Tag Archives: Travel

Elbowing Our Way Through Easter

Posted on March 27, 2016 by

It`s Easter. The time when we Catholics roll our eyes, put on a colorful outfit, and drag our families out of bed to show up at mass. It also happens at Christmas. The folks who attend more regularly get annoyed … Continue reading →

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Repatriation During the Holidays is Harder Than Being Overseas….

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

The pitfall of living overseas is the inevitability of coming home. Dull. And with that the recalibration of expectations that the Offspring have regarding holidays and how they are spent. Some expats have a problem living overseas during traditional American … Continue reading →

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Some Beauty In These Sad Times

Posted on November 15, 2015 by

Over the summer, Offspring #2 and I visited Paris- her reward for the eight hours of French tutoring she endured weekly upon our move to Montreàl. As it always is when tragedy hits a place you know, there`s a certain … Continue reading →

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Fishing with the Clampitts – Canadian Edition

Posted on October 13, 2015 by

Children of avid fishermen- and women- are all aware of the big fish and where to hook them. All the liars in my family have stories, very rarely backed up with photographic documentation, of swordfish caught in Mexico or Tarpon … Continue reading →

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So- Where Were We When I Last Told Riveting Stories of Canada?

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

I know many of you have been wondering whatever happened on our driving tour of Western Canada two years ago. My last post involving our year stint as Canadians involved  complaining about the cold and singing hallelujah to the Canada … Continue reading →

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Dear Spouse, I`d like an RV for my Birthday

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

During the six days of driving it took Offspring #2 and me to cross this great country, I came to the conclusion that an RV would have preferable to the Toyota we had to push half the way to California. … Continue reading →

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Moving Diaries- Episode 2 Cont`d. I See Red Shoes Under That Barn

Posted on August 16, 2015 by

When we last left off, pots and pans, the coffee pot, and two suitcases were hog tied to the top of the car. Neither me, nor Offspring #2, nor any number of thieves would be able to break in to … Continue reading →

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Moving Diaries- Episode 2- One Teenager, One Car,Two Dogs, and 3000 Miles

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

In the Clampitt family we love our Offspring but it`s possible we love our dogs more. When you think about it, until the Offspring can talk, a pediatrician and a veterinarian are interchangeable. Both keep you up all night as … Continue reading →

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There are Bear in those Woods- or There Were Recently

Posted on February 2, 2014 by

Some of you may be concerned that I forgot about the story I`d started last time. This part of it cost me so much money that like a repressed memory, it`s hard for me to recall the details. Whistler, BC … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Drawback to the Clampitts` Move to Canada…

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

is Offspring #1 can drive. We`re more concerned about ourselves than him as one of us has to sit in the front seat while he learns. It was much easier to guide him from the coffee table to the couch … Continue reading →

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