More Solo-Travel Notes (and Two Sketches) from Lisbon

A few more images from my Lisbon hotel AND a peek in my travel sketch journal.

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Solo Travel and Then . . .

I’m home now, looking back on those 17 days of solo travel as I settle into the daily rhythm of life here. From sketching in Lisbon, visiting the Prado in Madrid, being a flâneuse in Paris, and then back making bread in my Vancouver kitchen. . .

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Postcards from Three Cities/Countries

Sending you a few postcards from Lisbon, Madrid, and Paris — come window-shop with me as I wind up this trip.

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A Week (of OOTDs) in Lisbon

A quick post before I leave Lisbon, just to share What I Wore — I made some bolder choices colour-wise this trip, and the capsule wardrobe is working surprisingly well. Click through to see. . .

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Books Read, March 2024

If you’re looking for something to read — literary fiction, mystery, memoir, spy novel, gardening, road trip books in translation — I have a few to recommend from my March reading. Click through to see, and be sure to check out the bookchat that generally builds in the comments (maybe you’ll leave a comment, even a recommendation of your own). . .

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Copyright

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