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Originally, Dad and I were going to fly into Munich, head to Salzburg, and then spend a week in the Tyrol district. But…I found frequent flyer tickets to Frankfurt. I was planning to use a car anyway. Should I fly into Frankfurt, do part of the Romantic Road, then […]

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It’s cool and and the mountains are softened by very low clouds. I’ve been at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina for a few days. The spouse had business here and I thought, what the heck?
I’m not much of a spa girl. I did splurge on a $1.99 plus tax for polish to do […]

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Oh, not next week or anything, but definitely sometime within the next couple of years. My friend ReAnn has been assigned there on a Peace Corps mission and will ship out the end of August.
I met ReAnn on the photo tour to Ireland in April of 2007. She’s headed here in July so we can […]

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Somehow it’s Friday already. I’ve managed to accomplish most of what I came to do, so I’m goofing off today.
Last night I joined the birders and went owling. First, I didn’t know I was capable of standing still and quiet for 45 minutes, but I did it. The woman leading the group has this […]

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I just got word that a tip on buying Broadway tickets will be in Budget Travel’s June issue. The 10th Anniversary edition article is called “50 Reasons YOU Love New York.”
I get a free magazine out of the deal! (Woo hoo?)

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My favorite May 1st is a 1997 trip to Paris. We were staying at Le Meurice across from le jardin des Tuilerie. I wasn’t familiar with the French tradition where Lilly of the Valley is freely picked and sold on the streets, but a bouquet was delivered with my breakfast, and I was hooked. It’s […]

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Well it’s official. Delta has joined forces with Northwest - who had joined with Midwest a few months ago. (Ok, not formally, but the frequent flyer miles work that way.) We are now the proud owners of more consolidated miles than I ever thought could exist.
Or not.
To be honest, it all makes me […]

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I heard it might snow, so I’m leaving town.
Actually…the kids have a day off school so I’m adding one and taking the youngest to visit her grandparents. It’s 4 days of 80 degrees and sunshine expected in beautiful New Braunfels, Texas.
We love the trip we make every year at about this time. There’s a great […]

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