Recent Posts - page 56
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A Neon-Orange Card Lays out My Plan to Retirement, But It’s Scary
The only thought more stressful than continuing to work is the idea of retiring. For the past six years, I maintained a low tech retirement countdown on a bright orange index card – a list of milestones. Twice each year,… Read More ›
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Healthy habits living abroad
My primary care physician is Web MD. I made the switch after our first doctor’s visit in Slovakia. As Pat recounted his medical history, the doctor stared back quizzically and then admitted, “I don’t know what any of that is.”… Read More ›
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Thermal Bath Sundays
The Kiraly Baths: Budapest, Hungary Budapest is the epicenter of a region blessed with an abundance of naturally occurring hot springs. Couple this with nearly two centuries of Turkish occupation and a fervent belief by the locals in the curative… Read More ›
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Petra, Jordan: The Hike to the Monastery
We pass through the make shift ticket booth and enter a cluster of nondescript shops; vendors pushing their assortment of T-shirts, stuffed camels and sand art. Confused, we look about for a sign. Surely there must be a sign? A… Read More ›
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The World in Between Starts…
As much as I dream of tossing a backpack over my shoulder and heading down the road without a care or a map or a confirmation code of exactly where I will spend the first night (complete with address and… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Exploring France ›
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… More Burgundy
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Hiking Burgundy—again
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Walking Alsace
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Life in Paris ›
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Moret sur Loing
October 13, 2025
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The Roads We Take
June 10, 2025
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Of Road Trips and Blackberries and Paris
March 9, 2025
Ruminations ›
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Big Bend and the Unknown World
April 10, 2026
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Ode to the Postcard
March 21, 2026
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The Gold That Remains
March 8, 2026
How To ›
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Our Stuff: The end
December 11, 2020
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Seven Years After
September 20, 2018
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Continued… Questions from new nomads
August 31, 2017