Don’t you find it frustrating to have a theoretically valid and unexpired passport, but to be told by airlines and potentially by foreign countries that you can’t use your passport if it is due to […]
How Close to Expiry Does Your Passport Remain Valid? Read More »
Good morning Did you see the eclipse? If you did, I hope you weren’t as underwhelmed as I was – we had a 94% occlusion here in the Seattle area, and my daughter and I
Good morning The searing heat of midsummer seems to be softening, and the traditional end of summer – Labor Day – is just around the corner. How quickly the summer passed, although for sure, my
It can sometimes be hard to sleep in a hotel room (or anywhere else for that matter). The stress of changing time zones, unfamiliar surroundings, and unexpected sounds and noises, all aggravated by sometimes the
Good morning I hope your summer is proving as wonderful as mine is here. At times like this, it is hard to think of living anywhere else in the world, but think about it, I
A recent article in Forbes Online had the appealing headline “Quit Your Job And Live Abroad: 8 Places So Cheap You Might Not Need To Work“. What’s not to like about that (although the web
Can You Really “Live Abroad So Cheaply You Might Not Need to Work” Read More »
A regular tripod is a wonderful tool that professional photographers are seldom seen without. But they are also cumbersome and take up space and weight in your suitcase, and during your days traveling around, they
Good morning We’re having a ‘heat wave’ here in the Seattle area, with temperatures in the mid-90s. That’s a problem for two-thirds of the population – the two-thirds who don’t have a/c. Making things much
Who doesn’t enjoy a road trip, especially when it offers a varied range of travel experiences, and has some special significance associated with it. In Britain, the concept of traveling the length and breadth of
From Land’s End to John O’Groats – Britain’s Ultimate Road Trip Read More »
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