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This blog holds postings from Pat and Ray for friends and family. We post about travel, food, culture, new things we learn, beer, adventures, photographs, etc. We are enjoying the experiences described here and we hope you enjoy reading about them.

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2025

November 18, 2025 2025 – 2nd Annual Singapore Book Club Meeting
November 7, 2025 2025 – South Korea (1-6 November)
September 9, 2025 2025 Ireland (30 Aug – 7 Sep)
August 30, 2025 2025 London (23-29 Aug)

2024

October 27, 2024 2024 First Annual Singapore Book Club Alumni Meeting (Oct)
July 31, 2024 Alaska (July 2024)
March 31, 2024 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (March 2024)

2023

September 30, 2023 Europe 2023: Warsaw, Krakow, and Bratislava
September 25, 2023 Europe 2023: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius

2022

December 17, 2022 Dublin, Ireland (29 Nov-7 Dec 2022)
October 15, 2022 Hops around Park City (2022)
August 23, 2022 Europe (July 2022)
August 17, 2022 Sweden-Norway (June 2022)

2021

November 15, 2021 Wendover, Utah (8-10 November 2021)
July 24, 2021 2021 Wasatch Wildflower Festival (Alta Ski Area)
January 25, 2021 Golden Spike National Historic Site (23 January 2021)
January 12, 2021 Around Salt Lake City (January 2021)

2020

November 16, 2020 Red Butte Skyline Trail Hike (11/15/2020)
May 14, 2020 St. Simons Island, Titusville and Kansas City (February – March, 2020)

2019

December 30, 2019 Post Thanksgiving Holiday V2.0 & a Whole Lot More…
November 16, 2019 Budapest (10-15 November 2019)
November 11, 2019 Vienna (5-10 November 2019)
July 24, 2019 Nevada-Utah (July 2019)
July 1, 2019 Peru: Back in Cusco (21-22 June 2019)
June 30, 2019 Peru: Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu (19-20 June 2019)
June 28, 2019 Peru: Cusco, Andahuaylillas, Pikillacta & Tipón (15-18 June 2019)
June 25, 2019 Lima, Peru (11-15 June 2019)
June 1, 2019 Hypoluxo Scrub (May, 2019)
March 23, 2019 Everglades National Park (23 March 2019)

2018

December 6, 2018 Singapore 2018
July 31, 2018 Costa Rica (July 2018)
May 16, 2018 Lyon, France (06-16 May 2018)
May 5, 2018 Cap Ferrat and Around (22 April – 05 May 2018)
April 22, 2018 France – Driving to Nice (20-22 April 2018)
April 19, 2018 Andorra (18-19 April 2018)
April 18, 2018 Barcelona, Spain (13-18 April 2018)
April 14, 2018 Southeast Spain (09-13 April 2018)
April 10, 2018 Nearby Nerja, Spain ( April 3 & 6, 2018)
April 9, 2018 Nerja, Spain (23 March- 09 April 2018)
March 22, 2018 Ronda, Spain (20-22 March 2018)
March 20, 2018 Lisbon, Portugal (13-20 March 2018)

2017

November 16, 2017 Yerevan, Armenia (November 14, 2017)
November 15, 2017 Qatar and Georgia (November 2017)
November 7, 2017 Jordan (November 2017)
November 2, 2017 Egypt (October 2017)
October 1, 2017 Western U.S.A (01-30 Sep 2017)
July 24, 2017 Paris (7-25 July 2017)
July 7, 2017 Hamburg (5-7 July 2017)
July 3, 2017 Copenhagen (30 June – 5 July 2017)
June 5, 2017 Unexpected India (1-4 June 2017)
May 20, 2017 Singapore (May 5 – June 30)
February 28, 2017 Discovering Molas in Panama
February 15, 2017 Panama (February 2017)

2016

December 29, 2016 Charlotte Foraging #3:- Bayberries (Myrica cerfera)
November 13, 2016 Charlotte Foraging #2 – American Persimmons (Diospyros virginiana)
November 13, 2016 Charlotte Foraging #1 – Part 2, still Chestnuts
November 6, 2016 Charlotte Foraging #1: Chestnuts (Castanea dentata)
June 27, 2016 London with David, Justin and Meredeth (25 June – 4 July 2016)
May 26, 2016 Out and About in Kathmandu, Nepal (14-17 May 2016)
May 25, 2016 Early Childhood Development Center, Kathmandu, Nepal (13-17 May 2016)
February 8, 2016 Thailand (2016)
January 22, 2016 Location: Spain. Subject: Tile Work
January 17, 2016 Spain for Christmas 2015!

2015

December 17, 2015 Granada and the Alhambra (December 2015)
December 5, 2015 Vietnam (21-26 November 2015)
August 14, 2015 Pat and Ray visit Tokyo (2-9 Aug 2015)
July 5, 2015 Bali underfoot.
July 2, 2015 Lombok – June 20, 2015
June 30, 2015 Bali – June 16-19 2015
April 12, 2015 The Last Kampong in Mainland Singapore
April 11, 2015 Balloons on Vacation
March 18, 2015 Siem Reap – 18 March 2015
March 17, 2015 Siem Reap – 17 March 2015
March 16, 2015 Siem Reap – 16 March 2015
March 15, 2015 Phnom Penh to Siem Reap – 15 March 2015
March 15, 2015 Phnom Penh – 14 March 2015
March 15, 2015 3.14 – PI Day in Phnom Phen
March 13, 2015 Getting Ready for Cambodia
February 23, 2015 2015 The Year of the Goat/Sheep
February 8, 2015 A Visit to Arab Street, a Place of Material Beauty.
January 28, 2015 Japanese Garden, Singapore
January 17, 2015 Pulau Ubin Saturday
January 8, 2015 Home again in Singapore
January 3, 2015 Happy New Year from Patagonia

2014

December 17, 2014 Trip to Patagonia
December 12, 2014 Hawker Centers (or Cooked Food Centers)
December 8, 2014 A Book Club in Singapore. Yep They Are Here, Too.
December 7, 2014 Durian – The King of Fruit
November 29, 2014 ‘Tis the Singapore X-Mas Season
November 26, 2014 Southern Ridges Hiking
November 23, 2014 A hiking weekend 22-23 Nov 2014
November 16, 2014 Busy Birthday Week
November 11, 2014 Living Abroad – Decisions & Dilemmas: Mobile Phones and International Travel
November 9, 2014 Singapore Green Corridor Hike
October 28, 2014 October, 2014 in Bintan, Indonsia
August 21, 2014 Little India for Dinner
August 20, 2014 Hiking and the Natural Side of Singapore
August 19, 2014 Moved into Apartment in Tiong Bahru
July 31, 2014 London III – Alison Joins Us
July 28, 2014 Fun with Coins – A Pound of London Fiddlybits*
July 24, 2014 A Dale Chihuly in London
July 12, 2014 Clipper Round the World Race
July 11, 2014 London I – Michelle and Patrick
July 9, 2014 Plans have changed
July 1, 2014 Just Arrived In London
May 28, 2014 Gotta tell you our news

2000

September 22, 2000 Scotland with the Coopers (Sept 1-11, 2000)

1994

September 30, 1994 Switzerland & Northern Italy (September 9-21, 1994)

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