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We just returned from two weeks in Maui to find Bend, OR covered in freezing fog– a weather condition I never knew existed.  It gives everything that perfect crystaline appearance, it’s so beautiful you feel like you’re in a holiday card from the 1950s. And already the New Year is upon us.  Last year I [...]

I was testing my new iPhone Skype set up in Belize.   It wouldn’t connect.  I was connected to the internet via a wireless connection.  I had Skype installed and it worked back home.  But every time I tried to log in, it would simply hang.  Nothing. In Belize, Skype is blocked. I quickly found [...]

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while.  I had recently read a piece about location independent living that said most bloggers were getting it wrong… living anywhere wasn’t the point, it was how you live.  He was right about the last point.  His solution?  Create as much wealth as possible.  On this, [...]

Lisa Chavez and Cheryl MacDonald are two women searching for something.  Mid-career, successful but wanting more, they ditch the day jobs (Lisa worked in pharmacy and Cheryl as a Director in a Fortune 500 company), sell everything, buy a backpack and head to Europe. Sound familiar? When I’m looking for a good travel book, there [...]

Want to be amazing this year?  Me too.  Want to get free stuff?  Well read on… (Don’t forget to read to the bottom to find out how to call my bluff). ONE We’re building a school in Cambodia.  You know, like, a whole…. school.  A bunch of travel bloggers have gotten together and donated stuff [...]

Next week I’ll be seven months pregnant and flying out to Hawaii. So far this little one has traveled across the US, through British Columbia, into the Yukon, then Alaska, all the way back to Bend, OR, down around Belize including cave tubing and long hikes in the rain forest, and now to Hawaii. Being [...]

Today’s guest post is by Heather of http://www.heatheronhertravels.com. When she sent me this post, I knew I’d have to share it. I think I had just read the latest iteration of 10 Boring Tourist Things to Do in Over Hyped European Location, so if you’re anything like me, you’ll enjoy a little change of pace. [...]