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About micetrail

An avid traveler, trader and terpsichorian

Hope all of you out there are doing a bit of meditation and relaxation exercises.  Besides our physical health there is a need for mental health as well.  Perhaps the following slide show of recent photos during social distancing will … Continue reading

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Well, with everyone holed up in their abodes it seems like a good idea to catch up on my PAST traveling updates.  I left off in Zanzibar in February getting ready to board our vessel to the Seychelles.  So, here’s … Continue reading

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Well, it’s my first leg to the Seychelles and I’m already exhausted. Can’t wait for the next 22 hours. From Lisbon to London is 3 hours; then a 4 hour layover; then 7 hours to Doha; then 6 hours to … Continue reading

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OK…no promises for 2020 and not traveling. At the end of 2019 and a couple of weeks after my Poland/Czech Republic/Lisbon trip I headed off to Mexico to meet up with my friend Jano. Taking a non-stop from Oakland to … Continue reading

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Heading out from Warsaw and on the way to Kraków, we stopped at a (I guess) famous monastery Częstochowa with the Black Madonna…Our Lady of Jasna Gora. Now I’ve seen a couple of Black Madonna’s in my lifetime (Bolivia…a small … Continue reading

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Interesting…the year 2019 was supposed to be a non-travel year. Since I traveled so much in 2018, my thoughts went to a rest for 2019. But suppositions don’t make reality and the year hadn’t finished Spring when my friend Andrew … Continue reading

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Lame in Lisbon – advice for the traveler

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If you have luggage do not, DO NOT, take the escalator. Look for the nearest elevator and Wait. A little late for advice but…next time. Handling one small roll-aboard, a back pack, my purse and a bag with 2 boxes … Continue reading

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Chelsea Flower Show

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There’s no place like home!

It’s been some time since I’ve been in touch but I just got the writing “jones” to update any of you interested peeps.  If you’ve kept up you might know I’ve been traveling in Europe and North Africa for a … Continue reading

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Morocco memories

Just returned from Morocco on a small group tour (8 peeps and my favored way to travel if not alone). I met my travel buddy Andrew in Tangier for a couple of days, prior to joining the group. We stayed … Continue reading

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