Lecce and Campi Salentina, Italy
I was taking antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection, but it didn’t matter. The tickets were purchased. I had been planning to visit my friend for months. She had bought […]
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A Different Kind of Paris Blog Entry
I haven’t updated my blog in more than a year. I didn’t know how to talk about the difficult things that were happening in my life. I try to write […]
11 Months in Germany And Turning A Corner
I’m working on a memoir about this whole experience and it’s turned into an anti-Eat Pray Love. I am aware of the parody that already exists, but I’m not meaning […]
Stephanie’s Portland Picks for April
The tulips and daffodils are out, it’s occasionally sunny – Spring is here! Shows You Don’t Want to Miss Out From The Shadows IV April 5-7 at Tonic Lounge I’ve […]
Stephanie’s Portland Picks: June 16-30
Featured Event Ten Toe Express Walks already began May 7th. I love these planned free walks, which begin and end along Trimet routes. They take place on alternating Thursdays at […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Amsterdam, Part 4 of 4
Amsterdam: Part 2 of 2 Museums My home of Portland, Oregon has weed, naked women, streetcars, bikes, beer and two big rivers. What we don’t have are the Van Gogh […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Amsterdam, Part 3 of 4
Amsterdam: Part 1 of 2 Amsterdam. I had been curious having connected through Schiphol for years, so I got a guide book and my enthusiasm cemented into a plan to […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Amsterdam, Part 2 of 4
Madrid: Part 2 of 2 One of the best things about Madrid is the good value of eating out. As you will see, madrileños love to go out too. Dining […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Amsterdam, Part 1 of 4
Madrid: Part 1 of 2 I just got back from an 11-day trip to Madrid and Amsterdam. They were vastly different. I had expected to like Madrid but to fall […]
Schwäbisch Gmünd in Bloom
Germany Day 7 One of my favorite things to do in Baden-Württemberg is to attend the Landesgartenschau. “Landesgartenschau” roughly translates into a regional or state botanical exhibition. It is held […]
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