The Lady and the Drifter: Serenades from Nowhere
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A committed effort to ditch the enslaving routines which we were in landed us in Europe in our late 20's. After quitting our jobs and selling the accumulated junk, we said farewell to everything and everyone we knew and took the first plane out of Argentina.
Armed with two bagpacks, a map, and a million ideas, these are the never-ending serenades of a Drifter, and his Lady...
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May 31, 2006
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1
Prelude -
2
And so the Curtain Rises..... -
3
Terra Firma -
4
Springtime in Madrid -
5
Trekking in Patones -
6
Palace Life -
7
A Day in the Park -
8
The Stendhal Syndrome -
9
A Historic Day -
10
A Forest Thought..... -
11
Of palaces, castles and cathedrals -
12
Meeting the Pathfinder -
13
El grupo de la Muerte -
14
The Last Hike -
15
Queens, Nuns....and their Sarcophagi -
16
Off to the Mediterranean... -
17
Aquamarine Coves -
18
Sun and Sea -
19
Abiding in a small Spanish town -
20
The new job -
21
Strange encounters..... -
22
"Can I take your order?" -
23
Resigning -
24
The Unexperienced Mariner -
25
Getting Lost in Porto Petro -
26
Hanging out with the guys.... -
27
The Cave Bats -
28
Sultry Reflections -
29
A great little town -
30
A familiar visit. -
31
Rescue Squad -
32
Starting again.... -
33
House guests -
34
Night falls -
35
Assiduous days -
36
A note on freedom -
37
The end of Summer -
38
September -
39
Stormy Days -
40
Ed's Birthday Bash -
41
New surroundings -
42
Ibiza Xtravaganza -
43
Circo Loco and other Stories..... -
44
The Come Down -
45
The Finale -
46
A Spontaneous Outing -
47
La Cueva Closing Party -
48
Welcome to Paradise -
49
Of Burglars and Supermarkets.... -
50
Southwestern Winds -
51
The Island of a Thousand Faces -
52
Mystery Coves -
53
Leaving Mallorca -
54
Barcelona at last! -
55
The Gothic Quarter -
56
Guadi's Obsession -
57
Fast Cars, Nude Beaches, and Gay Fashion -
58
The Cellular Process of Gaudi -
59
The Genius and His Army of Knights -
60
The Secrets of Mount Montjuic -
61
Venus and her Entourage of Hungry Ducks -
62
Out of Spain..... -
63
Welcome to London -
64
Pleasant Surprises in Autumn London -
65
London Lodging -
66
Opportunities Knocking -
67
War Heroes, Fur Activists, and a Naughty Emporium. -
68
Attack of the Bed Bugs -
69
My Birthday Hugs and Kisses -
70
Boreal -
71
The Tidbits of Our Lazy Days -
72
The Secret Keepers of the Graves -
73
What I Learned from a Job Interview -
74
December Reverie -
75
Farewell Jarred! -
76
Early Christmas Presents -
77
An Epicurean Welcome -
78
Welcome to Tabloid Country -
79
Smooth Sailing does not make Skilled Sailors. -
80
The Christmas Production -
81
On the first day of Christmas... -
82
NYE @ Fabric -
83
Tempus Fugit -
84
Our new Uncle -
85
The Canterbury Tales -
86
Karim's Garden of Delights -
87
The secrets to Stonehenge and beyond -
88
Traveling with your Sweetheart: Ruin or Romance? -
89
Hunting for Roman Remains - Part I -
90
Hunting for Roman Remains - Part II -
91
En route back to London -
92
The Ides of March -
93
La Mia Bella Italia - part I -
94
La Mia Bella Italia - part II -
95
Pompeii : A Two Thousand Year Journey -
96
The Hilltop Towns of Italy -
97
Back to Normality....but Not for Long. -
98
En Route Back to London -
99
Lodging -
100
The Spiritual Haven of the North -
101
Whitby's Haunting Hills -
102
A Wall to keep out the Barbarians -
103
Bagpipes, Kilts and Stout -
104
A Castle on a Volcano -
105
The Rose Chapel -
106
A Taste of the Highlands -
107
Tantallon Castle -
108
The Last Stretch -
109
A Midspring's Afternoon Dream -
110
Entering Phase II -
111
Quest to Snowdon Mountain - part I -
112
Quest to Snowdon Mountain - part II -
113
In Search of Forest Elves and Pixies -
114
Cymru: pronounced "Kum-Ree" -
115
The last of our Welsh landscapes -
116
One Year Already? -
117
How to save money in French food markets -
118
Lest we Forget.... -
119
The Battle of the Somme -
120
In Flanders Fields -
121
Gas Attacks on the Western Front -
122
Of Mines and Water Lillies -
123
London -
124
Long Live Sulis Minerva! -
125
Back in London -
126
Gliding: A Lesson in Cloud-Watching -
127
Back in London -
128
En Route to Kilkenny -
129
A Glipmse of Kilkenny -
130
A few Irish suprises in Cork -
131
A Kiss for the Gift of Gab -
132
The Angel's Trumpet -
133
En Route to London -
134
Back in London -
135
There's something about Amsterdam - Part I -
136
There's Something about Amsterdam - Part II -
137
Back in London -
138
The Four Musicians of Bremen -
139
An Escapade to Asian Gardens -
140
Perfectly Nordic -
141
Vigeland's Oslo -
142
Discovering the Peace Laureates -
143
The Faded Grandeur of Porto -
144
Wine to put Bacchus to shame -
145
Addicted to Port -
146
Preparing for the Fairytale... -
147
Frankfurt -
148
The Romantic Road - part I -
149
The Romantic Road - part II -
150
The Romantic Road - part III -
151
The Romantic Road - part IV -
152
The Romantic Road - part V -
153
The Romantic Road - part VI -
154
The Romantic Road - part VII -
155
London -
156
The Newly Weds -
157
London -
158
Salt Castle -
159
Mozart-everything -
160
Salzburg from Above -
161
London -
162
Venice: The Fragile and the Extraordinary -
163
The Lady of the Lagoon -
164
London -
165
The Sun King and his Palace -
166
The Colossus of Beauvais -
167
Triad of Cathedrals -
168
London -
169
Neptune's Grotto -
170
Serendipitously Chilled
