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Posts from October 2018

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Think Ahead about Travel

Written by Ms. Mae on October 30th, 2018. Leave a comment

Although your dream trip may still be a year, or two, or more in the future, there are several ways that you can think ahead and prepare to make the trip and future planning go easier. If you haven’t traveled recently or if this is your first major trip, these ideas can be extremely helpful. […]

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Quote of the Week – 26 October 2018

Written by Ms. Mae on October 26th, 2018October 25th, 2018. Leave a comment

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” – William Shakespeare

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Tourist-ing in San Francisco, California

Written by Ms. Mae on October 23rd, 2018October 23rd, 2018. 4 Comments

Earlier this fall, I flew to San Francisco for yet another Vogue Knitting Live conference. You can read about the conference and the yarn shops that I visited on the trip here. Beyond my yarn adventures, I was able to spend some time being a tourist in this interesting and beautiful city. I spent a […]

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Quote of the Week – 19 October 2018

Written by Ms. Mae on October 19th, 2018October 19th, 2018. Leave a comment

I would love to go back and travel the road not taken, if I knew at the end of it I’d find the same set of grandkids. —Robert Brault

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Yarn Shops along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Written by Ms. Mae on October 16th, 2018October 16th, 2018. 2 Comments

Whenever I travel to a new place, I look for local restaurants and businesses. In particular, I look for local yarn shops. It’s exciting when I find a yarn shop hop, or yarn crawl, or even a brochure listing area shops. Before my late summer road trip to Asheville, North Carolina and along the Blue […]

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Quote of the Week – 12 October 2018

Written by Ms. Mae on October 12th, 2018October 11th, 2018. Leave a comment

Travel is like love, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” —Pico Iyer Picture credit – Linda Hanstra

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Flying on Ryanair

Written by Ms. Mae on October 9th, 2018October 9th, 2018. Leave a comment

My niece is planning a European trip for early next year. She asked my advice on several areas of her planning, including the possibility of flying on Ryanair or Laudamotion (Ryan Air owns 75% of this company). I’ve flown on Ryanair and was able to give her some advice. I decided to share it here. […]

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Quote of the Week – 5 October 2018

Written by Ms. Mae on October 5th, 2018September 27th, 2018. Leave a comment

“You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place.” ― Miriam Adeney I could fill this page with pictures of friends I’ve met from around the world…miss you […]

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Visiting the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina

Written by Ms. Mae on October 2nd, 2018October 2nd, 2018. Leave a comment

On my recent road trip, I visited two of my daughters, I enjoyed a day at the Biltmore Estate, I drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and I took part in a yarn shop hop in Cleveland, Ohio. I drove over 2000 miles – somewhat in a circle – first going south, then northeast, then […]

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