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The View from Here
Currently posted up in the Alps in a tiny home (it’s part of the Homnest network). We let the wind blow us where it might, and it blew us here. FranceAlpsTravelTiny Homes
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Vercors Massif
Ok, so we’re not in the Alps per se, but rather in the Vercors Massif, a French Alps-adjacent range that is, nonetheless, spectacular. Yesterday we drove along roads labelled route vertigineuse to...
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L'Écrin D'Éden
“I hope it’s ok that I checked with Myriam to see if we could go horseback riding in the morning,” said Lisa, as I came into the tiny house. Which is how we found ourselves on horseback yesterday,...
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Yes, we’re eating lunch at McDonald’s…
Sometimes EV charging exigencies call for drastic measures. To McDonald’s France credit, every single piece of packaging on our tray was compostable or reusable, including the French fry container.
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Passage
La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière and La Tour métallique de Fourvière in Lyon, through a passageway that runs through the corner of a building. FranceLyon
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Red Shoe
Out for a morning walk in Lyon with L&L. Warm. Sunny. Found a market. Had coffee. FranceLyon
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Paris Vélib’
I left L&L to adventure on my own this afternoon, heading to Bois de Vincennes by bus, and then grabbing a Vélib’ to cycle through the park. The Vélib’ system was very easy to use: I downloaded...
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Frecciarossa 1000
We squeezed in an extra day in Lyon over the weekend, which was lovely, as Lyon is a lovely walkable city and our hotel — the Pilo in Croix-Rousse — was in a lovely walkable neighbourhood.On Sunday...
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Flights Climbed
My “flights climbed” count went from an average of 17/day to 81/day while on vacation. Yes, climbing the Eiffel Tower bumped up the average, but there’s a lot of stairs climbing in regular everyday...
View ArticleHow much mobile data for a two week trip to Europe?
In advance of our trip to Europe I ordered three prepaid SIM cards from Orange—the Orange Holiday Europe 20GB package. This included 20GB of data, 1,000 international SMS, and two hours of...
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Sterling Stratton
Sterling Stratton died this week.When I landed on Prince Edward Island for a job interview at the PEI Crafts Council in the winter of 1993, one of the first people I met was Sterling. Sterling was...
View ArticleOff Grid is an LARP
From servers, sewers, alienation:You’d think this “independence” might drive a person toward that problematic pioneer fantasy, but it only underlines to me how self-sufficiency is a LARP. Sure, we...
View ArticleDo you read me (in English)?
From the do you read me?newsletter, Why do we speak English in Berlin?:In 2021, artist, researcher and curator Moshtari Hilal and political geographer Sinthujan Varatharajah held a talk on Instagram...
View ArticleTravel Notes to our Future Selves
We had a household debrief after returning from two weeks in France, and here is our advice to our future selves about travel:Don’t check bags. Don’t take neck pillows.When taking backpacks, make sure...
View ArticleThelma vs. Duck
In her post Quakers, Thelma writes about her encounters with a duck, beginning:> Flapping sounds coming from a chimney usually means trouble for both the flapper and the homeowner.That’s as good an...
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Random Snippets at the School Dropoff
“Well, I just really like Kerri Russell…”“I haven’t seen her in forever… what was she in?“Felicity!”—“I think I’m gonna be back here this afternoon with my regular. Catch you later…”—“Well, we do get...
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Killer Tree
Curious flagging tape on the Camp Tamawaby Demonstration Woodlot Trail in Grand River.
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Lisa took a lot of photos of me in front of green doors. FranceLisa ChandlerPhotosGreen
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