Category Archives: Planning our escape

A little background and stories from the planning stages

Picture of the day ~ Waving in the breeze

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Today we are driving from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco for a long weekend. The main purpose for this trip is to get our visas for the trip to India in March. I wanted to simply send our … Continue reading →

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Saying our goodbyes to 2013

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

2013 was such a year of change and transition for our family.  We started the year with the loss of my mother to Alzheimer’s and cancer in January and then ended on an equally sad note of Tim’s father passing … Continue reading →

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Walking the Camino – I may have lost my mind…

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Over the weekend Tim and I attended the Film Festival near San Diego. We went especially to see a 90 minute documentary movie about walking the Camino. In case you are not familiar with this “walk”, the most popular route … Continue reading →

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Update – Visits from around the world

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Last month I posted a list of countries that are home to people that have visited my blog.  I was thrilled that people from 23 different countries had taken the time to stop by, check out my pictures and musings, … Continue reading →

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Visits from around the world

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Writing a travel blog and sharing bits and pieces about our past, present and future travel plans has been a wonderful outlet. I am blown away by the amazing reach a simple travel blog can have. In just over 30 … Continue reading →

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JUST BOOKED – 15 day India and Nepal tour

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

I am so excited!  India has been on my wish list for a long time.  I am hoping to get “THE shot” of the Taj Mahal.  You know, the one you see on all the travel brochures. This particular tour … Continue reading →

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Home Sold, We Moved and Now We Wait

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

OK, so our home has now been sold, we have moved out and are eagerly awaiting getting on the road. Our son is taking over our business for us, so my husband will be spending some blocks of time over … Continue reading →

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The Ties That Bind

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Our home has been up for sale for two weeks now. We are determined to get it sold sooner rather than later. One of the things we had to do in preparation of listing the house was to declutter. Loads … Continue reading →

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Why Travel?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

When I share with some of my friends that we are about to take off to travel, I am met with so many mixed reactions.  They most often include: “Oh, are you getting a motor home?” “Where do you want … Continue reading →

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SLOW DOWN, YOU MOVE TOO FAST

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL HAD IT RIGHT… Slow down, you move too fast, you’ve got to make the moment last Just kickin’ down the cobble-stones, lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy Feeling Groovy…

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