Sunday, September 9, 2018

Vigland Park, exploring Oslo, and off to Copenhagen

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Have used Uber three times here in Oslo and each time it was a luxury car: MB S series, BMW 7 series and a Jaguar! Getting around here i...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

San Diego to Oslo observations

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Simba monitors my packing  I always enjoy learning what the full time job is of the ride share drivers. This woman works for a mobile m...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

People watching: a solo adventure

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I love sitting at a Paris or Brussels sidewalk Cafe with a cup of coffee and people watch! In Sydney and Brisbane Australia I found such ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Mexico without a passport

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For over an hour I have been crawling forward inch by inch with no escaping. The blinking red light up ahead reads, “Read...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

I will gift you this jacket

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Grand Bazaar Photo by Mary Strobbe While this is a cautionary tale I have told many times to friends, I have been reluctant to record i...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Murder of an American woman traveling alone in Turkey

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Until friends told me, I had not seen or heard the news of an American woman who traveled alone and was found dead in Turkey, more specif...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Predators on the most vulnerable

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“I will take care of this, you no worry about it,” she said as she waved the invoice around. Repeatedly she stated, “I wi...
Monday, December 17, 2012

A culture of violence

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"I just know I will be murdered. Please do not make me go. " These were the words of a sophisticated woman ...