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FILM: Boy of the World

Posted on July 29, 2016 by admin
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FRANCE: Collioure

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

Once upon pandemic time… looking back to the medieval travel memories… realizing that these citineraries were cut short… as was Ceret… on the way to Collioure… the birthplace of fauvisme… this was the source for our travel inspiration! It all … Continue reading →

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LONDON: Battersea Park

Posted on June 16, 2016 by admin

Non-stop… 9h… uneventful… mostly sleepless… night flight… afternoon in London! Few more side things before the great exploration… check in at Nell Gwynn after seeing a few apartments since they were remodelling the outside of the building… the school nearby … Continue reading →

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SFO: Fashion in Flight

Posted on June 15, 2016 by admin

While at SFO we always stop at the SFMOMA shop for last minute local gifts and browse the SFO Museum exhibitions. This time Fashion in Flight was a delight. While waiting at the longest security line I’ve seen at SFO … Continue reading →

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TRIP: 2016.06-07.LON.HU.RO.BCN.UK

Posted on June 14, 2016 by admin

Time to travel back in time, here’s the (mostly) medieval tentative itinerary with booked flight and train tickets, hotels, apartments and … castles! Wed, 06/15: SFO – LON VS020: SFO | 17:40 – LHR | 12:05 Thu, 06/16: LON LHR … Continue reading →

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MOVIE NIGHT: Elizabeth – The Golden Age

Posted on June 4, 2016 by admin

Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007 Found it streaming at Netflix, a reminder that our medieval trip starting in London and continuing to Spain is coming soon 🙂

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MOVIE: A Dog of Flanders

Posted on May 21, 2016 by admin

A Dog of Flanders (1999) Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a … Continue reading →

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MOVIE: L’enquête corse

Posted on April 10, 2016 by admin

The corsican affair (L’Enquete corse) (English Subtitled) For the detective Jack Palmer, finding Ange Leoni to give him documents concerning property he’s inherited is just another job, and a straightforward one at that. But it turns out that Leoni lives … Continue reading →

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DESTINATION: Asilomar Anniversary

Posted on April 3, 2016 by admin

Short, anniversary weekend at Asilomar State Beach. Finally 🙂 We had booked rooms at Best Western Inn & Suites and Rosedale Inn, both nice in their own way, but fell in love with Asilomar!

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MOVIE NIGHT: A Brilliant Young Mind

Posted on March 26, 2016 by admin

A Brilliant Young Mind (2015) A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

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