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Yet Another Year of Insanity

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Plastic, not paper

August 6, 2026

We thought that when we got to Finland, where euros are the currency, that we would go to an ATM to get some cash. However we have been in Finland now for five days and have yet to see an ATM. Believe me, we have been looking. According to wise.com: In recent years, cash has… Read More Plastic, not paper

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If it hadn’t been for the bridge …

July 18, 2024

Even though we had a more leisurely call time of 9:30 am today, I still woke up at 4:00 am, as I have done for the last three mornings we’ve been here in Stockholm. We took a ferry ride across Lake Mälaren to Drottningholm Palace, built in the 16th century and called Sweden’s Versaille. It… Read More If it hadn’t been for the bridge …

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The enchanting city of Vienna

July 7, 2017

Our morning started with a little glitch in that the elevators were shut down when apparently the fire alarm must have gone off. Some in our group were therefore late coming to the bus because the stairwell doors coming down were also locked. Our guide got a little nervous since we had a timed group… Read More The enchanting city of Vienna

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