Hi All --
I'm back but not Down Under though I think about this magical place all the time. It's been almost a year since my last trip to Oz and who knows when I'll have the time or opportunity to go again. I keep up with the many people I met while there and even with the extreme time difference there is an overlap that makes phone calls possible.
I'm blessed to have friends and colleagues all over the world -- today I spent an hour on the phone with a friend and business associate in Istanbul -- I hope that my travels will take me there one day soon to this mysterious crossroad of East and West.
This year my travel has been all domestic and I have been to New Orleans a few times, to Washington DC and to Boston -- all cities which I've been to many times. Of course, New Orleans is my birthplace and it's hard not to be connected there though visiting is often difficult as it is not the same since Katrina. Though the tourist areas look fine -- so much of the city where I played and lived is still in disarray and it will be decades before a full sense of normalcy returns, if ever.
My travel partner, Annie just returned from Florence and had a glorious time -- she's still recovering and when I have the chance to talk with her -- I'll let you know the details.
Be well -- FlyGirl
