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2018

Medical Insurance

August 5, 2018October 25, 2024Susan

In mid May our medical insurance provider advised us they are getting out of the long term expatriate medical insurance business, therefore cancelling our policy.  With only 3 weeks until we departed on a 15 month tour of Europe this threw us quickly into research mode to find replacement coverage.  Read more →

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Pau and Le Tour de France

August 3, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
Cite de Carcassonne adorned in yellow for Le Tour de France.

We specifically chose Pau at the end of July to be in the area where Le Tour de France would be.  Being avid cycling fans it was a dream of ours Read more →

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Aix-en-Provence, France

July 27, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
The Senanque Abbey just outside Gordes.

We chose to spend a week in Aix in the hopes of timing our visit to see the lavender in bloom.  We did not see as much as I had hoped Read more →

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6 Months By The Numbers

July 21, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
It all started at that little star below Cuba

Currently in Italy we looked back at how quickly our first 6 months has gone by, finding it hard to believe we left Grand Cayman on December 31st.  Read more →

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Mirano, Italy Part III

July 20, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
The Fantinel vineyard.

After my cousin left we did indeed spend the weekend close to home not doing very much other than playing a game of tennis on Sunday.  It was nice not to be in the car on busy highways.  Read more →

Italy, 2018 Italy

Mirano, Italy Part II

July 9, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
The Last Judgement in the Scrovegni Chapel.

Life got busy when my cousin from Guildford came over to stay with us for 4 days in early July.  Our first day trip was to Padua Read more →

Italy, 2018 Italy

Mirano, Italy Part 1

July 3, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
Our apartment in Mirano, with the arched windows.

We are here in Mirano for 3 wonderful weeks, renting from friends in Cayman who own this lovely apartment.  They were kind enough to let us stay in their apartment to enjoy some quiet time Read more →

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Emmetten, Switzerland

June 25, 2018October 25, 2024Susan
The St Gotthard Pass

Our drive through Switzerland from Tasch to Emmetten may have been short but oh my, it was interesting.  First we went over possibly the highest mountain pass we have ever driven over, the St Gotthard Pass.  Narrow, winding roads with 2,000 ft drops Read more →

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Home Free Global Nomads.
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We went ziplining for the very first time in our l We went ziplining for the very first time in our life in Storms River, South Africa.
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I was lamenting the fact that during our Tanzania I was lamenting the fact that during our Tanzania safari I did not see a Rhino close up, so we visited a couple of private game reserves just so I could see some.
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Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, the most beautiful Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, the most beautiful beaches we found during our 2 months.
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Agulhas, South Africa and the southernmost point o Agulhas, South Africa and the southernmost point on the continent.
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Franschhoek, South Africa, what a charming little Franschhoek, South Africa, what a charming little town.
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My absolute favorite South African wine discovery My absolute favorite South African wine discovery 💕 So sad it will be very hard to find now that we have left South Africa
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