Doing a Dry Run
Spring break occurs about halfway between now and our target departure date. Tigger would really like to go to South America, and we just won’t be able to do that as part of our BIG trip that begins in June. Luckily I did some exhaustive searching and found a very nice deal on RT airfare to Ecuador. I lived there in the mid-90s for a few months and loved it, so I would love to show it to Tigger, as well as see how Quito has...
Itinerary for the big RTW trip
We will begin our indefinite journey in Mexico and then spend the next 2 years plus traveling through Central & South America, Antartica & Easter Island Ireland Scotland Amsterdam Prague France Italy Greece Turkey Spain & Portugal Morocco Egypt Jordan Kenya Madagascar Tanzania India Maldives Thailand–We plan on spending at least a year in Thailand. While there we will continue to travel to nearby countries. After...
Evolution, Oh My!
I’m sitting here laughing to myself. After having spent a few hours doing additional research (“Ooh! What if we went to XYZ?”), suddenly I remembered Eurorail. Hmmm. That would open up a section of the world for both of us. Could definitely be interesting, especially since the only European country I’ve been to so far is France, and that was limited to Paris and nearby towns. As...
Travel Research Can Cause ADD
I’m sure you’ve seen that fun little thing: I’m not ADD, I’m Look Squirrel! That’s how research has been for me lately. Been reading up on just the Africa portion of next year’s RTW adventure, and my itinerary could have had something like 1000 changes. Still could. Thumbing through Lonely Planet’s book on Africa looking for the page for Ethiopia’s section...
How Social Media Changed My Life
My first foray onto the Internet began in 1996 when my primary occupation was as a medical transcriptionist. I ran into a wonderful cyber community. I found great friendship that supported me through some major life challenges and self-discovery.Fast forward to a couple of years ago. I was at a wedding reception of someone I’ve known since he was 8. I was visiting with one of his brothers, and he asked if...
