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Hawaii on the Cheap
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My husband and I love to travel. We especially love to seek out warmer weather during the dark dreary days […]
Author: Sally Franz
Sally Franz and her third husband live on the Olympic Peninsula. She has two daughters, a stepson, and three grandchildren. Sally is the author of several humor books including Scrambled Leggs: A Snarky Tale of Hospital Hooey and The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Menopause.
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Sea Paradise Manta Ray Tour
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On the second to last night of our trip on the Big Island we decided to throw caution to the […]
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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On the end of the Big Island of Hawaii is the active Kilauea Volcano. It is currently erupting at its […]
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Under the Sea
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Both my husband I were avid scuba divers, as they say, back in the day. Now we have relinquished our […]
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Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
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If you are on the Big Island it is worth the time to get to the Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and […]
Timeshare Junior High School
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Remember the living hell that was Junior High School? Everybody was subjected to some kind of bullying. There was a […]
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Traveling at 70
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When I turned 70, I said, “I’ve got this.” Isn’t 70 the new 50? Except for the wrinkles, arthritis and […]
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If you don’t have anything nice to say…
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This year when I went to my Timeshare in Mazatlan I knew we were going to be hit with a […]
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10 Commandments of Travel in the Age of Covid
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I am as easily annoyed by late flights and slow elevators as the next crotchety old lady. Maybe more. But […]
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Old Town Riga
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My top and bottom line on Old Town Riga is that it has now replaced both Copenhagen and Barcelona as […]
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Castles and Ruins
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A wonderful day trip out of Riga by car visiting the towns and castles and ruins of Cesis and Sigulda. […]
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The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum
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Riga has the Daugava River running right through it. This river is an intricate waterways system of streams and lakes […]
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Russian Jurmala
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Jurmala is a small resort district outside of Riga. (Jura means sea, mala means edge or side, ergo seaside.) It […]
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Travel in the Time of COVID
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The number one rule of blog writing for me is to keep it evergreen, meaning the topic always feels current […]
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Fashionista
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Have I become that old lady who doesn’t know that dressing like a teenager does not make her look younger? […]
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Dear Ms. Smith
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HAL hates me I have an ongoing battle with technology. This perks up its ugly head when I attempt contact […]
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The File of Dread in My Head
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Every so often, usually after a Rueben sandwich and way too much caffeine, I have the ultimate insomnia anxiety attack. […]
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Septuagenarian
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I was bummed that when I turned 70 I could not have a huge party with a hundred friends and […]
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