Europe 2013 Archives | Julie Stephenson

Curious. Creative. Living Boldly.

Dec 17

by Julie in Europe 2013, To Morocco 2013 0 comments

My experiences which sculpt my view ….

We are back! back to blue skies...weeds engulfing my orchard....and memories. :-) I don't have a clue where 'memory' is stored, but

Jul 25

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Chunnel vision… from Folkstone to Calais… in the dark!!!!

Have you ever stood in a famous Art Gallery looking at a video and just said to yourself... "I just don't 'get' it !"? Well imagine

Jul 17

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It’s actually so much more than the food…

What a privilege to have such an abundance of the most beautiful food whilst on our travels.... but you know what ...it wasn't just really about the food though. It was so much MORE than the food. The food provided the palette for sharing, interaction and

Jul 17

by Julie in Europe 2013, Inspirations, Travels Europe 2013, Wisdom and Inspiration 0 comments

It’s not time we waste…. its….

“We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.” Alice Bloch

Jul 17

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Travel documentary photos….well sort of !!!!

I was going to post a collection of amazing culinary delights from Europe today... but whilst grazing through my images I came across these really interesting ones from a Qantas Club lounge which I found just sooo

Jul 16

by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

If you can’t go through it … around it… just go –

Apart from the truly magnificent and humbling landscape we drove through on our journey through Europe, I witnessed incredible feats of engineering; creative vision; craftsmanship; ingenuity; blood, sweat and tears; and quite highly likely - cruelty. In my recent post on Tunnels,

Jul 05

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Bold, bold Madrid … BUT…

Something under the surface... something not immediately evident... an undercurrent exists in the city of Madrid that I felt by going on one of those iconic "Red bus tours", and catching the underground trains and walking through

Jul 03

by Julie in Europe 2013, poetry, Words 0 comments

Mystery and Uncertainty….

Whilst driving alongside the Loch Ness in Scotland I had a sense pervade me that

Jul 02

by Julie in Earth and Sea, Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Meandering the mists of Scotland…

Scotland was quite a surprise to me. I feel like I have just touched the lid of an amazing jewell box. I had seen

Jun 20

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If you can’t go around it…..

Testimony to human ingenuity and not being thwarted !

Jun 14

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A few hours in Köln (Cologne in Germany)…..

On our meanderings through Europe we found ourselves in Köln, Germany whilst we were visiting beautiful friends who invited us to stay with them. England, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal..... then

Jun 09

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Playing on the edge….

Sunday was a day where it seemed that boys (mainly) - played on the edge. We drove along the Route des Crêtes ...a road in the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France Adrenaline filled the air.

Jun 09

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Renewed respect for trees…

Traversing the veins of the white, yellow and red roads on the map brought with it for me insights on

Jun 07

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Europe in bloom… so magical !!!

Although summer was as warm here in Europe...by that I mean COLD as our winters back on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland; the flowers and crops in bloom have been absolutely stunning! The yellow canola fields brush the landscape with

Jun 07

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Queso… Queijo…. Fromage… whatever it is called – in English it is CHEESE… glorious CHEESE !!!

It all began on a single day's pilgramage in search of some Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales in England about a month ago now…. and it has become a daily

Jun 06

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Adeus… Spain… Bonjour France… C’est bon… tres bon !!!!

You will have to wait a couple of days for my post on cheeses ... :-) because I want to share about our fabulous day today. Adeus to Spain as

Jun 03

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Paris to Madrid…. brakes broke :-(

OMG !!! My view from our room at the Tranion Palace Versailles !!!

May 22

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brmmmm .. Inverness to Thurso

From a very damp and cold car park the cranking of engines put some life and excitement into the grey morning. Bang... splutter... backfires..

May 22

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Off we go….brmmmmmm – From London to Inverness for the Celtic Tour 2013 Vintage car rally.

On the road.... fuelled up and brmmmm.. then NO brmmmm

May 18

by Julie in Europe 2013, Travels Europe 2013 2 comments

Yorkshire Dales… over hills and over dales…. to find some Wensleydale!

What an amazing day we had driving through the Yorkshire Dales. The sense of history and village life was palpable. Stone walls were like rigid veins with the pulsing of sweat and rough strong hands;

May 16

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