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Farewell to Çorovodë
I’m writing to you now from the rooftop terrace of my riad in the medina of Fes, Morocco. We’ll get to that, but there’s some catching up to do. The last time I wrote I was halfway through my stay … Continue reading
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Tagged Albania, Albanian food, Çorovodë, balkans, europe, Flamingo Revolution, Free Range Rodeo, Persephone, pomegranate, Skrapar, slow travel, solo female travel, Tirana, Tirana protests, travel
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Long Strange Trip
Hello from Çorovodë, Albania! I just re-read my last blog post and started laughing – I sounded like (and was!) an absolute train wreck. So – first things first – Franklin has a little girl of his own. He’s going … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Albania, Çorovodë, Berat, Free Range Rodeo, jet lag, life, London, masked traveler, overpacking, perpetual travel, slow travel, solo travel, Southall, Tirana, travel, travel memoir, travel writing, travel-tips, women who travel, writing
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Moving Pieces
Life has been moving very, very quickly the past two months in ways that are not at all visible from the outside. I’ve been putting together the next year of my life one tiny piece at a time – meaning, … Continue reading
The Saga Continues
Let’s start with some good news: I’m not dead yet! I had to abandon all sorts of ships, run all the way home to my parent’s basement in Delmar, NY, turn the air purifier on high, slow way down, eat … Continue reading
The end of the trail…
Well – this is a hard one to write but there’s no sense in sugar coating the news. The ponies and the wagon and everything that goes with them are offically for sale. This hasn’t been an easy decision, I’ve … Continue reading
Shake, Rattle – Roll?
Surprise! I’m writing this from my cousin Sue’s place in Wheaton, Illinois. Thick is here with me. The ponies are in the care of Cindy and Ken in Desoto, Indiana. Chad is bringing them water with his tractor. The Mustard … Continue reading
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Lighter on the Lines
Tuesday morning I feel beaten up on every level. I’m not proud of how I handled last night. My arms and shoulders ache, bruises in full bloom on my left leg, hip, side, my left wrist is scabbing over and … Continue reading
Apart From That, Mrs. Lincoln…
Tuesday the 19th of May. I’m lying in the back of the covered wagon, in a big empty metal barn at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Ohio. I’m literally trembling all over. I’m thinking “I can’t do this, I … Continue reading
The untold story – part 1
The ponies and wagon emerged from the trailer at Hepburn Feed and Supply, chosen via google maps for their distance from my next host (13 miles) and their driveways and parking lots which offered ample space to unload and get … Continue reading
