Hi all... Next trip coming soon!!! 2 days!!! [View Full Entry]

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Last day - My how times flies when you are having fun! It has been action packed vacation. My time here has been great, eye opening and I now know that I was born to be euro trash LOL - I had the best time, met the nicest people, had my first espresso and went to the mothership of H & M. Chaqa was a great hostess, showed me what I needed to get along on my own. Forever Grateful. Our day started out with showers and and a short walk to brunch. We a has a great all you can [View Full Entry]

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We have all seen some type of performance here or there! A few of us have even seen a drag show or two in our day. I have seen several in the states and was not overly impressed. In DC they dress up - and work the room for dollars. Big whoop. When he suggested seeing the show I was like okay. Chaqa, however modest, does not like to talk about his career as a performer. He has quite the following, reputation and body of work. Funny thing when I first saw him dressed...I didn't recognize him. He was like, Terry, [View Full Entry]

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Back in Cologne we resume are daily chore - get up, head out & walk the city until Chaqa has to head to work and then I venture around on my own~ I am an easy guest and tourist. Once I have my bearings I don't need to be lead around. At times I prefer to be on my own, get lost or into trouble. Yes, trouble - well I can always say I misunderstood I was lost in translation. Thursday day we hustled around town doing shopping - I had a few requests. Hopefully Vernon & Levar were pleased with [View Full Entry]

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Monday, started with a restful sleep, 10 hours give or take and we were off to the train! The walk through town was nice - seeing the sights - Koln is a more post WW2 architecturally. Over 80% was destroyed in the war and was rebuilt fast to accommodate the homeless. The train ride was uneventful. 3 hours through the countryside - no high rises, traffic snarls, just lots of green land, country landscapes and EUROPE. I have to say that I took a lil nap just before we arrived, Jet lag is a killer. Fresh off the train it was [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, In Mayish of this year my friend Chaqa announced that he was moving back to Koln, Germany, to work as he did not acquire a work visa here. Although sad to see him go, we kept in touch via Facebook and email. Of course as I am want to do, I offered up that I would love to come visit prior to his departure to Singapore in July. He kindly said sure, come on over and the Madame Kwan Beauty School Drop-Out European Tour commenced! Once I decided to go everything fell into place! Great price on tickets on [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, TravlinTerry is hitting the road - or plane actually! Germany & The Netherlands get ready! [View Full Entry]

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Hello all, Sorry for the delay in writing what has turned out to be my last blog. It is hard for me to believe that a year has passed since I left! Many have asked "why did you leave paradise?" So this entry is an attempt to explain why I left and what lead up to that decision! It has taken many attempts and this being my 20th to get it where now I think I can type what I want to say without it sounding … Let me start by saying that I had an amazing experience in Costa Rica. [View Full Entry]

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The past 2 months have been very busy. But before I dive into this edition of my blog, I am going to clarify my CLARIFICATION entry. Why I wrote it! From the author! I have received some mixed feed back on this blog...see postings! To be honest I didn't write it to be mean or nasty! They, in their comments, made some valid points that I wanted to address and I as the author felt it was necessary to include theirs to give the piece foundation. In addition, it is a TRAVELBOG not a Political commentary and should be taken as [View Full Entry]

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Hola, Como estas? I hope this finds you doing well? All is good here in Costa Rica. It is hard to believe that well over a year has past since I first arrived. I have learned a lot, seen a lot but have not explored as much as I would have liked! In addition, I got my first critical review…now I use that term loosely. After going off on me, they were kind enough to follow-up with an apology and explanation! Personally, I feel this was a bit much however I thought I would share the comment & apology and elaborate [View Full Entry]

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