Monthly Archives: January 2015

The night before their great adventure, the two young Canadians found themselves in the small, back streets of Iraklion, Crete.  After wandering a bit and trying to find the best place to sit and people-watch, they settled on a small … Continue reading →

Smaro’s laugh started off deep and throaty, but crescendoed into a lovely high-pitched squeak. Both it and her smile were infectious.  How that woman loved to laugh!  Music was important to her too, and she would burst into song at … Continue reading →

“Does the spaghetti have fried onions in it?  I can’t eat onions….they upset my stomach.” “Me, too!” agreed our very young, Spanish waiter.  We later learned that he was 23. “I can’t eat everything like I used to be able … Continue reading →

Angelina was feeling very proud of her knowledge of basic Greek…perhaps a bit too proud.  The fact that she’d been in that country a mere month and a half did nothing to dissuade her of the opinion that she really … Continue reading →

Mid-March found Angelina and Sharmaine in Europe for the first time, searching the side-streets of Rome for a reasonably-priced pension, a base from which to explore the tourist traps that beckoned. Mission accomplished, they decided that after the long plane … Continue reading →