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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
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    • 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

Devils … Saints … and Day of the Dead … November Starts …

November 1, 2020 jamesbalicki 2 Comments

End of  October and beginning of November is usually a strange mixture – Devils for  Halloween, Saints for All Saints…

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Last Week of October … Let It Snow … Let It Snow … or Not…

October 25, 2020 jamesbalicki 1 Comment

Another weird week – 25 C (81 F) on Friday, back down to freezing 0 C ( 32 F) the…

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Third Week of October … Snout of Africa…

October 19, 2020 jamesbalicki

Another cold wet weekend, and it looks like more of the same  for this week  Last night I made a…

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Snout of Africa …

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I’ve been watching a lot of shows on Netflix lately that take place in the South of Spain …  either…

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Second Week of October … Thanksgiving Weekend…

October 12, 2020 jamesbalicki

Long weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving – cold during the week but a nice balmy 21 degrees C. for the holiday.…

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Second Week of Autumn First Week of October …

October 7, 2020 jamesbalicki

October is finally here – and the temperature is par for the course, low to freezing. I’m a little late…

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First Week of Autumn Last Week of September …

September 28, 2020 jamesbalicki

Autumn is finally here – the first few days have been hot and muggy, but it looks like it’s getting…

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Last Days of Summer Third Week of September …

September 21, 2020 jamesbalicki

I was working on updating my office the other day – adding new monitors, hubs, reorganizing the desk. Only blew…

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Dog Days of Summer Second Week of September …

September 14, 2020 jamesbalicki

I am back to full time, but still hard to get back into work-mode – but still a little stressed.…

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Dog Days of Summer Last Week of August First of September …

September 7, 2020 jamesbalicki

I was working half-hours the past week, trying to get back in work-mode – but still a little stressed. I…

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A Few Thoughts On Travelling During These Times of Pandemic … Virtually …

August 27, 2020 jamesbalicki

When I started this blog just over a year ago my plans were to share travel experiences –  from the…

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Dog Days of Summer Third Week of August …

August 24, 2020 jamesbalicki 2 Comments

Life is a little less stressful these days … but back to work tomorrow after a long time off ……

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Dog Days of Summer First Two Weeks of August …

August 13, 2020 jamesbalicki

I meant to update a week ago but life has been extremely stressful … and sad … over the last…

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A Little This … A Lot of Food … A Large Doggie … 3 Weeks of July …

July 30, 2020 jamesbalicki

Okay … I’ve been remiss … nothing posted for the last 3 weeks … but there’s a reason … actually…

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Dougie and Dumbass … A Cautionary Tail / Tale

July 29, 2020 jamesbalicki

I think I have found a new training partner to help me get back into running. This is Dougie. Dougie…

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