Category Archives: Travel

Acquaviva delle Fonti

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Last week I celebrated my birthday in Italy with my daughters. We spent a few days in the Puglia region, where both of my father’s parents came from, and on Tuesday we took the train from Bari and spent an … Continue reading →

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North Korea on My Mind

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

The news from North Korea continues to be disturbing, and I can’t get it out of my mind. North Korea is pretty close to Dalian, the Chinese city where I taught English for three summers. One hot weekend in 2004, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Their Memory Fade

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

In November, 2000, my daughter Meg and I were in England. I took this picture of an elderly woman selling poppies in front of Bath Cathedral for Remembrance Day, what we call Veterans Day. We saw people selling these poppies … Continue reading →

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