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Tag Archives: bicycles
In the Shadow of Castles.
In March 2000 when our first child was born, we weren’t too sure about anything, much like any new parents. To ensure we were really stepping into the unknown, we decided heading down to a small village in rural France … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, camping, Children & Parenting, comfort zone, coronavirus, covid-19, Cycling, diversity, dorset, europe, fear, Food, france, Health & Well-being, inspiration, Life on planet earth., live music, morocco, portugal, small village or countryside?, Technology & Progress, Transportation, weymouth
Tagged baby backpack, bicycle trailer, bicycles, books, castles, chateaux, children, internet, langeais, learning, life, live music, loire valley, olives, tours, travel, villandry
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Carolina in my mind.
James Taylor wrote the song while homesick in Spain, so we’ve turned the tables a bit and are in the part of the world he loved so much as we think about our home near the border of Spain. Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in a town, camping, Children & Parenting, Climate, Cycling, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, home education, Life on planet earth., Religion, RV travel, small village or countryside?, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel, U.S.A., unschooling
Tagged bicycles, boondocking, camping, challenge, children, france, friendship, joe diomede, paradigm shift, Politics, rv, telemontbrun, travel
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The Adventure Continues!
We are still moving slowly along in our 6 wheeled camping car that we have christened Janey-Rae. As we roll along the small bi-ways of the Northeast at 40-50 mph (64-80 kph) she doesn’t guzzle the gas too badly. We recently … Continue reading
Posted in a town, adventure, America, camping, Children & Parenting, Cycling, diversity, Education, Energy Consumption, Health & Well-being, home education, Life on planet earth., RV travel, small village or countryside?, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel, U.S.A., unschooling
Tagged bicycles, camping, challenge, children, consumption, friendship, joe diomede, new york city, peace, telemontbrun, the bronx, travel
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Get Your Kicks on Route 66 (or elsewhwere;-)!
The Dexit (Diomede exit) took place on July 1st. It didn’t cause as much a fuss as the Brexit did, but there was a certain amount of upheaval involved. Two days after we arrived my brother had a BBQ with … Continue reading
Posted in a town, Children & Parenting, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, life and death, Life on planet earth., small village or countryside?, The City, The City, a town, small village or countryside?, Transportation, travel
Tagged bicycles, camping, challenge, children, food, friendship, joe diomede, new york city, paradigm shift, peace, pyrenees, the bronx, travel
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Permaculture – A Sustainable Answer
What is the question? How can we incorporate all aspects of our modern lifestyles into an interesting way forward that respects the planet, those we share it with, and ourselves? From transport to planting gardens, Locky briefly explains this Australian concept … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, asia, Climate, diversity, Education, Energy Consumption, Food, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., Natural resources, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, small village or countryside?, Technology & Progress, Transportation, travel
Tagged australia, bicycles, east timur, financial crisis, france, joe diomede, paradigm shift, permculture, pyrenees, south of france, telemontbrun, timur, tropics
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Belle vue, belle vie – On yer bikes!!
History has shown us that just maybe a bicycle ride through Dallas might have been the better option on that fateful November day nearly 52 years ago this month, but alas, we cannot re-write history. What many of us hopefully … Continue reading
Why Corporations Suck (the humanity out of us).
I have always been a fan of small businesses. When I grew up we called many of the shops we went into by the owner’s name. There was Vinny’s Pizza, Mike’s Deli, Artie’s Candy Store and Larry’s Butcher to name … Continue reading
Posted in a town, Energy Consumption, Food, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., Money & Economics, Technology & Progress
Tagged bicycles, challenge, collaboration, consumption, department stores, fast food, food, joe diomede, mcdonalds, paradigm shift, shopping malls, small business, starbucks, target, telemontbrun
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New Haven – Diversity, Connecticut style.
Come walk the green with me in New Haven and meet some of the colourful characters that add to the diversity. – Shoe makers, rappers, basketball players, DJ’s, students, cyclists, and more all come together to add to the fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, diversity, Education, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., Music, small village or countryside?, The City
Tagged America, bicycles, connecticut, diversity, europe, france, music, New haven, telemontbrun
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Sierra Leone & The West – not far away, but worlds apart.
Hello everyone. In this short photo essay flit between the two worlds of the developed west, and Sierra Leone, Western Africa. Not far away from each other, but in many ways worlds apart. Enjoy – Like – Share – Post … Continue reading
Posted in a town, Africa, Climate, Education, Energy Consumption, Food, Life on planet earth., Natural resources, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, Religion, small village or countryside?, War & Peace
Tagged africa, Ariège, bicycle repairs, bicycles, car tire, challenge, chickens, children, telemontbrun
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Two Bronx boys, Biarritz France, Seafood, Plastic waste, art projects and more…….
Why seal plastic that washes up on the shores of Southern France in small food cans? Daniel Lanzilotta says, “Why not?” With the beaches as his art supply shop, Daniel explains the premise behind his intriguing artwork. Watch the process and have … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Education, Energy Consumption, Food, Health & Well-being, Life on planet earth., Modern media & Journalism, Natural resources, Recycle - Reuse - Rethink, Technology & Progress
Tagged bicycles, camping, camping in france, challenge, comedy, cycling eastern europe, diets, france
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