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Rocamadour, France

December 10, 2024Susan

Nestled in the heart of southwestern France stands the sacred village of Rocamadour, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Built on 3 successive levels, old stone houses, majestic towers and a castle keep cascade off the cliff into the Alzou Canyon.  Read more →

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Hello Europe ❤️ First Stop – Versailles, France

December 1, 2024Susan
Palace of Versailles

Following Mexico we had a brief 12 days in Calgary before flying WestJet non-stop from Calgary to Paris where we began a 16 day sightseeing journey down to the The Algarve in Portugal.  When we landed in Paris we were taken aback how heavily it was snowing Read more →

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Why we came back to Loreto Bay, Mexico

October 29, 2024November 13, 2024Susan
Harvest Moon rising over Loreto Bay

How did we end up spending 8 weeks in Loreto Bay, Mexico?  Well, as we were contemplating our fall travels, the Schengen limits and moving around Europe, staying longer than 90 days became a little more work than we felt like doing.  We are committed to flying out of Lisbon on February 17 Read more →

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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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Tokyo, Japan

August 16, 2024November 6, 2024Susan
The Hanazono Shrine

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over 14 million residents.  The greater Tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with 40.8 million residents.  Read more →

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Riding the Bullet Train in Japan

August 1, 2024November 6, 2024Susan
Our chariot awaits

Riding the bullet train in Japan was on our wish list of things to do.  Using The Man in Seat 61 website we researched Japan trains and purchased our tickets one month in advance, the maximum allowed, on the Shinkansen high speed train from Hiroshima to Tokyo.  Read more →

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Hiroshima, Japan

July 27, 2024November 6, 2024Susan
Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall aka The Atomic Bomb Dome

Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in history and was arguably the most devastating historic event in modern history.  Why did the USA drop an atomic bomb here and one in Nagasaki?  Read more →

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Seoul, South Korea

July 1, 2024November 6, 2024Susan

After 36 years of Japanese colonial era rule, Korea was liberated on August 15, 1945 at the end of the second world war.  However, no decision could be reached about who would control the country.  The USA and the Soviet Union agreed to arbitrarily divide the country Read more →

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

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Home Free Global Nomads.
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