A Place Like This

Category: Travel

  • Welcomed

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    Valarie Budayr
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    See who was waiting for us as we arrived in Visby.  

  • Sommarlov

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    Valarie Budayr
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      Every summer, around midsummer time, Swedes head to their summer houses for a month or more of just pure vacation with family and friends. I've decided to do the same this year and so my little man "O" and I have headed to Gotland where we will visit family, stay at a horse farm…

  • In Search of Summer: Nicosia Cyprus

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    Valarie Budayr
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    It was a very conscious thought, that we wanted our children to be global citizens. Throughout the years, we have logged a lot of miles with our kids showing them the beauty and diversity of the people, places, and nature on this planet. To know and experience a myriad of cultures,beliefs,food, and traditions. I guess…

  • The Sunny Weekend that Wasn’t

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Isn't it amazing when the first spring sun comes out it feels like it will be out forever? The sun of Thursday and Friday completely ditched us for clouds and rain on Saturday and Sunday. Today it's even snowing. How Rude! We had planned an entire outdoor weekend with tours of Vanderbilt for dad, walking around Nashville, going to…

  • On the Road

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Today is travelling day. It's a day where we check to make sure nothing is left behind. A day to ponder over airline tickets,luggage, and transfers. A day to remember the great times I had and the re-entry to my great domestic life with one handsome husband and three terrific children. Oh how I've missed…

  • A Room with a View for a Damsel in a Tower

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Curious?   Finally, after many airline delays and transfers, I made it from Karlskrona Sweden to our hometown of Visby Gotland. I thought I would arrive in the afternoon but when I finally landed it was 10:30 pm . So under the cloak of darkness I found my way up the winding stairs to the tower.…

  • A Morning Market Walk

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Greetings. I hope this finds everyone well. I've had my fair share of bad internet connections,hence the status of being incognito. So where have I been? Well..once we left Stockholm we drove all the way down south to Karlskrona. In-between we had many stops and adventures which will come in later blog posts. The one…

  • The Art of Coffee

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Greetings friends. Sorry to leave you for a few days without a blog-post. I'm in Sweden ,and the last four days have been a whirlwind. Aside from some serious jet lag, I've been spending most of my time catching up with friends. Here in Sweden we have great tradition called a Fika. This is a…

  • Out The Door

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Everything is ready. Suitcase packed (check), other suitcase packed with gifts (check),camera case packed (check), briefcase packed with work,books,ipod and other things (check). So the question is…am I leaving or am I moving? So I'm not a light traveller but I'm not a heavy traveller either. I just need some stuff. I figure when I'm…

  • In Preparation of…….

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    Valarie Budayr
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    ~ To discover new oceans you need to lose sight of the shore.~ Teilhard de Chenin ok……. but before I do that I have a million things on my list to accomplish before I go. Where am I going? It's time for my annual pilgrimage to Sweden. Every fall I have the great abundance in…