Category Archives: Travel

My Euro Work Trip – Part One, London and Krakow

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I’m in Budapest right now, grappling with my emotions. Wait…Let me back up a few days. In my previous post, I mentioned that I was going on a work trip, but I was going to sneak some fun into it as well. I started in London, which despite the rainy, cold weather, I still freaking love. This time I stayed… Read more »

My Midlife Crisis Concert Tour – Wrap Up

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I’m back in Austin and back at work. I am having a difficult time getting motivated to be a productive worker bee even though I have a ton of work to do. I think I’m in mourning because I really had a great time over the past couple of days and it’s hard to believe that it’s over. Adam Ant… Read more »

My Midlife Crisis Concert Tour – Day Four

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OK, now that I’ve checked out of that hotel, I need to warn all y’all about staying at the Sheraton Jacksonville… Do not be deceived by the nice newer furnishings. As evidenced by my last post, that place has the worst insulation between the walls of the guest rooms. I’ve stayed in Motel 6s that had better sound proofing. Yesterday… Read more »

My Midlife Crisis Concert Tour – Day Three

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Currently sitting in a hotel just south of Jacksonville and since I finally got done doing a super-critical, last-minute work document, I figured I would recap my last couple of days in Florida for what I’m billing as my midlife crisis concert tour – for no other reason than I have the laptop fired up and I need to create… Read more »

Alright, Maybe January is Gonna End Well

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So, I’m hanging out in my hotel room in Clearwater pretending to get ready for a work meeting I’m having in 20 minutes. I should be out running around checking out the beach and finding lunch but instead, I’m updating my blog… Seriously, I need to get my priorities in order. Actually after this meeting, I have to check out… Read more »

Hoping to End This Month on a Good Note

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So, if you read my previous post, I’ve not come into 2018 with a fabulous start. Yes, I know that I didn’t have another body part get cut into. Yes, I know I haven’t lost anyone close to me. Yes, I know I need to reframe my outlook because being crabby isn’t going to make things better. I know all… Read more »

Home from My Thanksgiving Abroad

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I’m back in Austin. Actually, I got home late Monday night but as soon as I got up on Tuesday morning, I’ve been running with work, a follow-up visit with the doctor, and a suddenly active social life… Since I like to relive my travels, y’all are going to have to listen to me recount my week in London before… Read more »

Back from Spain (Catalunya) – Part Six – The Journey Home

Thursday morning, I woke up earlier than I needed to and probably still under the influence of a boatload of rosado. I repacked as quickly as I could, grabbed a shower and woke up the hubby. Previously, there had been some issues getting through security at the Barcelona Airport because there were work slowdowns by the security forces in the… Read more »

Back from Spain (Catalunya) – Part Five – Barcelona

Our train from Tarragona to Barcelona was on a RENFE Regional train, meaning it was a one-class train with no assigned seating. The leg room was tight and there was no dedicated luggage racks in the cars other than the ones overhead. But the price was cheap – less than 8 Euros each for the roughly hour and a half… Read more »

Back from Spain (Catalunya) – Part Four – Tarragona

After a wonderful two days in Valencia, it was time to grab a train to our next stop, Tarragona. Our Talgo train pulled out of the old world Estacio del Nord, heading north along the coastline. My hubby grumbled that each successive train we were taking were getting more and more dilapidated but I told him he was just spoiled… Read more »