On April 7, 2014, we set off to see if it would be possible to travel around the world on a pension. And not just to go, but to have all the fun we wanted to have along the way. One year to the goal and I am now able to say we did it. In the(…)
Did you ever find yourself swept up into a stranger’s wedding party? It happened to us this morning in Bangkok. I cracked open the bedroom door at our B&B to investigate a commotion outside. Just outside the door was a roomful of elegantly dressed people in wedding clothes. Quietly shutting the door, I looked down at my sweaty rumpled shorts and t-shirt. Peter and(…)
If you go traveling for a year, sooner or later you will need to get a haircut in a foreign land. We scour the local language dictionary but words to convey hair styling preferences never seem to make the cut. Nowhere was this more evident than in England. We try every means we can think of to communicate what Peter wants. We(…)
I’ve neglected writing much on the Blog lately but I had a good reason. We took a detour to go time-traveling instead. Oh, it’s nothing slick like a Hoverboard ride in Back To The Future. This part of the trip has been more like a quiet, reflective stroll through a foggy Victorian moor. Our original plan(…)
It is unbelievable but absolutely true. Peter and I flew in First Class from Paris to Australia on the world’s top airlines and paid just $582.00. Those same tickets would cost $14,687.00 if purchased outright. That is a savings of $14,105. And this wasn’t a freak mistake fare. We did the same thing last year, traveling First(…)
Meet Hugo. He’s a French cat. Hugo has one passion in life and, as you might expect of a French cat, it is food. From the first hours of our housesit in rural Bordeaux, it was obvious Hugo and I would be inseparable. I adore his cuddling ways, his bouncy walk, and his savoir faire. He loves me(…)
“Falling in love again, never wanted to. What am I to do. Can’t help it.” That old Marlene Dietrich ballad reflects the way I feel when I think about our recent housesitting experiences. We knew we liked pets. We just didn’t know we are complete saps for them. With every new housesit we find ourselves falling in love all over again. This week it’s with(…)
This month we took on the challenge to drive 1,242 miles of coastal road around the Emerald Isle, taking in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in 7 days. We found abundant beauty, charm, humor, nature, fun, adventure, and laughter all the way. It is a story best told in pictures. We started from Dublin on the(…)
I am a walking fashion faux pas and I blame Tommy Bahama. Finding the right outfit for a special occasion is impossible. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an evening ball or a rodeo, in my small suitcase the answer is always the same outfit. While this would fly in California, it’s hopeless in England. Sigh. Peter doesn’t have this problem. He(…)
When Peter was notified that his company was downsizing, he was home recovering from a broken ankle and I had just completed my second glorious week of graduate school. This news was an unwelcome shocker. He felt that if he didn’t volunteer for the layoff, it was quite possible he would be let go anyway.(…)
