Photos of the beautiful grounds…Pool…Booking dinner reservations…Outing today…Back tomorrow with photos…
A bouquet of these scented flowers awaited our arrival. It feels good to be settled in, unpacked, and becoming familiar with...
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The Budget Archive
A collection of our daily travel stories, food discoveries, wildlife encounters, and life on the road.
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Part One…Reviewing the criteria we established in March 22, 2012…Are we still on track?
Fiji is lush, green, and beautiful. There are no snakes here and few biting insects other than mosquitoes. Flowers bloom year-round, views...
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Our three year anniversary…A special day out…Total expenses for three years of travel and lots more stats…Hold on to your seats!
Us in Hawaii, one year ago. Tomorrow, we'll post a new photo of us together from Namale Resort. Here's a link to...
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Sightseeing day!..Stop back tomorrow for photos!…Paying upcoming balances for cruises…Fares for seven upcoming cruises…
The sign at Savusavu Hospital reads, "Harvest the Wellness Within You!," a good motto to follow. Many Fijians suffer with diabetes...
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Photos taken this morning…An early morning on another rainy day…A blazing year ago photo below!
Breadfruit growing in the yard, a popular item in the islands. Here's a good article on breadfruit. We'd love to try...
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Upcoming payments for vacation homes and cruises…How much is the rent here in Vanua Levu and the upcoming rentals?
Junior, the thoughtful head maintenance and landscaping guy on the property explained how he nurtures the orchids by adding coconuts as...
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Final expenses for Australia…Leaving Trinity Beach today!…Last favorite photos…
Pond view at the Cattana Wetlands. It's 7:45 am as I begin here today. I have the final load of laundry...
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Living within our means…More new Port Douglas photos…
A small pier for boaters at the marina in the Port Douglas harbor. As we near the end of sharing our photos...
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We left Minnesota 1000 days ago…One year ago…Final costs of 77 days on the island of Madeira…
This flower appears to have the face of a fluffy white lamb. Notice the eyes and nose. We didn't see this...
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NEW UPDATED ITINERARY!…September 7, 2015 to May 15, 2017…Includes two gaps yet to fill…
The house is surrounded by lush vegetation, including many large coconut and palm trees and endless varieties of shrubs and plants....
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