rooms in a country you’ve never visited, a house you’ve never seen. But I needn’t have worried when I booked rooms at the Knights in Malta Bed and Breakfast in Naxxar, Malta. Our host – a kind British man named John – picked us up at the airport and...

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