Category Archives: Travel
The Italian Market
It’s been years that I’ve wanted to visit the huge Friday market in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia. This week we made it there, undeterred by cold and rainy weather. We were so glad we did. Now, Ventimiglia the … Continue reading
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Céret and Collioure
Onwards to Occitanie, and Céret and Collioure. These small towns are very near the Spanish border, Barcelona a two-hour drive away. We took a forested mountain road to the border, ears popping, taking in peaceful views over wild country and the Pyrénées … Continue reading
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Sète jaunt
Our friends Jamie and Jennifer have been visiting us in Nice, and we took a few days to drive west to visit Sète and Collioure. We’ve traveled together to France before, and also to Japan and Turkey. So this is … Continue reading
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St. Malo
We finally made it to St. Malo. I say “finally” because it’s always loomed large-ish in my imagination. First, there’s the name. “Malo” is one of those evocative Dark Ages names no one has given their child in several … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, expat life, St. Malo, Travel
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An Expat in Vancouver: Train Travel, Foiled
I was up at dark to catch the Amtrak #500 from Portland to Seattle, where after a one hour layover, I would transfer to a bus for the rest of the long trip home to Vancouver. As in the Vancouver … Continue reading
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Tagged Cascadia, Cat Stevens, Days of Heaven, Gladys Knight, Johnny Cash, King Street Station, Peter Paul and Mary, Peter Weir, Portland, Terence Malick, The Impressions, the O'Jays, Train travel, Trains and movies, Trains and songs, Union Station Portland, Vancouver, Witness
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An expat in Vancouver: Train travel
Now that airfares are beyond what’s reasonable to pay, I’ve been forced to resort to the Amtrak train for my Vancouver to Portland travel. There is really just one daily train: the #513 Cascades departing at 6:40am from the Main Street … Continue reading
An expat in Vancouver first impressions: food
I’ve only been in Vancouver a week, so as the post title states these are first impressions. We’ll see how they stand up to time. Diversity Vancouver is practically synonymous with diversity, and much of that comes from Asia. Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged british columbia, Chinese in Canada, Diversity, food, Locavorism, Pacific Northwest, Portland, Travel, Vancouver
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