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A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.

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January 1, 2026 No Comments

Over the years of world travel, we’ve made a very deliberate choice when it comes to paying for holiday rentals: we...

January 1, 2024 2 Comments

Last night, New Year's Eve was more festive than anticipated. With Tom still not feeling well, we'd agreed to lay low...

December 31, 2023 No Comments

May, June, and part of July 2023 – The Villages, Florida, USA Tom's cold isn't going away. He doesn't feel awful and...

January 1, 2021 No Comments

There she was, our first Bengal Tiger sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park. We couldn’t have asked for a better vantage point. Safari...

December 31, 2019 No Comments

On this date in 2013, this foot-long insect on the wall by the bathroom door in the master bedroom made us cringe. ...