Category Archives: Musings

3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge ~ Flying Over the Past

Posted on July 10, 2015 by travelerlynne

“Protecting this country’s heritage…from fishing villages to city neighborhoods, from barns to courthouses, from historic bridges to older schools, from urban parks to rural landscapes…will help make America a better place…Preservations ensures that future generations will have a past to … Continue reading →

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3 days … 3 quotes challenge: Our Landmark is Gone

Posted on July 7, 2015 by travelerlynne

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →

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3 days … 3 quotes challenge: Take Me to the Beach

Posted on July 5, 2015 by travelerlynne

“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but moment to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun.”  ~ Sandy Gingras Summertime. Hot sand, warm breezes, turquoise waters. I … Continue reading →

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The Glow from Within ~ Brick Making Along the Mekong

Posted on June 23, 2015 by travelerlynne

“No man ever wetted clay and then left it as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune”. ~ Plutarch The minute we walked inside the brick making foundry near My Tho and Caibe, I was surprised that it … Continue reading →

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Floating Markets ~ Mekong Delta

Posted on June 14, 2015 by travelerlynne

“The river knows the way to the sea: without a pilot it runs and falls, blessing all lands with its charity.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Vietnam is an incredibly diverse country and while I enjoyed its large cities of Hanoi … Continue reading →

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Night Train to Danang

Posted on June 7, 2015 by travelerlynne

“Be like a train; go in the rain, go in the sun, go in the storm, go in the dark tunnels! Be like a train; concentrate on your road and go with no hesitation!” ~  Mehmet Murat ildan After a … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Rain

Posted on March 31, 2015 by travelerlynne

“Nothing reminds us of an awakening more than rain.” ― Dejan Stojanovic I am standing on the porch watching the rain come. It is beautiful. It seems to dance on the glistening foliage before falling to the ground and then … Continue reading →

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Up Periscope

Posted on March 24, 2015 by travelerlynne

“Fresh water. This is so great and all to myself.” “Hey! Where did you come from?” “I guess we can share. There’s more than one stream.” “Treading water gets awful tiresome.” “Aah! That’s better. This is the life. Florida living … Continue reading →

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Let’s Hear it for the Driver

Posted on March 1, 2015 by travelerlynne

“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man … Continue reading →

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Saris in the Breeze

Posted on February 12, 2015 by travelerlynne

“It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.”  ~ Guy de Maupassant Standing on the raised platform of the ancient Sas-Bah temple at Nagda in Rajasthan, we looked once more at the barren landscape in the distance. … Continue reading →

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