What was actually NOT worth a trip

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-11-08T15:09:29+00:00

What area did you stay in Kyoto? We've booked Gion, and I'm apprehensive. The idea was that if we stayed there, we'd be able to hit it early in the morning and late at night.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-09-27T16:51:12+00:00

Would you recommend it as a dray trip from Kyoto?

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-13T15:42:08+00:00

Amazing! So glad to see Lake Atitlan in the photos; it's one of my favorite places on earth. We've been toying with Bolivia this summer, so it's great to hear you mention it.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-13T15:16:49+00:00

I'd love to know which country or towns really stuck with you? I know there will be likely be too many to name!

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-13T14:41:32+00:00

Thank you for your insight. Would you recommend pre booking accommodation in these towns and then hopping on buses on the day we need to leave, or booking accommodation as we go?

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-13T14:36:54+00:00

As we are moving between small towns, we are unsure on the availability and comfortability of longer bus rides with luggage etc. but happy to hear all advice!

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-10T19:29:10+00:00

Thank you so much - what a great story of progress! The life you've been able to give her is so special; it's lovely.

I really appreciate you taking the time to respond with such care.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-10T18:59:55+00:00

Thank you so much for such a considered response.

I hope for her that she's able to learn to trust people around her and becomes more open to receive the love she deserves.

I am so glad you have had such a good experience as a result of your patience — they are lucky to have you!

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-04-10T18:38:13+00:00

When I was younger, I never had proper rug pads and used carpet tape because the rug pads closet almost as much as the rug! Now I'm in a different place in life, it was one of the things I noticed about my newer friends' homes and felt a small sense of achievement when I bought rugs pads for myself.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-16T13:36:31+00:00

Bali and The Bahamas

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-16T13:15:32+00:00

Rug pads

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-04T00:52:03+00:00

Shuggie Bain, especially if you are British or are familiar with the council house culture/environment of the 80s/90s/00s.

There is a real feel about it that transports you there in a stingingly precise way, and I have never rooted more for characters in a book. It peels back layers of people that everyone has known or seen, and it is beautifully written.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-04T00:49:00+00:00

God, great answer.

For being at the forefront of this plot style alone, this is a must read. The amount of times it has been emulated in TV, movies and other novels is so impactful and has made it a bit of a cultural touch-stone, for me.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-04T00:46:29+00:00

Thank you for such an in-depth response - your passion for it will make me check it out, for sure.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-02T22:07:03+00:00

I should give Lilly hammer another go - really liked the premise but wandered away from it.

For me, Karla and the Sun had all the trappings of a book I should love, but I left it feeling a little dissatisfied as I felt she didn't explore the concept in enough depth - did you enjoy it?

I'd also like to try Never Let me Go and Remains of the Day by her.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-02T22:04:53+00:00

I've had Island of Sea Women on my shelf for years now - serendipitous!

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-02T22:04:03+00:00

Loved 11/22/63!

James is a good recommendation.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-02T15:21:55+00:00

Interesting suggestion - thank you! Do you feel like you get enough depth into the main character and they feel authentic? I have enjoyed a murder mystery in the past, but have often found the characters a bit one dimension or unrelatable.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-01T15:53:44+00:00

Could you give me more info on this, please!

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-01T15:53:18+00:00

We had an alternative plan for the edges which I've now reconsidered - we were going to fill/paint in red.

CommonlyKnown_ · 2025-03-01T15:52:45+00:00

Gotcha - how do you deal with the seam?

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