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St. John’s Eve in Vigo: Midsummer Night’s Dream
He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.–Isaiah 61:3 Trust your heart if the seas catch fire; live by love though the stars...
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Southern Girl Gone Home for the Summer
At my school in Morocco there were a couple of other US southerners on staff, but apparently my accent was the most pronounced. Locals thought I was from Texas, and my students imitated the way I say...
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Kentucky Backroads… Presidents, Poets, and Camels, Oh My!
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors…Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”-–A Hat...
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Tennessee Backroads…Natchez Trace and Loveless Cafe
My life is a Tale of Two Cities…both tourist towns. At Nashville’s center, 2nd Avenue, I rubbed shoulders this summer with girl gangs in shorts and boots out for barbecue and beer. In Marrakesh’s...
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Gone South…to Franklin
We drove the Tennessee backroad to The Loveless Café from Franklin where Taylor, Cole and I stayed twelve days in the home of friends, Kim and Andy. Switching places, they went abroad while I stayed...
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East Nashville’s Bounty and Backyards
And in another backyard in one of my favorite neighborhoods, East Nashville, I enjoyed summer with a supper my friend Beth cooked from her garden. The Mississippi girl filled her table on that hot...
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My Nashville
My Nashville (from top left) Union Station by the Frist, Cheekwood’s Fall Festival, Chukkers for Charity, Boots on 2nd Avenue, Fido in Hillsboro Village, Conexion America’s Cooking Classes (row 1)...
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My Marrakech: One Year Here
All we know about the future is that it will be different… So we must celebrate the changes. Because, as someone once said, everything will be all right in the end. And if it’s not all right, then...
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Girona Gem for Solo Travel, Romantic Getaway, or Group Retreat
View from Balcony of Hotel Santa Marta, Lloret de Mar When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise,...
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Jnane Tamsna…Garden Paradise
“The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don’t want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don’t have a soul.” –Thomas More The lesson I have thoroughly learnt,...
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Riad Hikaya…Balm of Beauty
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.—Ralph Waldo Emerson Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. ― Rumi It is very, very difficult to feel sad for long in Morocco, because...
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Jardin Majorelle…My Backyard Blooms
The earth laughs in flowers.–Ralph Waldo Emerson Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.–Sigmund Freud I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the...
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Essaouira…When Goats Fly
I spent my second Eid al-Adha, “Festival of Sacrifice,” in Morocco perched again in my favorite holiday nest above Essaouira. I love Jack’s Apartments–especially numbers 6 and 7–positioned above the...
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Worldwide Photo Walk
Last Saturday over 21k people were involved in a worldwide shooting. From my home in Nashville to my residence in Marrakech, participants grabbed cameras and celebrated life on photo walks in 1000...
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Living Large (and Small) at Ouzoud Falls
Ouzoud Falls Quench Thirst for Adventure, Beauty, and Relationship Yesterday I was ambushed by monkeys, then drenched by a waterfall. The first incident felt like being on the set of Scarface as Tony...
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Happy Halloween From Morocco
Trick-or-treat Yesterday was fun–a day where many things came full circle. At the American school where I teach, I’ve been helping seniors seeking admittance into US and UK universities write and...
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Surf Berbere…Endless Summer Camp for Adults
A brilliant beam lasers through the blue wooden shutter. Now awake, I push open the window to catch the sun rising slowly, then bursting boldly from behind buildings on the beach. I’m singing Cat...
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Sofitel Agadir Offers Solo Travelers Beauty and Bliss
Recently I stayed at 5-star Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea & Spa, just named continental winner of “Luxury Wedding Destination in Africa” by the 2015 Luxury Hotel Awards. My time there was...
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Paradis Plage Perfect for Solo Travel on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast
Photo by Paradis Plage The third stop on my November beach hop along the Moroccan Atlantic Coast was Paradis Plage Surf and Spa Resort. Owners take pride in being the first hotel in Morocco to...
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Peaceful Place Where Locals Gather
I spent a perfect Marrakesh afternoon recently with Brigitte, owner of Kosybar and Dar Beija, with Andrena, her longtime friend. Andrena and I were off from work for Moroccan Independence Day so we...
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