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Read more about the article Loving Opera at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>I goofed up badly but luckily was saved</span>
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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 Struck out in Cambridge
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Struck out in Cambridge

I was very pleased with my rather last-minute plan to stop over in England between leaving Berlin and meeting up with Kristian in Paris. I'd…

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2023-03-13
Read more about the article Charleroi shock – and all my fault
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Charleroi shock – and all my fault

A story that's short but not sweet. After a very happy, though brief, stay in Brussels, I headed back to Charleroi on Sunday for my…

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2023-03-13
Read more about the article Rough arrival in Marrakech
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Rough arrival in Marrakech

I've addressed my date screw-up regarding Morocco in my post about my shock at Charleroi. I did erroneously make a reservation for the week of…

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2023-03-13
Read more about the article True Confessions: I do screw up<br><span style='font-size:.8em;'>minor woes and one happy ending</span>
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True Confessions: I do screw up
minor woes and one happy ending

I wouldn't care to make featured posts of all the times things have gone wrong - even though those times are few enough in number.…

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2023-03-13
Read more about the article Missed flight, June 2022
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Missed flight, June 2022

I can't explain what happened to me in this case. I'd told a new French friend what my schedule was, and in conversations close to…

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2022-08-13

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Vagabond Pat

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"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.

CURRENTLY:O'Fallon, MO

PREVIOUSLY:   Cape May

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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