Veronica James's Blog, page 123
October 12, 2018
Pursuing the Perfect Pub Food
Eating while traveling doesn't have to be fancy. We have found pubs to offer outstanding tasty morsels of wonderfulness that can be regionally enlightening and really help us connect to a place... CONTINUE READING >>
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October 9, 2018
The Insider’s Guide to Canadian Train Getaways
Canada is the second largest country in the world. If you’re aiming to see it all from coast to coast in one trip, cross country train travel is the ultimate way to go... CONTINUE READING >>
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October 8, 2018
A Little Talked About Sign of Aging
Here's the thing. My best features come from my Romanian roots. I've always enjoyed having dark hair and blue eyes. I am psyched that my "gray" hair is silver, some people pay big bucks for that. Dracula was Romanian, and by most accounts was a particularly handsome man-thing.That being said, we Romanians are a very hairy people. My beloved Grandpa not only had follicles growing out of his ears, but in his later years his lobes looked like small woodland creatures. My stunningly gorgeous mother had quite the collection of... CONTINUE READING >>
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Only One Day in Paris? Here’s What to do!
What if you only had one day to spend in Paris?
How could you spend it and see the highlights?
What if you have a week, but have no idea where to start?
We have the answer! Find out how we saw Paris' most famous landmarks - including lunch in the Eiffel Tower and dinner on the... CONTINUE READING >>
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October 3, 2018
Doing Paris Like We Live There
Since we have been to Paris a few times, we decided that we would like to see it the way our daughter and her husband do… as home.
So we set out to discover their neighborhood in the relaxed style of a local...
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September 27, 2018
Life After Kids
When Veronica and I began to think about our life after raising kids one of the first things we did was Google "empty nesters." We wanted to see if anyone else was looking at this the same way that we were. With a feeling of “isn’t it great that the kids have moved out, and we'll have life to ourselves again?"
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September 22, 2018
Hunting the Big 5 with our Camera – Safari South African Style
As luck would have it.
The phrase doesn’t necessarily refer to good luck; sometimes it can preface a lament of ill fortune.
In the case of our photo safari in South Africa, as luck would have it, we were about as (good) lucky as anyone could get... CONTINUE READING >>
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September 21, 2018
Reykjavík has a Famous Phallic Fascination
We had been intrigued, no obsessed, with visiting the isolated island nation for nearly a decade, ever since our eldest sent photos and videos of her trip. In typical Gypsynester fashion went right for the weird stuff... CONTINUE READING >>
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September 15, 2018
Shear Madness: Fall Festivals of the Catskills
When autumn arrives in the Catskills, there’s a good bet a party is happening nearby. The explosion of color on the mountainsides brings in folks from far and wide, so putting on a festival is a natural thing to do.
Visit the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, a Sheep and Wool Festival and, because it's October, or shall we say Oktober... CONTINUE READING >>
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September 10, 2018
Making an Impression on Us, or Connecting with the French Art Scene
Paris is known for its art. However, in our endless effort to expand our horizons, we recently learned that venturing just outside of The City of Light can make a lasting impression. At least it did for two of the greatest impressionists ever...
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