Paris in the Time of Covid
Paris art and fashion. January + Covid = surprisingly uncrowded streets.
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
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Granada and the Jews
The Jews have had a complicated history with this once predominantly Jewish city in Spain.
Holidays versus Life: A Novice Retiree’s Perspective
The sun, surf and Sangria lifestyle you fantasized about pre-retirement may not be what you want once you do retire. Give yourself time and flexibility.
The 1st Week in a New Home Base
Our first few days in Malaga: errands, beaches, wine and Spanish practice
Anniversary of the Flight From Spain
Today marks the 1st anniversary of our flight from Spain. It has been the first year in 40 that I have not flown anywhere. Last night I got my first vaccine shot. A year ago last night DH and I…
What Have You Missed Most During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
I have taken several online writing courses since house-arrest began, and in one (a session put on by Connie Messing, one of the Writers in Residence for Metro Edmonton Federation of Libraries), we were asked to write (with no thinking…
Flight Cancellations & More: The Roller Coaster Ride of Fleeing Coronavirus
Panic didn’t really set in for us until borders started closing and flights being cancelled. In my previous blog post (Love in the Time of Coronavirus), I wrote that after it was clear our March 30 KLM flights from Malaga…
Love in the Time of Coronavirus
It seems like years since we were in Cape Verde, given all that has happened since we returned to Malaga just over two weeks ago. I still have other posts about Cape Verde that I will put up eventually, but…
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Tema Frank has been travelling since she was 3 years old. She's been writing since not long after that.
Arrival in Praia, Cabo Verde
The weather in Malaga turned nasty last week (OK, nasty by Malagan standards, not Canadian ones: a bit of rain, grey skies, temperatures as low as +12c.) Then there was a big hailstorm which drew kids into the street to…