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What a deepfreeze! The skies were blue but the temperatures of –20 Fahrenheit were enough to freeze one’s little sweet cheeks, if out for very long. Luckily we had a relatively painless car start (didn’t plug in our newly installed block heater last night. Doh!) and were in for a smooth drive and clear skies…

Today I was humbled … I’ve always thought that I’ve been well-travelled, until I observed that I have only travelled 15% of the world’s countries. Oh how I yearn to travel more … so many countries to experience and live in, so little time! I do feel eternally grateful, however, for the enormous opportunities that…

it was a beautiful sunny day to arrive home to our resident country … tender fresh budding trees lined the highways and egg-shell blue skies welcomed us with the waving of a red and white flag (very much reminiscent of the swishing motion Burner, our beloved balloon pilot, often brandished in welcome), warming the cockles…

Trying to figure it all out! Booking a flight beyond a one year return date is pretty much impossible (even if one is willing to pay a premium price and/or make a sacrificial offering to the airlines)!! How frustrating …. in all my years of travel (that would be 15 years to date with a…