Edited December 1, 2024 Cadiz: aka Gaddith. Cadith. Gadi. Coddi. Not quite sure what drew me to plan to visit Cadiz except for the name, which as you can see, can be pronounced many ways. I had never heard of it, but saw on the map that it was near the southwest corner of […]
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48 Hours in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain – Bodegas, Buleria and Bridles of Andalucia
Andalucia! The beautiful region in Spain along its southern coast famous for beaches, surfing, bullfighting, and flamenco. The most well-known cities are Seville, Granada, Malaga and Cordoba offering beautiful architecture, delicious foods and wines and much to see. My first stop in Andalucia was to Jerez de la Frontera, or simply, “Jerez”. Pronounced “Herez”, “Hereth”, […]
Elephants and Orphans in Nepal Part II – I Lop You
Back in 2018 at the beginning of my world travels, I spent a month in Nepal. It was quite the adventurous time! I did a week-long trek from village to village in the rolling hills outside of Kathmandu and went paragliding over Lake Phewa in Pokhara (where I met the infamous Frenchman!) Although I ran […]
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Elephants and Orphans – My Time in Nepal
Edited December 1, 2024 It’s amazing what happens when you walk out the door some days… One day while volunteering at the children’s center in Sauraha, helping with 11 amazing kids, an opportunity I found on Workaway.info, I decided to visit the Elephant Breeding Center near Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal near the […]
8 Unique Adventures in Pokhara, Nepal
Edited December 1, 2024 In March of 2018 I was in Nepal for the first time, and after a few days in crazy Kathmandu and my amazing week trekking the Indigenous Peoples Village to Village route, I spent a week in Pokhara. This is where I tried paragliding for the first time, relaxed (sort of, […]
Magical Madagascar! Of Lemurs, Skulls, Charming Children and Baobab
Edited December 2024 I never, ever, EVER! thought I’d travel to Madagascar! It just wasn’t on my radar at all – but when my friend Piu invited me to join him and his group of French paragliders to explore this amazing island, I could not say no. And since “just say yes!” has been my […]
10 Reasons to Visit Beautiful Ile De La Réunion 🇷🇪
Edited December 2024 After three incredibly amazing weeks exploring the wonders of Madagascar, our group of French paragliders and I flew to La Réunion for more aerial adventures above this tiny island in the Indian Ocean. The island is one of only a handful of places on the planet that has reliable and consistent flying […]
Up in the Air – Balloons and Sunrise in Cappadocia Plus Caves
Updated May 2022 I had never even heard of Cappadocia before. But somehow, I stumbled across some photos on the internet, probably on one of my Facebook travel pages I follow. There were photos of hot air balloons – not just a couple, but hundreds! So many brightly colored, brilliant, gorgeous balloons floating magically over […]
House-sitting in Tuscany: Livin’ the ‘Villa Loca’!
Updated October 2022 Want to know how I landed here in Tuscany in an incredibly amazing 15th- century villa as a caretaker for two months, with free accommodations and my very own room, all for spending just a couple of hours each day doing some flower watering and picking up any bits of trash that […]
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Castles, Caves, Canoeing and the Countryside. The Dordogne Valley.
After four hectic, busy, incredibly amazing famous-art-viewing days in Paris I arrived in the Dordogne Valley via train – an easy, comfortable ride of about 5.5 hours southwest. My friend, Piu, who (whom? Gaah. I never remember which is correct!) I met in Pokhara, Nepal, met me at the station and brought me to his […]
