How do we afford to travel full-time? This is the question we get more than any others when we describe to people what we do. When we first announced to our family and friends that we were going to sell our home and begin traveling full-time we had a lot of mixed reactions. The most …
During an extended stay in Colombia we decided to stop by for a few days in the costal city of Cartagena. After spending a few weeks in Medellin, we were ready for some beach time. Turns out, there are plenty of things to do in Cartagena, and many reasons people love vacationing here. We put …
Guatapé Colombia is a not-to-be-missed day trip from Medellin. The quaint town is a cheerfully, very colorful but sleepy destination that is popular with Colombians looking for a break for the crowded city. Your first encounter when nearing Guatapé is the star attraction to the area: La Piedra Del Peñol (the rock of Guatapé) . An …
We took the Quito Free Walking Tour about 2 weeks into our visit to Quito, Ecuador. In retrospect we wish that it would have been our first stop. Here’s why . . . This is as comprehensive a city tour as I have taken and paid handsomely. For those that haven’t done a “free” walking …
White Water Rafting in Ecuador was one of the most memorable things that we did during our trip. You’ll find out why soon. I have to admit that initially the idea of traveling to a place called Baños gave me pause. Isn’t one of the very few phrases most of us learn in Spanish “Donde …
An estimated quarter million people crowd into Historic Center of Quito on Good Friday for the Procession of Jesus of Great Power (Jesus de Gran Poder). Hundreds of people dressed in purple (the color of penitence) march ahead of the wooden sculpture of Jesus on the parade route that begins and ends at the Plaza San Francisco. The women …
At the start of our travels, Sean and I were dropped off at Logan Airport in Boston destined for Cuenca, Ecuador. The first stop on our new “full-time-world-travel-location-independent” lifestyle. It didn’t take long for us to run into a snag. Actually it was about 20 steps. Hello, Copa Airline ticket counter lady. “What’s that you …
Sean and I just finished selling our home, our cars, and most of our belongings. We are now squeezed into 2 carry on bags each and are taking a few deep breaths before we venture out on our new “location independent” life-style. As we leave Southern California behind us, we find ourselves reflecting on the …
My favorite day in Sorrento was a complete surprise. I read plenty of guide books, watched all of the travel channel shows and thumbed through magazines before heading to the Almafi coast, but nothing really prepared me for Pontone. Or, more accurately, the hike to Pontone. My husband and I started out taking the ferry from …
I am not a spontaneous traveler. There, I admitted it. The months of day dreaming, web crawling, giddy early morning and late night conversations with my husband and hours thumbing through travel guides are really a huge part of what I love about the actual trip. No matter what dreary events I have to crawl …