the people you meet, the things you see…
One thing I have thoroughly enjoyed through my global wanderings is the people I have met. Most of the posts until now have been about the things and places I’ve seen, which I have thoroughly enjoyed...
View Articlesome Florence lights of Christmas
Throughout central Florence streets and the Oltrarno, many streets are trimmed with beautiful lights to celebrate the holiday season – early December to January 6. Some change each year,...
View ArticleMy Twelve Days of Christmas are done…
Over the past 12 days, to celebrate the change of year, I have updated my Italy gallery with photos from each month of 2014… Looking back I see so many wonderful moments shared with amazing friends –...
View Article…a week of fun – Day 1
What started as a moment of silliness has turned into something that I suspect will be a lot of fun… Celebrating my birthday week with friends and different occasions. As with most Saturday mornings of...
View ArticleIn with the new
Welcoming the year with sunshine For the past six New Year’s Days, I have tried to be very mindful of how I spend the day – sometimes with more thought than others… It all started on a Christmas trip...
View ArticleCelebrating life at 40
Turning 40 Around the World – The Finding 40 Project One of the great joys of turning 50 was knowing that no matter what I had thought my 40’s would be, I hadn’t begun to imagine the people I’d meet...
View Article…the people you might have met
Yesterday was a fabulous day visiting Pisa and Lucca with friends. The sun shone, the conversation flowed, and many photographs were taken. In many ways, this is unremarkable because that is what...
View ArticleA day in the country, an evening in the city – Day 2
One of the lovely things of having lived in Florence for almost two years (26 sleeps to go!) is that I have started to develop some friendships with incredible people, who also love the country and the...
View ArticleFinding some happiness
My life as an expat has had many great joys – some of them are huge, some of them tiny. What surprises many, including me sometimes, is how I have moved through the past 27 years, with many days of...
View ArticleThe roads I travelled
2016 was an interesting year filled with travel – a true delight! I’ve enjoyed time with family in the UK and Australia, old friends visiting from Canada, and making new friends in Sweden – how could...
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