Paradise for sale ...

...CITY OF ANGELS TO RED HERO, not so quick though ....

Well, we were on our way to Ulan Bator (Red Hero) but that fell through unfortunately; this is the way it seems to work in this line of work; many unexpected twists and turns; we are waiting for other offers. Still plan to be gone by September/October this year. First things first though. Gotta sell our piece of paradise to continue the dream......

Our San Pedro home will be on the market in two to three weeks; please pass on the message to anybody you know and who is looking for a spectacular ocean view property with an orchard and huge garden (well, you know what we are talking about).....

Sunflowers with a view

Coffee corner

La Paloma

Mangos, lemons and limes

Welcome to 2800 S. Anchovy

South facing sunroom

Master Bedroom with Ocean view

Living room with fireplace

Original kitchen

Characteristics: 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, original slate entrance, fireplace, garage, sunroom, million $ unobstructed Catalina view, 1,684 SF, Year Built 1957, lot size 18,256 SF (!), orchard with fruit trees.

Have your people call our people. Don't wait too long or else paradise will be lost to you forever...

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Cross Border Markets and our First Tajik Wedding

The kids (here at a wedding) are all right - always It's Friday afternoon, 4:30 pm and a colleague mentions, by-the-way, that Monday is a holiday as Constitution day falls on Saturday, 6th November. A long week-end with places to go and things to see!! To hell with a two week pile of unwashed clothes! Here in Khorog, every Saturday morning there is a cross-border market, which is the closest we can get to actually visiting Afghanistan. View from the bridge in our village towards Afghanistan At 10 am Jelte, Rod and I hail a 'cab' and for the price of just one Somoni each (the equivalent of 30c or 20p) we share a 'golf cart' - commonly known as a Chinese van - with 4 other passengers to take us to the site of the cross-border market. When we arrive, things are just beginning to come alive. Standing out in the crowd We wander around the few stalls of fruits and clothes and odds and ends. Jelte and Rod si...

Dongles, Trotters and Opera

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Boom-boxes, Birds and Bush-masters

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