We landed at Terminal 1 and were told we needed to pick up luggage and do customs and immigration at terminal 2. We must have walked 2 miles from one end to the other. Whew was a long stretch, but the paperwork at customs was nominal, and we got stamps in our passports. This isContinue reading “Impressions of Panama City”
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Have you ever been to Florida?
Have you ever been here in season? If you live in the northern United States, then you are aware of how brutal winters can be in say, Upstate New York, Michigan, or even Pennsylvania and more so for our Canadian friends, anywhere north of the US border. With this said, temperatures can go down toContinue reading “Have you ever been to Florida?”
While the sun heats up the days, tango heats up the nights.
After consulting tangomango.org we discovered there is a milonga or practika almost every night. This is now only late October, and the winter sun season begins in December. Snow birds [people] escaping the harshness of the colder climes of the northern US and Canada will arrive then, and the number of people living here inContinue reading “While the sun heats up the days, tango heats up the nights.”
Leaving…on a jet plane.
My thoughts and emotions on leaving Europe are very mixed. What an adventure the last 5 months have been. Many kilometers on planes, trains, buses, cars, electric scooter, and ferries. It’s no small feat to remember leaving BsAs in late April. We have traveled to Spain, Turkey, Greece, France, Andorra, Jordan and back to Spain.Continue reading “Leaving…on a jet plane.”
This is Tango Camp!
Did you ever want to spend a week in France dancing and learning more Tango?
Bye bye, Istanbul Again.
After living in Turkey for the past three months, it is time to depart. We have danced Tango in Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Ankara, and Samsun. We have traveled as far south as Antalya and as far east as Trapzon. West to Gelibuli. We have traveled by car, bus and plane. In Turkey, it’s so easyContinue reading “Bye bye, Istanbul Again.”
2023 New Zealand Tango Festival
Guest Essay: Jan Sheeley of Seattle A beautiful blend of learning and milongas. Thinking about taking an overseas tango adventure? Let me recommend an experience of a lifetime, the New Zealand Tango Festival. This mid-year festival is hosted by the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand on the southern tip of the northContinue reading “2023 New Zealand Tango Festival”
Moving south
We have spent 2 lovely weeks in Izmir, a large metropolitan city located on the Agean Coast of Turkey, the Asian side. Sitting on the mouth of a huge bay, Izmir is the 3rd largest city in Turkey with an active harbor and lots of ferries criss crossing the city. The hotel residence we stayedContinue reading “Moving south”
The Joy of Traveling
traveling in Turkey for tango and…
Leaving Again Version .2
After week of buying last minute things, packing, dancing and dining at our favorite restaurants with friends, we are off to Spain for the month. In saying Goodbyes to the city and friends, they will be missed, and I look forward to returning to this beautiful place I call home. This week was all aboutContinue reading “Leaving Again Version .2”