In high school, I worked at a coffee shop that opened at 5:30 AM. If we opened at 5:35 AM there were disgruntled people waiting and complaining. My boss hammered into us the importance of timeliness …
Massive Destruction With Minimal Interruption
Every morning my husband and I unlatch the century-old, aquamarine shutters that colorfully protect our seaside apartment. Our rooms are a very small part of a stone villa that has been welcoming …
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Passion for The Pooch: Italian Four-Legged Family Members
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ~ Groucho Marx A woman with an Irish wolfhound bigger than my six-year-old boarded a bus we were on, headed …
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Help Is on The Way
I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in. ~ Virginia Woolf We locked ourselves in and out at the same time We recently rushed out …
You Really Shouldn’t Have …
I will never forget my third-grade teacher. She stood at the front of the room most days, yelling commands such as: You should do your homework before you go out to play. You do not have any …
Three Important Myths of Authentic Travel
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. ~Marcel Proust People often write to us asking for our tips on creating an authentic …
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