Tag: travel
member name: Ann Weaver Hart
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August 04, 2008 10:39 PM EDT --
I wasn't sure I'd ever get there, but three weeks ago, hubby and I packed our bags and flew off to France for the trip of a lifetime. Our first stop was Paris, and nothing says Paris like the Tour . . .
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August 21, 2007 10:31 AM EDT --
Here's the first of some drills for simple Spanish. Speak each sentence aloud, until they become easy. They should come out like this:
Estoy contenta.
Estoy cansada.
Estoy ocupada. etc. . . .
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October 17, 2007 11:27 PM EDT --
My sainted mother saddled me with a name that many people find lovely, but after years of having it mispronounced, misspelled, and misunderstood, I changed it. For most of my adult life, I have been known . . .
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August 22, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
Last time, we described how we were feeling. This is a wonderful skill, but in English, we sometimes say, "I am" for things that Spanish-speaking people say, "I have." A few of these . . .
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May 20, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
I have tried not to be Chicken Little about it, but it's starting to look like the sky might really be falling.
A few incidents from the last few weeks have led to less-than-enjoyable contact with . . .
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August 02, 2007 03:57 PM EDT --
The first time I traveled very far into Mexico, I did it for the sole purpose of demonstrating to my children that "poor" is in the eye of the beholder. What I discovered is that it is also largely . . .
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August 19, 2008 01:32 PM EDT --
The Petit Palais is a wonderful, light-filled gallery built for the 1900 Universal Exposition. We spent a lovely afternoon here during our visit to Paris this summer.
Somehow, I failed to photograph . . .
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August 19, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
A summer vacation in Spain took us to Barcelona. Besides clothing-optional beaches, there was plenty to see. (Don't worry, nothing bad to see in these pics.)
The beach in Barcelona is very . . .
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July 02, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
Heading to Mount Rushmore this summer? Make sure you budget for parking. Although admission to the monument is free, ALL parking near the national monument is sub-contracted to a private concern, and unless . . .
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August 25, 2007 10:33 PM EDT --
Hello, all.
I went fishin'. I caught a shark. Roy in the suspenders filleted it for me.
Now I have shark meat in my freezer and it's time to cook it.
Anybody have a good recipe? . . .
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August 19, 2007 02:00 PM EDT --
I love to travel. I want to visit every corner of the earth and experience every culture, but like so many other people, my budget is limited. Darn!
Before we departed on our last trip, we set a budget . . .
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August 20, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
Zacatecas, una ciudad de cien mil personas, está en la Sierra Madre Occidental de México. Esta ciudad es muy hermosa, y las personas que la poblan son amigablles y gentiles. La ciudad es . . .
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August 24, 2007 09:52 AM EDT --
You're deep in Mexico, Spain or South America. You need the restroom. You'd better be able to ask where it is.
1. ¿Dónde estâ _________? (Where is _______?)
—el . . .
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August 24, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
My recent travels in Mexico were taken mainly by use of buses. The bus system in Mexico is modern, convenient, and dependable. The drivers, not so much.
I speak fairly good Spanish, and being the child . . .
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July 29, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
The word maze doesn't even begin to describe Guanajuato.
We got a map when we got here, first thing, figuring that the local people must tire of telling people where the Centro or the Mercado . . .
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August 01, 2007 03:10 PM EDT --
I told all my clients that I would be out of pocket the last half of July. I made it very clear to everyone that I was not going to be able to work, because I was going to be not just out of town, but . . .
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August 21, 2007 03:17 PM EDT --
Here is an invitation for everyone to join the new Gather group Travel Mexico. This group is for those of us who love traveling in Mexico, those of us who would love to travel in Mexico, and those who . . .
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September 05, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, I published an article about the silver city Zacatecas in Spanish. The long-promised English version has finally been published by Associated Content, who pays me for page views. You can . . .
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October 14, 2007 11:06 PM EDT --
Number two, which should have been #1 was to have dinner in the restaurant in the Eiffle Tower. We have decided that we are indeed going to Europe this summer, and it is most definitely on the itinerary. . . .
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June 15, 2007 06:47 PM EDT --
The points-for-pics thing did some really nice thngs for me besides the points, and I just want to thank Gather, and all of you Gatherans.
First of all, I love seeing all of your pictures. It's a . . .
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