USA | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [906] | Comments [1]
Menla Mountain Retreat Center Check out the website (menla.org) -- One of the main word to describe what it feels like here with mountains and woods and mountain streams, and valley floor, is: immense. Dave says it’s like a big natural amphitheater, ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 11 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [381]
We made a brief stop in New York City, and took some pictures to prove it. I have to make a separate entry in order to put it on our map. Our map complete with flags for the places we've been can be accessed by clicking on the About Frances and David ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [527]
We came into Richmond, Va, just after 5 p.m., on our way to New York with a 5 hour layover. As we came into the station at Richmond, there was a group of people standing and staring at a huge television screen, broadcasting the news about the Free ... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [458]
Rilke talks about patience in meditating on the unresolved issues in one’s life, on living the questions rather than seeking the answers. Our friend, Cushla (Maori healer whom we met in Santa Barbara) reminded us, in a recent note, that it is "... Read more >
USA | Wednesday, 9 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Tuesday, 1 Apr 2008 | Views [426]
While we were working in the Chapel Hill area, we thought it a great opportunity to visit our cousin Joanne, her husband Steve and their three boys. The eldest is in Kindergarten and the youngest is newborn. We finally got together at the end of our ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [586] | Comments [5]
I'm working outside on a beautiful sunny day in North Carolina. It's the first day of spring and the temperature is a perfect 20 degrees (approx. 68 celsius). Cleaning out the leavings of the fall/winter season, gathering some fire wood, planting kale ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [405]
We finally decided upon taking a bus to Durham, North Carolina where we would catch a bus to Chapel Hill, where our host could pick us up... We spent overnight on the bus, and were fine until sometime in the afternoon when my head hit the table of ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [619]
We stopped off in Greenville, North Carolina where we hesitated between going to Ashville, staying overnight in Greenville, and going on to Durham. We bought groceries and stopped in a Chinese restaurant where they were very kind to us with advice, using ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [491]
We arrived in Atlanta on March 13th, waited forever in a line up of people 'other than Americans' and when they found out we were Canadian, they just whisked us right through and that was that for customs. It was another story trying to get out of the ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [2289] | Comments [4]
It was a treat to stay on at Finca AMRTA for over two months. Just before we went to Costa Rica, my friend Susanne asked whether I wasn't missing any creature comforts. I came up with two things: a kitchen in which to try out new eating ideas, and a ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 8 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery
While we were at Cascade Verde, our friend Nick took us on a tour of Finca Carolina
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COSTA RICA | Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [1157]
Uvita is just past Dominical which is a surfer town. Both towns border the Pacific Ocean. On the bus on the way out, we noticed Finca Ipe (the organic farm which provided the original inspiration for Costa Rica as our travel destination). After we ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Views [707]
On our way to Costa Rica, we stopped in Atlanta on December 28th, and spent the night in a hostel. A fellow there named Sam regaled us with stories based on his political humour, and he kept us up (in stitches) all night. We had 3 hours sleep before ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
On our way to Cascade Verde
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USA | Sunday, 16 Dec 2007 | Views [1835]
The Tree Of Life health/spirituality retreat attracted us to Arizona. So, after several days enjoying Santa Monica, we took a Greyhound to Tuscon. The first thing that struck us on the bus trip was a change of air from California coast moistness to ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 16 Dec 2007 | Views [748]
Sorry folks! We lost our pictures of Santa Monica, Tucson and Patagonia. Not quite sure how it happened, -- I think I must have accidentally erased them -- but we’ll just have to make do without them now, and share some highlights from those visits.... Read more >
USA | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Friday, 7 Dec 2007 | Views [717] | Comments [1]
I feel like I’ve been making a bit of a hash of these travel reports; but, I am on the plane to Costa Rica and it would be so nice to be caught up! The end is in sight as I’ve actually written up most everything else and all I have to do is go through ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 4 Dec 2007 | Views [1358]
As we are packing for the bus, we receive a positive response from one of our enquiries. Mary of Crows End Retreat Center says that they are in transition and that there really isn’t any more room for any wwoofers; but that we can come and visit the ... Read more >
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