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The Road to Morocco

Posted on November 7, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

The elevator at Hotel Vila Zeus is claustrophobic, a grey metal box just big enough for me and my luggage. It’s slow but it beats two flights of stairs. The bathroom is almost as big as the bedroom, my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, Barb horse, Barcelona, europe, Fes, Fes medina, Free Range Rodeo, hospitality, kindness of strangers, life, menú del día, Morocco, riad, Sea G Rhydr, slow travel, solo female travel, Tirana, travel | 2 Comments

tiny victories and a full belly

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

The refrigerator apartment has a mini-split for heat (power on) and apparently I’m the sort of person who has to unpack everything and get organized before I can even think about going to sleep no matter how exhausted I am? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Çorovodë, Corovode, Albania, Skrapar, Albania travel, slow travel, expat life, living abroad, small town Albania, farmer’s market, language barrier, call to prayer, muezzin, Byrek, suspension brid, life, mental-health, travel, writing | 8 Comments

Long Strange Trip

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

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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Moving Pieces

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, life, reading, travel, writing | 4 Comments

The Saga Continues

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged family, horses, life, writing | 8 Comments

Lighter on the Lines

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

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 →

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Apart From That, Mrs. Lincoln…

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

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 →

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Irons in the Fire

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Sea G Rhydr

Past time for a Real Time update – life is moving so fast! If things go as planned, in two months I’ll be on the road in Ohio with a pair of ponies named Franklin and Theodore and my devoted … Continue reading →

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