Category: Reflections
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Carryoncouple climbs to a new peak
As the 21st century began its last year as a teenager, carryoncouple turned seven in record-setting fashion. Our travel blog collected 8,758 views from 3,654 visitors in 2018, both eclipsing our previous record of 5,232 views by 1,561 visitors in 2013, the year we walked the Camino de Santiago. People stopping by our blog represented…
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Camino Sunrise: Readers React
When I took my first steps on the Camino de Santiago, I never could have imagined where the famed pilgrimage would lead me. When I sat at my MacBook Air a year and a half ago to chronicle my journey in Spain, my words had an unknown destination. Little did I know that the trek…
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Now on Amazon: Camino Sunrise
Greetings! I am excited to announce that Camino Sunrise: Walking With My Shadows is now available on Amazon. I hope you will read my book. I have been told that reviews—even brief ones–can place a book on the radar of more potential readers. If you choose the paperback edition, Sue’s illustrations will be in black…
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2018 is a record year for Carryoncouple
Carryoncouple thanks you for helping our blog travel to new territory in 2018. Our site has recorded nearly 5,300 views this year, surpassing our record from 2013, when we walked the Camino de Santiago. Your interest in our Way of St. Francis trek this spring exceeded all our other trips, including 181 in one day.…
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Word Press blogging is habit forming
carryoncouple.com is a razor-thin part of the Word Press blogosphere of millions of blogs. Regardless, Sue and I love writing bits and publishing photos from our travels and other post-work experiences. We enjoy hearing from family and friends via blog comments or “likes” during our trips. We also hear from people from all over the…
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Farewell, Mariposa
We had booked our next “carryon” expedition to Europe for May before we went to Ashland, Oregon on a discovery mission in March. It seemed like a perfect match for us and we decided to try to move this year. The Mariposa house sold so fast (escrow closed Wednesday) that we found ourselves, with help…
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Am I as old as you look?
Ashland, Oregon is a popular home for retirees. The place is crawling with people in their 60s, 70s, 80s… All very friendly, their faces crinkle as they smile and say, “Hello!” The men, with belts firmly buckled around their chests, escort white-haired women downtown for dinner and the theater. During the past week, we…
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Travel theme: Work
A fascinating part of travel is the opportunity to see work in other cultures. Here are some people in various countries we have visited as they toil, often in the service of tourists. The theme for this post was suggested by wheresmybackpack.com, a blog we follow.
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Adventure calls, but when will we answer?
When is the right time to take an adventure? There are many answers: When the kids get out of school. When we can afford it. When we learn __________ (insert a foreign language). When we retire. When we pay off the house. When the economy is better. In other words, when it is easier and…
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