Tag: Beaches
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July in New England (Summer 2022)
Every summer we make a trip back to the East Coast to visit family. This year, we also had the chance to celebrate my goddaughter’s graduation and enjoy an extended family reunion with C’s family in Maine. Despite a few hiccups (most notably, N breaking her toe and being on crutches for the week), we…
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A Trip to Tampa for Two (Fall 2021)
In October/November 2021, C and I took a quick trip to Tampa, Florida. C was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, and I wanted to be with him for this exciting honor. Before the induction ceremony and related conference, though, we decided to spend a few days relaxing in Clearwater Beach. We stayed at…
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Hawaii – Only 1.5 Years Late! (Christmas 2017)
I have had grand intentions of writing this blog post since Christmas 2017. (It’s May 2019). Oops! Better late than never, though, so here we go! As a way of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, my in-laws invited the whole family (their three kids and their spouses and all seven grandchildren) to spend Christmas in…
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Ihla Bela – Muita Bela (Fall 2016)
Getting There If you’ve ever said, “Gee, I don’t much like flying” or “Four hours is a really long time to be in an airplane,” or “Wow, that three hour time change is really getting to me,” I would not recommend traveling from Hong Kong to São Paolo, Brazil. There were no direct Hong Kong-São…