• mmmm. salty.

    We stopped in the ancient city of Aigues-Mortes and went to the salt extraction site. They get salt from the sea water in a lengthy process that basically allows the water to settle in different…

  • Let’s back up a bit.

     OK so lets be honest – we’re a bit  lot behind on posting here lately.  I guess the more you have to do – the less time you have to write about it.Quick recap: Heather…

  • Pace of Life

    I have heard ex-pats here often wishing longfully for whereever they hail from – as “I can just get so much more done back home.” Is getting a lot done really the point?…

  • The advantage of being small

    one time zone compact area so it  is more efficient to build infrastructure (highways, rail lines, power plants) you can get from one side of the country to the other without dedicating a…

  • We’ve moved…

    …here. If you are reading this (and believe me….you are) you’ve found our new home. So if links and comments and stuff don’t quite work well for the next little while….uh…I don’t know….you get…

  • We’re Moving

    Well we’ve been here for a little over a year. It seemed like it was working fine – but you start to feel limited – constrained after a while. We have had more…

  • Last pictures of the tour  (I promise) I think I took so many pictures as it was just such a surreal sight.  Our road that sometimes has more horses than cars in a day,…