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Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 1

“How many pairs of jeans did you pack, Lor? I have three. Do you think that’s enough to last for 7 days? I figure we have to do a wash at least[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 2

The next morning, before we left, we each had to help out with cleanup. Terry was stuck with bathroom duty and I had to sweep and empty waste[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 3

We continued our walk, through the crowds of tourists whom we blatantly disdained. They were typical loud Americans and we were cool, well-traveled,[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 4

After packing, doing chores, and eating a much lighter breakfast, Terry and I headed west. Hitchhiking out of London seemed interminable. “This[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 5

We walked together to the Roman Baths, discovered by the Victorians and one of the premier tourist attractions in Bath. According to legend, Bladud,[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 6

Robert headed south, toward the Cheddar Gorge, an attraction he wanted to see. It was late afternoon as we descended through a spectacular gorge, cut[...]


Abbe in the Midwest

Travelogue: June 13 – June 29, 2019 Hello to all, We don’t have a lot to report since we last wrote, but wanted to send something just so that[...]


Abbe in the Midwest — Part 2

Travelogue: June 30 – July 15, 2019 When we left the Minnesota Airstream Park, we continued north to Bemidji, which is a quiet area that attracts[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 7

There were even hearths in some of the rooms. I began to dig around in the ground with a stick. “Hey, look what I found! I think it’s coal. Can[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 8

It felt weird to be on our own again. We both missed the guys. Before long a small pickup stopped and the driver waved us forward. We both heaved our[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks – Part 9

The first driver to stop for us was heading to Sheffield, a city more than 2/3 of the way to York. We were very happy with the offer and piled into[...]


Abbe in Israel — Study Vacation Caesaria, Hadera, and Environs

From guest writer, Abbe… Our first trip of this year was, as these study trips are, filled with information, nice people, and fascinating[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 10

“Let’s go take a look at more of the town,” I suggested to Terry after we’d descended the endless staircase. “I’d like to see what the[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 11

The most famous of Whitby’s landmarks, the ruins of St Hilda’s Abbey sit at the top of a mammoth 199-step staircase. That’s where[...]


Abbe’s Summer 2020 Travelogue

Hello to all! Yes, we’re traveling in the US, despite Corona. Crazy, many of you think, and you may be right, but we survived what we saw as the[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 12

The main distinction in my memory of Wales is the combination of letters that named places, people, and things. There were Llanybydder, Gwyddgrug,[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 13

Paris! I could barely breathe for the excitement. Madame Hall, our high school French teacher, had made it a mecca, the go-to place for anyone who[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 14

After breakfast the next morning, we did a little exploring and found a spot on the picturesque lake where we could go swimming. We donned the[...]


Blue Jeans and Backpacks — Part 15

We began with a trip to the Galleria dell’Accademia whose most prized possession is Michelangelo’s David which stands in the Tribune,[...]