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Notes from Home: The Magic of Asking “What If?” & The Next Adventure
“And so onwards…along a path of wisdom, with a hearty tread, a hearty confidence…however you may be, be your own source of experience.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits Two years ago, Herb and I put a deposit on a cruise in 2023 that would take us round-trip from Tokyo … Read More
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Notes from Home: On Seasons, Weather & Timing Our Travels
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden It was a warm June evening as the Seabourn Ovation began its voyage northward from Copenhagen, sailing toward the west coast of Norway. Herb and I … Read More
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Cozy in Copenhagen: Searching for “Hygge” in Denmark’s Capital City
I first fell in love with Copenhagen nine summers ago. Herb and I had spent two days here before a Baltic cruise, and I was immediately smitten with an impossible case of love at first sight. From the colorful canal-front houses in Nyhavn to the old-fashioned charm of Tivoli Gardens to a hidden 19th century … Read More
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