About me
I've been traveling for a long time, On the way I've had a baby in a strange country with no family around. I swore allegiance to another flag and got another passport, I signed up for the US navy, I joined the police, volunteered in the US, Ireland & Poland. I've buried a best friend and a boyfriend. I've had more disastrous relationships than Liz Taylor; I've survived car wrecks, 3 crash landings on planes, a war in the Middle East, riots in India, and was lost on a boat in Iranian waters and rescued by the coast guard after being found by the US military on their radar. I bought my own boat and I bought and sold my own pub, won a best actress award, wrote and toured with a play, appeared on stage in Ireland and the USA, but most important I've raised an amazing son. Along the way I've been to 140 countries,currently battling cancer but the goal is to see everywhere.
The Versatile Blogger
Paris doesn’t have to empty your wallet.
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Paris AKA the city of light is the most popular city destination in Europe. I have so many friends who return from Paris and the first thing they say is “it’s so expensive” and while that can be true if you …
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Vienna Christmas Markets & More
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Vienna’s Christmas Markets Vienna was the fist Christmas market I ever visited. It sparked a long love affair with European Christmas Markets and Vienna has to be the most spectacular so far followed by Budapest. 1st thing to remember …
Posted in Austria, Christmas Markets, Europe
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Zurich Switzerland is affordable
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I decided a 72 hour pass was the way to go. A one day pass would have been 13 Swiss francs but a 72 hour pass was 44, this translates to less than 40 euro and included in it was all trains, trams, boats and buses, the train from the airport included.
Posted in Christmas Markets, Europe, Switzerland, Zurich
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