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Return to Ikaria
When I started to outline some posts about the week we just spent on Ikaria, I was astonished to discover that I have written only once about the island in the eight years I’ve kept this blog. Since moving overseas … Continue reading
Posted in Expat experience, Family, Greece, Ikaria, Islands
Tagged Arethousa, citizenship, house, Ikaria, kafenio, property, taxes
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The Nile in style
There are so many ways to enjoy the Nile. You can take a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan. Andreas calls this trip Egypt’s E ticket ride (I try to remind him that the number of people who actually remember … Continue reading
Posted in Around Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Tagged boats, Christina yacht, cruise, dinner cruise, felucca, Nile, Nile cruise
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Amarna
Once again I return to the blog after a long absence. I made a January resolution to get back to it, but here it is already the end of March. Well. Let’s pick up right where we are, and if … Continue reading
HCMC
Our last stop in Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh City, still sometimes called by its old name of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City is a lot of syllables). HCMC is modern, stylish, urban, and also full of history. Andreas had … Continue reading
Mekong Delta
We spent most of our week in Vietnam in urban areas – Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An, and HCMC – so I was pleased to fit in a day in the Mekong delta countryside. Andreas and I don’t take a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Elsewhere, Food
Tagged bicycle, birds nest soup, boat, Cao Dai, food market, Mekong, rice, temple, Vietnam
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Hội An
The travel guides describe Hoi An as a laid-back town, a well preserved example of an ancient trading city. What they don’t mention is that those 600 year old shops are now filled with key rings, joke T-shirts, brand name … Continue reading
Hải Vân Pass
Our next destination was Hoi An, billed as an old trading port city with a well-preserved historic district. There is a bus from Hue but I read that if we took it we would miss the best of the scenery … Continue reading
Huế
We nearly missed our train over these crispy pancakes. If we had, it would almost have been worth it. They are a Hanoi specialty and they are very very tasty. But as it turned out, we ate our pancake dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Elsewhere, Food
Tagged Forbidden Purple City, Hue, Imperial City, Perfume River, train, Vietnam
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Ha Long
Any “10 top things to do in Vietnam” list will tell you that a Ha Long cruise is essential. Towering rainforest-topped islands rising out of the misty bay make for an atmospheric and highly Instagrammable situation. Not that I Instagram … Continue reading
Hanoi
We haven’t traveled much in Asia. The omission is intentional; it’s long been our plan to move to southeast Asia and explore from there. But we just signed on for our eighth year in Africa, so maybe it’s time to … Continue reading
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