Kimberly OLeary
Rocky Mountain High - the beautiful mountains, valleys, canyons, and streams of Colorado
...first line is perfect: "...coming home to a place he'd never been before." I felt this exact feeling when I went to the French Alps...
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Kimberly OLeary
Oct 84 min read
I've been to the desert on a horse with no name...driving through Arizona! (West, USA Part 4)
After leaving Las Vegas, we headed directly into the desert. Man, it was hot!!! We stopped an a Lake Mead overlook, the reservoir lake...
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Kimberly OLeary
Oct 15 min read
From the Red Rocks of Utah to the desert of Las Vegas, & we say goodbye to Julie & Pat (West USA Part 3)
To read this post in Japanese, click here. 日本語でこの記事を読むにはこちらをクリックしてください。 Breathtakingly beautiful, and unlike anything we've seen...
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Kimberly OLeary
Sep 248 min read
A story of cultural mixing, immigrant labor, & breathtaking landscapes: Rocinantes visit the Western U.S.A. (U.S. West Part 2)
日本語でこの記事を読むにはこちらをクリックしてください。 In mid-August, 2024, the Rocinantes embarked on a Western adventure. Starting from their home base in...
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Kimberly OLeary
Sep 186 min read
A road trip 40 years in the making: Rocinantes take to the road to celebrate 40 years of marriage
日本語でこの記事を読むにはこちらをクリックしてください。 The year was 1984. That week in August, the number one hit on the radio (remember the radio?) was...
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Kimberly OLeary
Aug 119 min read
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Wonderful, Witty World of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada
...Stratford Festival. If you want to see world class theater - Shakespeare, drama, or musicals - this is an excellent place.
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Kimberly OLeary
Jul 2310 min read
Toronto: the next-door neighbor with a Heart of Gold
So how do we like Toronto?....Like Americans but calmer, and more polite, and seemingly able to get along with each other.
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Kimberly OLeary
Jun 207 min read
“Up North” or “True North”? Why We Keep Coming Back to Nature Untamed in the Michigan U.P. & Ontario
After the kids left home, Paul and I continued to travel "up north" as the locals call it, often traveling in October for a fall color tour.
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Kimberly OLeary
Apr 3011 min read
A lingering Spring, a mingling of family, a challenging history - and a river runs through it: Louisville, Kentucky at precisely the right time of year
Louisville is a mix of North and South; a mix of tradition and innovation; a mix of big city and small town where everyone knows everyone
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Kimberly OLeary
Mar 279 min read
It’s Women’s History Month, and here are 4 Women who Inspire Me Every Day
この記事を日本語で読むには、ここをクリックしてください。 March 8 is International Women’s Day, and in several countries the month of March is set aside to celebrate...
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Kimberly OLeary
Mar 1210 min read
Let's hear it for health care professionals! Our experiences with health care around the world
この記事を日本語で読むには、ここをクリックしてください。 When Paul and I started our slow travel, we were 64 and 65 years old. After living most of our lives in the...
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Kimberly OLeary
Dec 25, 20234 min read
I'll Be Home for Christmas....after more than a year away, we rediscover the energy of being in the same spaces as our family & friends
この記事を日本語で読むには、ここをクリックしてください。 In October, 2022, Paul & I boarded a ship and headed to the other side of the world. We had many wonderful...
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Kimberly OLeary
Nov 20, 20238 min read
"Omoidasu aki no hi..." Remembering those autumn days in Tokyo with joy, but sad to leave
To read this post in Japanese, click here. In 1963, Kyu Sakamoto sang “Ue O Muite Arukou” which means,”I Look Up When I Walk”, singing...
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Kimberly OLeary
Sep 22, 202312 min read
It's not just "rules"; finding community in Japan
But here's the thing. Paul tells me it's wasn't the fact that I "broke the rules" that upset the saleswomen. It was more that their job is
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Kimberly OLeary
Sep 2, 202310 min read
Grappling with memories of a place we've never been before....our short time in Vietnam
Paul and I are children of the 1960's, part of a cohort called Generation Jones (born 1954-1964). We were the kids who grew up watching...
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Kimberly OLeary
Jul 21, 20236 min read
Walking & swimming halfway around the world: slomad life improves the mind-body connection
I did not grow up in an athletic family. I loved my parents, but my dad was an academic librarian and my mom was first an academic, then...
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Kimberly OLeary
May 27, 20238 min read
With buoyant spirit, Fiji models reconciliation & a welcoming culture
We've been living in Suva, Fiji, for about a month. This small archipelago nation consisting of about 330 islands in the South Pacific...
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Kimberly OLeary
May 12, 20238 min read
New Zealand - respect, heart, & willingness to tackle the hard questions raised by multiculturalism
We just completed our fourth trip to Aotearoa New Zealand, and every time we visit we learn more about this vibrant island nation. ...
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Kimberly OLeary
Mar 18, 20237 min read
Intercultural Communication can be a Challenge, Even When You Speak the Same Language!
We all know that communication if a two-way street. When you’re in a country where English is not the primary language, you expect to...
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Kimberly OLeary
Feb 17, 20236 min read
Back in the Shire - the Waikato region of New Zealand, because we all need someone to lean on
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached...
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