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Summer in Canada, Health Insurance and SIM cards

September 23, 2024September 24, 2024Susan
Flying into Calgary

We were warned Japan was crazy hot in June so we left a month earlier than originally planned and flew to our home town of Calgary, Canada where we spent the summer.  The 15 hour time difference between Tokyo and Calgary was brutal to get over Read more →

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We are in Calgary for the summer, leaving for Japan in mid September.

“My life was so Good, that I would do it all again.  One Life is not Enough”

My friend, Bruce Goodall,  who passed away in August 2024

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Home Free Global Nomads.
Originally from Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Lived 16 years on a Caribbean Island
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