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Cartagena
My stay in Medellin was brief. The next morning we flew to Cartagena. Unlike the last internal flight, this one was on time, and relatively quick. The most interesting thing was that the airport bookstore had a number of books … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, food, G Adventures, illness, perfect moment, tourism, travel, travel writing
Tagged banana bread, Cartagena, Colombia, food, fort, fortification, G Adventures, illness, South America, travel, travel writing, writing
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Another Day in Medellin
In the previous post, I forgot to relate the conversation I had with Deb, a retired schoolteacher from Aylmer Ontario. I thought traveling was a retirement thing for her, but in fact she’s been an adventurous person all her life. … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, G Adventures, perfect moment, travel, travel writing
Tagged Boring tour, Colombia, G Adventures, illness, travel
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Highs and Lows
I did something very adventurous yesterday. I went paragliding. I took a 4k video of it, but I won’t be able to load it up until I get back. This is something I have wanted to do for a long … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, adversity, advice, Colombia, G Adventures, illness, perfect moment, travel, travel writing
Tagged Colombia, illness, Paragliding, travel, Upset stomach, writing
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Getting Sick
Thank you everyone for reading about my adventures in Costa Rica. Your comments and encouragement were especially rewarding. I was really on the fence about the trip before going–despite already paying for the thing. Maybe it was nerves, or maybe … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, Costa Rica, disappointment, health, illness, motivation, recover, sick, travel, travel writing, winter
Tagged blog posts, blogging, Costa Rica, flu, health, illness, motivation, photos, rafting, recovery, symptoms, travel, travel writing, Zipline
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Some Kind of Soup For The Soul
Today’s Perfect Moment is a simple act of kindness. And through this act, their true nature has been shown. If you read one of yesterday’s posts (here) you’ll know that I have been feeling under the weather since Wednesday afternoon. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, comfort food, ethnic food, flu, food, friends, friendship, illness, overcome, recover, thanks
Tagged cold, flu, food, friendship, illness, soup, thanks
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Sometimes Nothing Is Okay
Seeing as I was sick, I put absolutely no demands on myself today. There was nothing I absolutely had to get done and whatever I wanted to do was okay. Normally, unproductive days seems stressful to me. Getting absolutely nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, illness, recover, sick
Tagged cold, flu, illness, recover from a cold, recovery, relaxing, rest, sick, taking it easy
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On the Rebound
I seem to be bouncing back quickly from the cold I’ve got. The brutal sneezes have stopped and the congestion seems to be tapering off. Most importantly, my whole body doesn’t ache when I do the simplest of things. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, illness, morning, photography, recover, sunrise
Tagged fog, illness, morning, photo, photography, rebound, recover, sunrise
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Not Finding the Perfect
When you have a long weekend it is hard to find fault with it. When you have a day when you’d normally be working but you aren’t, it is hard to find fault with it. If you have a … Continue reading
Posted in airplanes, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Exodus Travels, holidays, illness, sick, travel
Tagged a cold, dreams, fever dreams, illness, long weekend, the flu, travel, trips
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