A few weeks ago, I mentioned the need for Pat and me to think that we are not on vacation. That guidance is important as it relates to health and finances. We can’t spend years throwing caution to the wind… Read More ›
How To
Practical advice on travel, visas, finding apartments, etc.
Rightsizing
When Pat and I moved to Slovakia, we downsized to an 1100 square-foot apartment. This was a fraction of the size of our Colorado home and made us feel smugly adoptive of the simple life–we were minimalists. Then, we met friends… Read More ›
Budgeting and finding ways to save
We hear this a lot when we tell people we’re full time travelers. “Wow, you guys must be rich?” I’m not sure what part of “We sold what we owned, carry our possessions with us and lived for three months in… Read More ›
Getting Rid of Your Things
If you’re like me, you built up your possessions over time—deliberately. I love to cook and bought a deep fryer for my once-a-year foray into fried zucchini blossoms, purchased the supplies to cross-stitch a Christmas stocking for each of our… Read More ›
A Peek Inside My Suitcase
Last May, I arrived in Paris with one suitcase large enough to transport Jimmy Hoffa’s body, a smaller and more practical backpack for everything which didn’t fit in the suitcase, and an even smaller–but highly impractical–computer backpack. (Impractical only because… Read More ›
The World In Between 