Thanks to Ben’s work, we have an opportunity to be in Paris for a few days. Oh what a hardship! In Spring! In Sri Lanka there is no Spring of course, just eternal summer ~ with wet and dry seasons,…
A fellow nomad in Puerto Rico (Part 1)
Every so often, one gets to meet a “kindred spirit”. So it was when Peta met Brook. We were living in Granada, Nicaragua in 2011 ( mas o menos) and Brook, badass surfer girl (originally from Montana), was traveling solo…
Tribute to Mango.
MANGO – a very special soul in the body of an Australian Shepherd, enriched all of our lives for eleven years. Mango was funny, intelligent, curious, stubborn, determined, cuddly and lovable. He loved good French cheese and watermelon and hated…
Marrakech, Morocco ~ with our own Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie?? Whaaat? Those of you who know Ben well, know that he is rather enamored of Angelina Jolie. Always was. Not only for her beauty, but also her life’s work as an ambassador for refugees as UN Goodwill Ambassador.…
Living in the sacred city of Pushkar, India.
In our now 14 months old Asian adventure, we have redefined for ourselves the definition of “living here”. Whereas there is usually some concept of extended time associated with “living here’, we have come to think of living in a…
A week in Mumbai, India ~ with Brook
Of all the characters who have floated in and out of lives during the six years we lived in Nicaragua, Brook was always the most unpredictable. A knock at the door… and a whirlwind of energy and adventure would enter.…
Visit from down under ~ reunion in Hoi an, Viet Nam
This is a tale of a lasting friendship between two South African teen-agers, Peta and Franki… who once upon a time, in a land far far away… conspired to enjoy their time together… and occasionally rebel against the authoritatian South…
Our first visitor! a sign that we are “home” in Hoi An, Viet Nam Lois from Cincinnati
Our first friend to jump on the opportunity to join us in Vietnam, is my life long friend Lois (aka Lo, Loi, Loee po…). We go back to my Cincinnati days, before our kids were born and have dealt with…