One of our most important goals is to connect with people as we travel. It is all too easy to categorize people and to explain away the worlds ills with generalizations and dinner table chats on politics. But who are…
Traveling indefinitely may seem to many like a rich person’s dream. One of the first thing that jumps to most people’s minds is “how could we possibly afford that?!” In reality, long term travel does not have to break the…
I have been a vegetarian to varying degrees for the past eight years. For most of that time, I was pescatarian- meaning I occasionally ate fish. Other forms of meat, including pork, beef, and poultry in any form, has not…
The traveling lifestyle we have decided to embrace has already been undeniably wonderful. However, for those of you who think that traveling is nothing but beaches, sunsets, and constant adventure, let me share a little reality check we recently experienced….…
We were forced to give a bribe at the border. I never thought it would be us, of course. We had been warned and knew to just say no and be firm. There is absolutely no legal exit fee out…
I am up at 4am. I have actually been up since the roosters started crowing at 3am but who’s really counting. Visiting Tikal, one of the most important Mayan sites, has been something I have wanted to do for quite…
Michael Franti, my favorite musical artist, has a song entitled I’ll Be Waiting and it includes the line “The best things in life aren’t things/ they’re living and breathing.” How right he is. Recently, we did some serious living and…
Most people have had an urge to search deeper within themselves. Call it “finding yourself”; “facing your demons”; “holding up the mirror”…. call it whatever you like. The majority of people have, at one time or another, felt an urge…