Monthly Archives: November 2010

Close encounters with the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 25, 2010 by elliewick

I met the Pacific Ocean for the first time last month. I saw it a day after I arrived in San Francisco, but it was a couple of days later before I got to touch it. Jon and I were … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Reichstag, Berlin

Posted on November 24, 2010 by elliewick

Berlin is a city that has grown on me over the years. My first visit a few summers ago was interesting but not thrilling. My second visit was an improvement, perhaps because I wanted to give it another chance, and … Continue reading →

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Postcard arrival: Russia, Thailand

Posted on November 15, 2010 by elliewick

One of the postcards I received this summer is from Russia. Another is from Thailand. I received this postcard in an envelope with a note that included a drawing of a sailboat. The note explained that Pasha is learning English … Continue reading →

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Meet me in San Francisco, please! And how a search for nature begins

Posted on November 8, 2010 by elliewick

In a sentence, that’s essentially what happened. What started as a trip to Portland, Ore., to visit one of my college friends, kept getting bigger. I had read about the redwoods of California in a National Geographic article called The … Continue reading →

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The Top 5: Travel theme songs

Posted on November 1, 2010 by elliewick

When I travel, I like to pick a song as that trip’s theme song. Almost always it is a song that has a connection to the place I am visiting (rather than something like “Country Roads Take Me Home”), and … Continue reading →

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