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Tag Archives: travel
Fool me once…. #32.
A week or so ago, my wife, Susie and I trekked our way North from Florida to Indiana. I did get a column for my weekly effort as well as an aggravated backbone out of the ride. We left our … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, food, gross stuff, humor, loogootee indiana, nostalgia, old folks, there's one born every minute., travel
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So how do you get to Florida?
We are currently in Florida trying (and succeeding) to get away from the bad weather in Indiana. We have been making this trek for about ten years now and arrived just before the New Year at about the same time … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, History, nostalgia, travel
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road trip part three – smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette.
This post really has nothing to do with cigarettes but it does have too do with smoke – Forest fire smoke. I only mentioned cigarettes because I had that old song in my head after I typed ‘smoke, smoke’. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged History, humor - a little bit, nostalgia, senior citizens, travel
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2013 northwest road trip – part 1.
Late last spring, my wife, Susie and I received an invitation for a late summer party to surprise my sister-in-law, Julie, on her birthday. Even though the party was to be in California, there was no question that we would … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, humor, old folks, train travel, travel
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Some recommended travel Stops (With a caveat)
We, (Susie, myself and Fiona II, our fifth wheel) left Estero, Florida the first week of March planning to set up shop in Panama City Beach at St. Andrew’s State Park. I initially planned to make the 520 mile trip … Continue reading
The evolution of Geetwo, traveling man.
In our early years of retirement, when we left wherever we had spent the winter months, we usually drove hell-bent for leather towards Indiana. This was mostly my doing, Susie is more than willing to dilly dally along the highways … Continue reading
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Tagged food, humor, museums, Nature, nostalgia, travel
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Streets performers in Quebec City.
We watched these three guys on the plaza in front of the Chatenau du Frontenac in Quebec City. They were just street performers like we have seen in Key West only they were much better than anything I had seen … Continue reading
And even more dining in Quebec.
We visited a couple of different restaurants with our hosts while in Quebec. The first of these was in a small town on the outskirts of Quebec. The restaurant was called Le Carnard Goulu and was unique in that it … Continue reading
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Tagged food, humor, Montreal, Quebec, senior citizens, travel
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Dining in Quebec.
One of the best parts of our trip to the Canadian Province of Quebec was the food. As it turned out, our hosts in both Montreal and Quebec City have those discriminating palates I’ve always wanted to have; serving us … Continue reading
A trip to Quebec.
I have been writing for the past three weeks in my newspaper column about our trip to Quebec and I just finished up another one today. Following is last week’s entry. Romance is in the air. I have learned over … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, History, humor, senior citizens, sex, travel
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