Living out of a suitcase for the last 6 months ......

has not been easy!!!

(although I admit to occasionally "suffering in comfort", LOL)

Today I will catch you up

with what's been going on since arriving back,
by air, after my five thousand kilometer, five day, epic,
cross-Canada extravaganza driving journey
( It Ain't Easy: https://steemit.com/travel/@onceuponatime/it-ain-t-easy )
to drop off the "onceuponamobile"
to my sister in southern Ontario.

the very luxurious "onceuponamobile"

has been replaced by a rental:

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my somewhat less-luxurious "Rent-a-Wreck"

I'm holed up in this rather unassuming motel

(room no. 13, no less)
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You can no doubt surmise

that I've fallen on hard times since Athens in May.......
....It ain't easy :-)

my Athens digs :-)

But, hey, what ya going to do?

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I managed to put together the funds to buy a house in Loutraki
and wire them off to the seller's account.

Now I wait for my lawyer in Athens
to process my application for Greek residency
under the Golden Visa program.

And hopefully it all gets done soon
so I can attend Steemfest in November!
Without the residency permit,
I can't return to the EU until mid December.
I had used up my 3 months EU visa last July.
One cannot return until 6 months are up.

And I so badly want to wear

my new Steemit shirts at Steemfest LOL

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Anyway, I'm leaving Terrace for good

in 3 days - flying to Toronto.

Then, if I don't hear good news
about my paperwork
being completed in a week or so,

I think that I will head to Istanbul,

to wait there for my paperwork...

or until mid-December....

whichever comes sooner!

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over and out,
@onceuponatime