Mike and Sandy Living New Experiences

Author: Mike

  • Unhurried Life in Essaouira

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThe last few days have been a fantastically unhurried pace of just living life.  Not a lot of sightseeing, just enjoying our little hometown.  Monday afternoon, I found a small café called Mogador Nights on the main road inside the Medina to enjoy mint tea, read the book I am currently reading,… Read more

  • Essaouira exploration

    Mike

    Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen the travel bug bites at a young age, it is days like yesterday that you are after.  It was our first full day in Morocco and it was such an interesting day for both of us.  I think part of it is that it’s also the first day of a journey… Read more

  • Tschüss, Cologne and Bonjour, Essaouira

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesWith the Depeche tour over, our full attention now turns to our new life as global nomads.  Our first destination is Morocco and we had a couple of days to get logistical things done.  A question we were asked a few times before we left had to do with our plan for… Read more

  • The Depeche Mode Tour comes to an end

    Mike

    Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’ve fallen a little behind on our journal so we have some catching up to do.  Last Friday, we enjoyed our weekly Starbucks time and then visited two more lost or dark places from Manuel and Tina’s book.  The first place was St. Gereon’s Basilica.  The current structure is 800 years old. … Read more

  • Exploring Cologne

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesOur first few days in Cologne have been pretty busy and we expected that to be the case.  Tuesday started with the grocery store.  As usual, it’s not a fast process.  The majority of items require translation on our part to make sure we are buying what we think we are buying. … Read more

  • Arrivederci, Italy

    Mike

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesNo foolin’ – this evening finds us in the beautiful town on the Rhine that we English speakers call Cologne.  In German, it is Köln.  But first, a quick rundown of our last couple of days in Milano. Saturday was a day in our home neighborhood of Assago.  We went for a… Read more

  • Milano, Italy

    Mike

    Reading Time: 7 minutesWe’ve made our way to the penultimate stop on the Memento Mori World Tour – Milan, Italy.  Our first three days have included a little sightseeing, normal everyday living stuff around the apartment, and the first of two shows here.  We made our way here by train from Torino – took just… Read more

  • A Few Days in Torino

    Mike

    Reading Time: 5 minutesWe are wrapping up our time in Torino.  We can say that we like Torino, but it’s ok that it’s time to move on.  Torino is the fourth largest city in Italy and while the population is a little short of one million, it does have a smaller feel.  It seems to… Read more

  • Last Days in Bilbao and Hello, Torino

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    Reading Time: 7 minutesOur time in Spain has come to an end and we have made our way to Torino, Italy – next stop on the Depeche tour.  After our day in Bilbao on Tuesday, we decided on a very relaxing day in Getxo.  I wanted to get a postcard in the mail so we… Read more

  • The Guggenheim and Casco Viejo

    Mike

    Reading Time: 4 minutesToday was Starbucks day and our main day for the center of Bilbao.  After bananas and cereal, we took the metro in and spent about an hour at Starbucks, each of us getting our usuals – Sandy, chai tea latte and me, hot chocolate.  We had about an hour before our assigned… Read more