Category Archives: Travel Travel is a great way to bring your assumptions to the fore. When you’re at home, living a steady routine, you mostly know what to expect day to day, and you may not even be aware of the decisions you make based on your assumptions. Traveling has a way of knocking you in the head […]  When you’re traveling, there are inevitably some days when you wish you could just teleport back to the comforts of home. Today is one of those days. There’s nothing in particular that sets off a day like this for me; it’s always a combination of things, little annoyances that grow into a festering pile of the […]  I am in India. Hubby and I left home Wednesday, November 20th, arrived in Bangalore on Friday, the 22nd, and we expect to be here until late January, possibly longer. When I first confirmed to my family that we were indeed relocating to India temporarily, my mom burst into tears. Here I am in my […]  I am not a bird person, but I am loving the birds here in Australia. They are so exotic! After seeing some Australians kick at pigeons in Melbourne, we asked our landlord about the local bird situation. He gave us the inside scoop on the war between native birds and interlopers, including pigeons and mynas, […]  We heard a few good pieces of wisdom while ringing in the new year this evening: A man on an elevator said, “Here’s to making this year better than last year,” and a fellow travel enthusiast who is tempting me to buy a piece of contemporary aboriginal art said, “When in doubt, buy! [at least […] |
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