Have You Coddiwompled?
Since being back in Oregon 107 days, I’ve comfortably furnished an apartment, researched and studied for work taking tour groups around the City of Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, and […]
Tag Archives: Retire Early
Big, Bold and Beautiful
Art is all around. Big, bold and beautiful art – most of it street art – from around the world…and home. Painted turtle mural in Cuenca, Ecuador. Big Botero horse […]
Making Friends Around the World
Conversation-starved world travelers find a listening ear among the animals. A few moments with a dog in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Good Morning! Mind sharing a few crumbs? (Romania) Keeping my distance, […]
Travel Expense Report: Busan, Korea
Over a period of 33 days the two of us spent $1934.81 = an average of $58.63 a day. This does not include round-trip flights from Narita, Tokyo, Japan. Accommodation: $874.00 […]
Travel Expense Report: Thailand
We lived really, really well in Chiang Mai, Thailand – and without scrimping! Twice a day we went out for coffee and restaurant meals. We enjoyed lots of delicious fresh tropical […]
East Meets West: Home Again
Fifteen months, twenty countries and traveling eastwards all the way around the world, we finally landed in the good ol’ US of A. Judy Garland as Dorothy may think there’s […]
10 Facts About Korea
Today I share 10 (or more) interesting facts about South Korea gleaned from my experience and Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Thanks Wikipedia! Situated on the southern half of the Korean […]
Elephants, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! Our Last Week Around and About Chiang Mai
Tiger Kingdom hand raises tigers and allows visitors to pet them and play with them inside of their cages! The brochure shows people lounging on a big cat using it […]
Travel Expense Report: Italy, Istanbul, Israel
In January of 2015 we quit our jobs, sold our house, cars and most of our possessions to devote a year to travel with the belief that slow travel can […]
Cooking Up a Typhoon
Like a child in a candy store, I was giddy – so many choices. I could choose 6 from 60 different options. Would I chose old favorites or try something new […]
