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  • Home Cooked Favorites From Near and Far
    • Home Cooked Favorites Odds and Ends
      • Basic Pie Pastry Recipe
      • BBQ Rub For Smoking
      • Tortola Rum Cake
    • Asian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Cantonese Beef Steak
      • Chicken and Mango Stir Fry
      • Chinese Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Beef Curry
      • Chinese Chicken Curry
      • Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken
      • Fresh Spring Rolls
      • Hot and Sour Soup
      • Indonesian Beef Rendang
      • Pork, Asparagus, and Red Peppers With Oyster Sauce and Noodles
      • Pork (or Chicken) Stuffed Pineapple
      • Singapore Rice Noodles
      • Spicy Ground Pork With Tofu
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Udon Noodles
    • Canadian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Beef Bourguignon or Beef Stew
      • Bratwurst Casserole with Sauerkraut and Potatoes
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Deep Dish Turkey Pot Pie
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
      • Hungarian Meatballs and Mushroom Gravy
      • Pork and Lima Bean Casserole
      • Pork Loin Roast With Potatoes, Onions, and Carrots
      • Quebecois Tourtiere Recipe
      • Shepherd’s Pie
      • Sole Filets a la Bretonne
      • Steak and Kidney Pie
      • Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
    • Italian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Baked Balsamic Chicken Parmesan
      • Baked Cheese Cannelloni In Meat Sauce
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara With Smoked Meat
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Chicken Puttanesca Recipe
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Lasagna
      • Italian Meat Sauce
      • Italian Pastas
      • Italian Tomato Sauce
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Pasta With Ground Lamb and Tomato Sauce
      • Ravioli with 3 Cheeses in Meat Sauce
      • Smoked Chicken Carbonara
      • Spezzatino di Manzo al Chianti (Beef Stew)
      • Veal Scaloppini in Green Pepper Sauce
    • Mediterranean Home Cooked Favorites
      • Lamb Meatballs in a Curry Sauce
      • Mediterranean Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Moroccan Chicken With Lentils
      • Moroccan Ground Lamb with Chickpeas
      • Orzo With Fresh Basil and Parmesan
      • Orzo With Parmesan, Peas, and Tomatoes
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Veal Scaloppini with Saffron Cream and Mushroom Sauce
    • Mexican and Latin American Home Cooked Favorites
      • Albondigas Soup (Meatball Soup)
      • Black Beans and Rice
      • Chipotle In Adobo Sauce
      • Enchilada Sauce
      • Fish Tortillas
      • Guacamole Salsa
      • Mexican Beef Birria
      • Mexican Chicken Enchilada Casserole
      • Mexican Rice
      • Mexican Stuffed Green Peppers
      • Pork In Tomatillo Sauce (Yucatan Salsa Verde)
      • Pork Tortillas
      • Smoked Pork Burritos
      • Tamale Casserole With Masa
      • White Bean Chicken Enchilada
  • My Reviews of Netflix Foreign Movies and TV Series
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Belgian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Danish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Dutch
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Finnish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – French
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – German
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Icelandic
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Norwegian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Polish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Russian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Spanish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Swedish
  • Travel Stories – Then and Now
    • Countries and Languages
    • Food and Recipes
    • Travel – Land, Air, and Sea
  • Travel Phrases For Using On Cruises or Resorts
    • Travel Phrases – Dutch
    • Travel Phrases – Finnish
    • Travel Phrases – German
    • Travel Phrases – Indonesian
    • Travel Phrases – Italian
    • Travel Phrases – Norwegian
    • Travel Phrases – Spanish
    • Travel Phrases – Swedish
    • Travel Phrases – Turkish

Category: Travel Stories – Then and Now

Mid July … Bella Ciao Bella Ciao Ciao Ciao…

July 19, 2021 jamesbalicki

I haven’t updated in two weeks … been pretty busy with packing and picking out new floorings, tile, etc. for…

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Beginning of July … Happy Canada Day …

July 5, 2021 jamesbalicki

Vaccination numbers are going up … percentage of Ontarians with a first dose over 76%; second dose over 45%. Kelly…

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Third Week of June … Spring Into Summer …

June 21, 2021 jamesbalicki

COVID numbers still coming down … more places have been reopening … Phase 2 still on track for the 2nd…

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Second Week of June … Some Restrictions Lifted …

June 15, 2021 jamesbalicki 1 Comment

The COVID numbers have been decreasing fairly quickly – Canada is now number one in the world for the highest…

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First Week of June … Hot and Busy …

June 7, 2021 jamesbalicki

The 77th anniversary of D-Day was yesterday, June 6 – my father was on board the cruiser ORP Dragon supporting…

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The Glorious First of June … And A Couple Left Over May Days …

May 31, 2021 jamesbalicki

The Glorious First of June arrives tomorrow – it’s the anniversary of a great naval battle between Britain and France…

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May 24 … The Unofficial First Long Weekend of Summer…

May 24, 2021 jamesbalicki

So the first unofficial long weekend of summer is finally here … May Two Four … officially it’s Queen Victoria’s…

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Mothers Day … Now and Then …

May 9, 2021 jamesbalicki

So Mothers Day is here … in Canada and the U.S. anyways … I believe it’s celebrated on different days…

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Mayday, Mayday …. M’aidez, M’aidez …

May 2, 2021 jamesbalicki

So the beginning of May is finally here … people all around the world celebrate the 1st of May as…

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Last Week of April …Hot and Cold … and Snow All Over …

April 25, 2021 jamesbalicki

So the weather is back to weird, snow during the week (about 4 inches – that’s Steve Jobs, our apple…

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Third Week of April …Lockdown Tighter… People Stupider …

April 18, 2021 jamesbalicki

So the weather back to up and down … cold and wet, a couple of  warm days … and a…

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Second Week of April …Lockdown Even Tighter…

April 11, 2021 jamesbalicki

Okay, so the weather has been pretty good … hot, sticky, breaking new records 😊 We had a couple days…

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Start of April …Happy Easter … Back To Lockdown …

April 4, 2021 jamesbalicki

Okay,  so we went back to warm one day, freezing the next, flowers blooming one day, getting covered in snow…

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March Going Out Like A Lamb … Kind Of …

March 29, 2021 jamesbalicki

Okay,  so the weather has kind of gone back to normal for this time of year – cool and rainy…

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Spring Is Sprung … The Grass Is Green … I Wonder Where The Birdies Been …

March 21, 2021 jamesbalicki

Okay,  so we know where the birds have been … flying around aimlessly, not sure whether to fly south to…

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