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A dodgy host, new knees and a fabulous time in Salem! [S.O.F.T.]
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Experiences with AirBnB
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Experiences with AirBnB

Experiences with AirBnB

I know, I know, it is a weird name… I first came across AirBnB while researching for hotels in New...
The single older woman traveller departs nervously [S.O.W.T.]
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The single older woman traveller departs nervously [S.O.W.T.]

The single older woman traveller departs nervously [S.O.W.T.]

So here I am. A single middle-aged female, about to be let loose on the world. A Baby Boomer,  frantically...
Swayin’ in San Fran! [S.O.F.T.]
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Swayin’ in San Fran! [S.O.F.T.]

Swayin’ in San Fran! [S.O.F.T.]

“The coldest winter I have ever spent was a summer in San Franscisco.” -Mark Twain The single, older, female traveller...
Travelling through a B Grade science fiction movie in New England [S.O.F.T.]
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Travelling through a B Grade science fiction movie in New England [S.O.F.T.]

Travelling through a B Grade science fiction movie in New England [S.O.F.T.]

New England is so beautiful, quaint and picturesque…but there is a seriously strange undercurrent. I blame the witches… It so...
Avoiding an alien abduction in Arizona [S.O.F.T.]
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Avoiding an alien abduction in Arizona [S.O.F.T.]

Avoiding an alien abduction in Arizona [S.O.F.T.]

Our Single Older Female Traveler continues on the next leg of her American journey taking her to new, exciting and...
Brooklyn, New York, was just so hip! Yet so overwhelming!
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Brooklyn, New York, was just so hip! Yet so overwhelming!

Brooklyn, New York, was just so hip! Yet so overwhelming!

Brooklyn was just so hip! There was more organic juice, quinoa and hipsters with babies and dogs than you could...
Shopping and partying in Oaxaca [Not So S.O.F.T.]
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Shopping and partying in Oaxaca [Not So S.O.F.T.]

Shopping and partying in Oaxaca [Not So S.O.F.T.]

This is the next instalment of Champagne Dame’s time in Mexico. To view the previous post, click here   Today...
California, cowboys and crazy bus buddies [S.O.F.T.]
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California, cowboys and crazy bus buddies [S.O.F.T.]

California, cowboys and crazy bus buddies [S.O.F.T.]

The single, older, female traveller is still enjoying her adventure, learning patience and tolerance as she deals with some different...
Viva Los Wages… [S.O.F.T.]
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Viva Los Wages… [S.O.F.T.]

Viva Los Wages… [S.O.F.T.]

Our Single, Older, Female Traveller continues her journey through America and she has finally reached the Grand Canyon. While we...

About Champagne Dame

Champagne Dame is recently retired, and amazed that she has lived this long! She is terrified she has turned into her mother... She arrived at this small country town, where she now resides, by default and still does not know why she is still here. The beauty and the pristine waters may have some allure... And possibly the realisation that she could not buy a seaside villa with stunning views anywhere else along this ‘girt by sea'. A former hippy in her youth, she finds it confronting that most of her contemporaries are so conservative, dull... and... climate change deniers. Champagne Dame has vowed to party on regardless. Her musings bear no resemblance to anyone and are purely fictitious! She met her partner on the internet, and while they reside in separate houses (much to the envy of many married friends), he has since moved to her neck of the woods. She enjoys organic gardening, making jams and chutneys (yes this is true!) and she does not enjoy as much, but continues to have feeble attempts at fitness! She is constantly alarmed by the conservatism of retired baby boomers who remember the '60s and she is an avid Googler! You can see more of Champagne Dame's stories on her blog, softravels.tumblr.com