Review: The Non-Boring Safe Travel Guide
When considering international travel, many people express concerns about safety. Unfortunately, if you do any amount of research on the Internet, especially if you view the US State Department’s travel advisories, you will easily be able to validate your most ominous fears. Step off the plane, and you might as well kiss your life goodbye they seem to suggest. Unless, of course, you carry what amounts to an ambulance worth of...
Why I’m Not “Proud”
Proud to be an American! Proud to be gay! Native pride! These are just a few of some of the comments I hear or see fairly regularly. Well, I’m not proud to be an American. I’m not proud of being gay either. And I don’t get this whole “pride” thing. I don’t understand how someone can have pride in something they had nothing to do with. I had absolutely no control over where I was born. While the...
Review: How to Become a Housesitter
Ever since I “met” Pete and Dalene Heck online a couple of years ago, I’ve followed their housesitting adventures with interest. The idea of being able to live in an area rent-free for an extended period of time really is intriguing, especially if, like us, you’re interested in doing long-term travel. Many of these positions include pet setting as well, and we do miss having pets. Housesitting allows you the...
Fear of Europe
I’m not generally a person who is afraid of much. And for most things that instill just a little bit of trepidation, I generally don’t let them interfere. Except with my fear of falling. I have tried to kick its butt for many years, and I’ve yet to be completely successful. Ativan helps me do some things I couldn’t do otherwise, but even that wasn’t strong enough to allow me to parasail with Tigger...
Tigger photo: Turtle Release
This is the turtle release. The baby turtles rush to the water to survive. These were premature.
