I know it has been a while since we posted, we left Panama at the end of May and visited family and friends for most of June. Last Thursday, June 26th, we took our leave from Chicago and boarded a flight to Iceland. We are taking 10 days of vacation to see Iceland and Svalbard, …
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Seven years in Blogland
Today marks seven years since we started our blog and to “celebrate” that anniversary we pulled out our old school method of planning a trip Morocco - we were so young in 2017! Our first trip together was prior to this blog, we took a three week trip to Morocco. Sue found some super cheap …
Face-to-Face with Our Spanish Tutor
We have been working with Marcela to learn Spanish (for me -- it is more of trying to learn Spanish -- think of Sisyphus rolling the rock up the hill) for about three years, but we had never met her, her husband, and their dogs until last week. You may remember from your faithful reading …
Tennis, Anyone?
Last weekend was our last in Buenos Aires, at least for now. I mean, who knows, right? Friday was Valentine's Day so we celebrated with a romantic dinner of leftovers at home. We did have gin and tonics with a berry-infused gin so at least our drinks looked appropriately festive. Saturday we decided to have …
We Use the Term “Planning” Loosely
We seem to have fallen into a routine in our blogs where we talk about what is happening now or has just happened. I thought I would take time to give you some insights into how we decide to go places, why we pick them and how much effort we (read mostly Sue) spends figuring …
We Found Brussels Sprouts!
... and other adventures in shopping While Steven thoroughly enjoys the meat here (and is happy to tell everyone about how good and inexpensive it is – It is really good and really cheap ), other food items can be a bit more difficult. For instance, if you are a vegetarian and are tired of …
Just a Quiet Weekend
Friday night, Sue and I went out to a restaurant that we thought was Indian food, but really turned out to be mostly Thai. The food was good, but not what we expected (I guess I hadn't really thought about it, because I was surprised when I read this). We had tried to get reservations …
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Happy New Year everyone. Our return from Ushuaia was uneventful and we have settled back into our temporary home in Buenos Aires. The couple of weeks around Christmas and New Year have not been very busy for work but I am gearing up for all the end of year stuff that needs to be done …
Thanksgiving Debrief
We proved all the naysayers wrong -- we pulled off Thanksgiving dinner for 19 people (including us) with nary a hitch, unless you count an extra pan of veggies and one of stuffing a hitch (in a relatively small three bedroom townhouse). Steven's mom and Vitor arrived Monday, and the rest of the clan trickled …
It’s Been a While Since We Posted
"Life is what happens to us when we are making other plans." John Lennon Yes, life marches on and derails our plans to write at least one blog a week, but we are here now. Our time in the U.S. is drawing to a close and we have been very lackadaisical about writing a blog. …
Doing It On The Road 