Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Packing Disaster Zone

Posted on January 31, 2012 by debbie

Murray and I started to pull out “stuff” the other day and now our living room looks like a disaster zone. We have a Murray pile, a Debbie pile and a “to be looked at” pile. Once again, I realized … Continue reading →

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Utila – Starting to Pack

Posted on January 27, 2012 by debbie

As we were brushing our teeth this morning, I mentioned to Murray that we should start our packing process this weekend.  It is only three weeks until we leave.  We may be going to the mountains next weekend, so I … Continue reading →

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Tourists are Targets

Posted on January 25, 2012 by murray

Tourists are targets. You can be a mark for savvy salesmen selling ‘authentic’ goods, you can fall prey to hucksters and hustlers that pose as ‘official’ guides, you can have your pocket or purse picked in a crowded market, or … Continue reading →

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Air Travel Exercises

Posted on January 23, 2012 by debbie

Sitting in an airplane for hours on end can be very cramped. Muscles start to tighten up, feet may go to sleep and other muscles may start to get sore. Quite a few years ago, we were flying Lufthansa to … Continue reading →

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Hypothermia

Posted on January 19, 2012 by debbie

Murray tried to go skiing at Sunshine Village on Monday and it was so cold that they were not letting people onto the hill.  He went to Mount Norquay instead and skied for a couple of hours.  It was very … Continue reading →

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Moraine Lake Road

Posted on January 16, 2012 by debbie

We find ourselves in Canmore this weekend.  Let me explain. Months ago, we heard that one of our favorite artists, Laurie Anderson, would be playing in Calgary as part of the High Performance Rodeo ( https://www.hprodeo.ca ), an international arts … Continue reading →

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Trip Research. Step 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by murray

Yesterday I started bookmarking African safari web sites on my computer. Oh man, there are a lot of them. This is not going to be easy. We are going to have to modify the process we use to choose our … Continue reading →

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The Process Begins Anew

Posted on January 7, 2012 by murray

We have just about exhausted all the tasks related to our Bhutan/India trip. We have debriefed with the idea of changes for our next trip, worked on all the photos and organized them into a couple of versions of slide … Continue reading →

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Christmas Presents

Posted on January 5, 2012 by debbie

After our trips to Bonaire, India and Bhutan this year, Murray and I talked about changing and adding to some of our gear.  Lo and behold, Santa overheard us and some really cool items appeared under the tree! We have … Continue reading →

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