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Read more about the article Planning the 2023-2024 concert season<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Generous birthday gifts are allowing me an early start</span>
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Planning the 2023-2024 concert season
Generous birthday gifts are allowing me an early start

I have some idea of where I want to be over the next eleven months, though I don't know how my French visa application will…

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Exploring Handel’s music in concert
Where to hear Handel in the 2023-2024 season

I hope that offering excerpts of various works will tempt you into a concert hall for some of the most beautiful music ever written, if…

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2023-08-13
Read more about the article For healthier aging<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Yikes!  I'm not ready to be this age</span>
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For healthier aging
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A good diet and exercise are a big part of aging well, but medical research shows there are supplements that greatly help us older folks. Here's what I'm starting.

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2023-08-09
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After months of constant travel, I can recommend the things I think are truly worth traveling with.

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2023-08-06
Read more about the article Eldhestar and Fálki!<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Back in the saddle - in the southwestern hills of Iceland</span>
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Eldhestar and Fálki!
Back in the saddle - in the southwestern hills of Iceland

Icelandic horses are a very special breed and a delight to ride. I recommend experiencing a tour - or several! - at Eldhestar in southern Iceland, 40 minutes from Reykjavik.

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2023-08-02
Read more about the article Fasting, swimming, sunning<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Not so fast!  </span>
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Fasting, swimming, sunning
Not so fast!

I've abandoned OMAD for now because I've found that fasting, sunning and swimming do not mix in a hot environment that poses heat stroke risk!

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Loving Opera at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse
I goofed up badly but luckily was saved

I came to see Toulouse, the Pink City, when I could catch a production of La Traviata. This is my story of a screw-up that turned out fine; and I share great aria links.

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2023-07-15
Read more about the article Seeing friends in the seaside resort of Deal, Kent
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Seeing friends in the seaside resort of Deal, Kent

Deal, on the east coast of Kent where the North Sea and English Channel meet, is a very attractive, quiet seaside town, perfect for walks…

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2023-07-11
Read more about the article Getting around Istanbul<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Navigating public transport</span>
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Getting around Istanbul
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2023 current information on public transportation in Istanbul, how to get and use Istanbulkart, ferries and trains.

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2023-07-10
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A Five-Day Itinerary for Istanbul

Seeing Istanbul for the first time? Use my itinerary for an introduction to this exciting city.

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2023-07-10
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A Ten-Day Itinerary in Andalusia
Last-minute planning with bus and train travel

An independent itinerary in Andalusia, recounted with expenses and other details that others can base their own plan upon.

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2023-06-30
Read more about the article The best airport connections in Occitanie, France<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>Airport shuttles and public transport</span>
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The best airport connections in Occitanie, France
Airport shuttles and public transport

Trying to decide your travel routes in SW France? I'll tell you how to have the easiest transfers in Occitanie and which airports are best to use.

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2023-06-15
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Vagabond Pat

Pat taking a selfie June 2022
"Eternally single" and most often solo, with great talent for enjoying life, age no matter. I thrive on numerous passions: travel, classical music and opera, healthy gourmet food whether dining out or cooking in for friends old or new, wine, learning and using foreign languages, creating websites, teaching English, reading history and visiting historic sites, researching genealogy. It doesn't always take two! I hope my posts will encourage anyone hesitating to explore new places to forge ahead and JUST DO IT.

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UP NEXT:  NYC

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VagabondPat is the handle I chose after selling my home in Virginia, which I ran as Heaven Scent Bed and Breakfast from 2004 to 2021. I'm choosing to take a couple of years to decide where next to live. I've been thinking France, but it's not the only option, though it's where I'm looking first. Once I settle, I'll blog about the international move. You can follow as I settle into a new community abroad. I'll keep traveling as long as I can, as much as I can, possibly with short-term home swaps. I look forward to sharing cooking videos when I've got my own kitchen again and am exploring new food markets and trying local recipes. Always, I'll be looking for all the good concerts I can get to, and sharing those music events here.

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