"applecore" is a reference to my roots, four generations working and living in the Pacific Northwest. My blog is mostly about travel and my views on life as a retiree.
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- Scotland’s Inchcolm Abbey and Rosslyn Chapelon Jul 10, 2015 in TravelOriginally posted on Applecore:Inchcolm Abbey on a perfect Scottish summer day The ABC Tour (Another Blessed Church) continues with a day trip by bus and ferry to the Inchcolm Abbey (‘Inch’ being the Old Celtic word for island). It is uns...
- Dow says it is about GPT: Charter Review Commission amendments 1, 3, and 10on Jul 1, 2015 in TravelOriginally posted on COAL STOP:by Sandy Robson Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioner Chet Dow Some conservative Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioners have scoffed at the notion that one of the main goals of the conservative Charter Review...
- My How You’ve…Changedon Oct 12, 2014 in TravelOriginally posted on Reflections:Before Mike and I lived in any new city, on any continent, we researched the area as best we could on the internet. We tried to find other expats who lived in the area so that we could ask them pointed questions about...
- My How You’ve…Changedon Oct 12, 2014 in TravelOriginally posted on Reflections:Before Mike and I lived in any new city, on any continent, we researched the area as best we could on the internet. We tried to find other expats who lived in the area so that we could ask them pointed questions about...
- The Fleecing of America, or Where Did All of Our Money Go?on Aug 19, 2014 in TravelOriginally posted on Applecore Too:I believed the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the U.S. inflation rate has held at around 1-2% for the past five years. However, I noticed from our trip abroad to Sicily in 2012 that one U.S. dollar...
- The Day Mt. St. Helens BlewNote: Inspired by memories of my younger days, this story is the second in a series looking back on my experiences growing up in Seattle. It was May 18, 1980. I was standing on a snow-covered ridge south of Chinook Pass on a bright, sunny day with Mt...
- My Most and Least Favorite Things About SpainSpain has been an interesting contrast with the other countries in which we have lived over the past three years. As we prepare to move on, it is natural to reflect on the high points and the low ones. Here are some thoughts about what I most enjoyed...
- Thoughts and Recollections of SpainIn just a few short days we will be departing Spain, and I am reflection on our experiences here as we prepare to leave. Spain has impressed me in a number of ways – some good and some not so much. Many of these impressions will become my memories...
- News and Sports from a Global Perspectiveon Jun 20, 2014 in 6 Monthers Baby Boomer Expat History Spain Tourism Travel baby boomers King Felipe VI King Juan Carlos I Mexico Mike Lince Neymar Jr. Pope Francis I Prince George of Cambridge Prince William of Cambridge Princess Kate Middleton Queen Letizia of Spain Six Monthers soccer sports World Cup 2014While living abroad over the past three years we have witnessed several historic moments up close. When we were in Mexico in March, 2013, we experienced firsthand the collective elation of the Latin American world when the Argentine cardinal, Jorge M...
- Seville Before and After the Spanish EmpireSeville, an elegant city of over 700,000 people, rose to prominence as a working seaport on the Guadalquivir River. It served as the launching point for the exploration voyages of Christopher Columbus. Subsequent wealth that poured in from the Ne...
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