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Carer things that worked for Greg – the good, the bad and the ugly

By Greg

Being a carer can be like being on a roller coaster, it can be fun, and thrilling, and downright scary. Sometimes it’s all those things at once. And once you are on it it can be very hard to get off. But then again, sometimes you don’t want to get off, you just want it to go on and on as long as possible.

In this Post I will try to pass on some of my experience gained … Read the rest ... “Carer things that worked for Greg – the good, the bad and the ugly”

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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 3

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

The Day by Day Descriptions Start…

Diary Entries From 22 October to 15 November 1981

22 – 25 October 1981 New York

Weather:  fine and warm

We arrived in New York 22nd October. We caught a taxi from Kennedy Airport to Toni’s aunt’s place which cost us 30 bucks. Toni’s aunt is very nice. She [Toni] also has three cousins Bart 22, Antoinette 18 and James 12.

We slept two doors … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 3”

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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 2

The Diary Commences

By Trenna

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

[GM:  Just so you know. In this series Trenna does mention spending the night with a man … a few times.  Nothing explicit is mentioned.]

[GM: at the start of the “My Trip” diary that Trenna was using it had a section for “En Route”.  These are the entries written there.]

En Route/Going There

20/10/81

Left Perth Airport at approximately 12 midnight, about six hours late. First … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 2”

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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 1

How it Happened

This bit by Greg. The Diary is by Trenna

Second Time Overseas

In this series of posts I will be revealing Trenna’s “Trip Diary” from October 1981 to April 1982. It was actually the first of two trips to the USA. The second was with me, 31 years later in 2013.

This 6 month trip to the USA happened well before I knew her.  It sounds like it was a fantastic adventure, and one I’m sure helped … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 1”