As my wise friend Sally just said, "You have to be adaptable to do what you're doing." She's so right! As you know, Guadalajara was our consolation prize after Morocco shut down and we really didn't know what to expect. Our first few days left us wondering if we had made a good choice. We …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
Estamos en Guadalajara
I know we've said this before, but we are lucky! Yes, our Fes plans got scuttled, but we made it out of the U.S. after a month-long stay in sunny Florida. Yesterday, we arrived in Guadalajara. We flew from Fort Lauderdale to Houston, where the plane was on time until 10 minutes to boarding and …
We Have a Plan (or So We Think)
First things first or a moment of gratefulness: Thank you, Sandy, for generously allowing us to stay in your home in Florida when we were at loose ends. We had a few days of discombobulation, but sunshine and a comfortable working environment made a huge difference. Florida wildlife and the view from Sandy's patio. After …
Oh, the Drama
We've been a little quiet this past week because we were fitting in four months of social activity into two weeks. Friends, family, Chicago to Baltimore, Thanksgiving, with lots of lunches and dinners and even a bit of work sandwiched in. But, we're on the road again, complete with the latest Covid drama. We're hoping …
Au revoir Nice (pour l’instant)
Today is our last full day in Nice. I know, you're feeling really sorry for us right now. Your heart will bleed when you realize we are toying with the idea of taking the train into Paris tomorrow once we land at De Gaulle. Our flight arrives at 11:15 a.m. and we don't fly out …
Wanderings and musings
Oh Covid. Aren't we all sick (no pun intended) of you!?!?!?! We have been traveling, so we're clearly not in the overly fearful category of Covid-living, but we're also vaccinated and respect the wishes of those around us. We wear masks on public transportation and in stores (and I don't mean chin straps), but we …
By the sea
What have we done so far this week? Do we have to do a lot here? Nice is compact, which means we can walk wherever we need to go. The Mediterranean is a few blocks away, as are beautiful hills. We have spent our mornings strolling along the Promenade des Anglais and marveling at how …
Retour à la maison
OK, not really home, but more familiar territory We returned to Nice Tuesday evening. Compared to Istanbul, the world seems familiar here. We can sort of understand things, systems make sense and there's a Monoprix! Before we left Istanbul, we had some last-minute eating to do. Turkish churros!(They were yummy!) Leaving Istanbul was an adventure …
Grand shopping adventure
Have we got some advice for you! If you like us and your curiosity outstrips your taste for shopping in massive crowds, try heading to the Grand Bazaar on a Monday morning. That's what we did and it worked out great (although we didn't buy anything). Well, we did buy one thing, but it was …
A “working vacation”
I realized this week that we are acting as if we are on vacation, but we're also working full time. Well, mostly full time. What does that mean? We're tired! But we're not going to stop. If you remember, we were going to spend six weeks in Nice, but ended up coming to Istanbul for …
Doing It On The Road 