What we did: A bit over a month of overland travel from Colon (where the ship let us off), traveling north. This was our first stop in a country where we had virtually no plans whatsoever prior to arriving. As we learned, this really opened us up to any opportunity that arose, and it ended [...]
Looking back on our 2 years of planning and budgeting, I am constantly amazed by how far we have come. As I’ve said before, we are new people when it comes to financial planning and responsibility, and it is unarguably one of the best things that ever happened to us. Now with our trip lingering [...]
But will it make you happy -the now famous article published last week in the New York Times focused on the nation’s dramatic evolution towards simple (and frugal) living. The article was a nod towards our current living situation, and a reminder that we’re not the only ones who have gone through a complete financial [...]
I was lucky to wake up with a mild hangover on Saturday– it was on purpose. I needed it. While wishing it had been slightly stronger, I’m not going to complain. This was an event I had been nervous to approach and a moderate headache paired with a dose of lethargy was only appropriate. We [...]
Dave and I got scuba certified 2 summers ago and have yet to dive anywhere outside of the cold northwest waters. Personally the cold water diving experience, while adventurous, was murky and a bit claustrophobic for me. I’m not completely sold on the sport yet (I react that way to most activities involving drastically cold [...]
A commonly asked question lately has been about savings: How we’ve financially planned for this trip, and whether or not we’ve been able to stick to the plan. I figured I’d write a little about our thought process here, although I am sure that every traveler has different methods of financially preparing for a big [...]
When we first started planning this trip last year, laying out the itinerary was the best part. We’ve spent hours daydreaming about the routes we could potentially take. It’s been the fun part. Any place we see on the map could be the next city on our itinerary. The process of researching each place has [...]
