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“Uma Casa Portuguesa” – saying “Thank you” to people we met in Portugal (Travels with my Ukelele)
Kim sings Fado on the ukelele
Kimberly OLeary
Mar 28, 20224 min read
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London, U.K. (March 16-May 1, 2022)
We arrived in London on March 16, in the rain and fog. "A foggy day, in London town...." Our flat is in Camden Town, about 25 minutes...
Kim
Mar 21, 20225 min read
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“Did you move to Portugal?” “How long is your vacation?” and other questions we can't quite answer..
Slow travel is not the same as moving to another place, but it’s not quite a vacation either. Sometimes it feels more like the former,...
Kim
Mar 21, 20225 min read
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Rotten Liquor- Solving a Family Musical Mystery (Travels with my Ukelele)
Family singing and a song written by a gay nightclub singer in the 1930s
Kim
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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The best meal we've had in Lisbon (so far)
We've had a lot of good meals, but the best was at Biarro do Avillez, a pricy (but worth it) restaurant near our apartment. They...
Kim
Mar 5, 20221 min read
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5 Lessons From My Career That Apply Equally to Our Slow Travel Lifestyle
I retired in December, 2021, and a few days ago I had the honor of being asked to present a lecture on what I learned from my career. In...
Kim
Mar 4, 20223 min read
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Travels with My Ukelele
When I was 10 years old, my Aunt Doll bought me an ukelele. I taught myself some basic chords out of a book and learned some songs, and...
Kim
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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