March 2012 Archive
A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
Finally, the itinerary…
Admittedly, I have procrastinated about posting the itinerary. Procrastination is not my style. I am a "get-it-done" kind of person who contemplates...
Read MoreOuch!…Plunge, twist and release…
After two hours of being terrified at the prospect of contracting one of many horrifying diseases throughout the world, I left the...
Read MoreThe final criteria, lots more to follow…
Here we go! We're wrapping up the all-important criteria today, allowing us to proceed to the equally important itinerary in the next post....
Read MoreBag the bags!…
Writing a blog about upcoming travel is very different than writing after traveling has occurred. Although we both have traveled extensively in...
Read MoreContinuation of the strict criteria…
Yesterday, I wrote about the first four criteria that we have discovered making long-term world travel affordable for us as a retired...
Read MoreOur strict criteria…
At the end of my last entry, I promised to explain the strict criteria we have established to ensure the financial goal...
Read MoreA dream is born!… Is it affordable?…Are we crazy?
We are everyday people. We aren't wealthy. Tom worked hard for 42 years on the railroad. My career mostly consisted of owning...
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Sounds glamorous but quite worrisome…
When we decided to travel the world beginning this upcoming Halloween, Tom's retirement date, we knew the tasks associated with changing our...
Read MoreSnail mail solution…Tasks piling up…
I don't like snail mail. Every day between noon and 3:00 PM, the white rickety US mail trunk comes bobbing down our...
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