Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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South Korean Love Hotels
Read more: South Korean Love HotelsThis is an excerpt from the Going East book that I’m working on. The descriptions are not of a specific hotel, but rather a composite of from our experiences staying in several love hotels over a week in May 2009 as we were riding across South Korea. As I work on the Going East Book,…
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Going East Part 7: Syria and Jordan
Read more: Going East Part 7: Syria and JordanWe are pleased to announce that the first part of our Going East book – which is actually Part 7 of our trip – is now available on Amazon as an eBook. Our plan is to publish various sections of the longer story as they are ready as smaller mini-books to make up a complete…
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Walking in the woods
Read more: Walking in the woodsCali loves to walk in the woods. She isn’t all that excited about walking on the streets – so we are always looking for places close to home where we can take her for a walk that doesn’t involve a large number of other dogs – she is too young to be around other dogs.…
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Rissers Beach Provincial Park
Read more: Rissers Beach Provincial ParkWith all the rain early this week, walking on most of the trails was apt to be gushy. Instead I decided to head to the beach and doing some walking there. Risser’s Beach Provincial Park is less than a 30 minute drive away. I have driven by it several times. I often could see people…
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Skating on a pond near the ocean – check
Read more: Skating on a pond near the ocean – checkOne more check mark on my bucket list. In this area, the ponds near the ocean freeze in the winter time, and that if the conditions are just right, they become perfect ice rinks. When I first learned of this, I added skating on a pond near the ocean to my bucket list. Fortunately today,…
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A New Year’s Hike – Green Bay to Broad Cove (partial route)
Read more: A New Year’s Hike – Green Bay to Broad Cove (partial route)It was such a beautiful day yesterday, New Years Day, that we had to take advantage of it and go for a hike. When Scott suggested going to the coast, I pulled out our new Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia book and found one that was nearby – Green Bay to Broad Cove. The…
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A walk around town
Read more: A walk around townI decided to take a little time away from the computer and go for a walk. They are currently doing some construction work uphill of the duck pond such that the loop around the pond is closed – so instead I decided to venture to downtown Bridgewater. I started by walking down to the river…
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Gaff Point hiking trail
Read more: Gaff Point hiking trailWe had an uncommonly warm day on Thursday – warm for October anyways – it was 20 degrees outside (70ish for my American friends). We decided that since it was warmer, it was time for us to finally venture out to the ocean. We have been so busy working around the house that we haven’t…
