Brian and I touched down in Puerto Vallarta after two easy flights. I’m terrified of flying and am often convinced that each flight I’m on will be my last. As I sit white-knuckled in my…
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I started this post months ago after I was asked a simple question in two different situations. First, by the founder of BootsnAll in preparation for the 2011 Meet, Plan, Go event and then by Alexis Grant when I was interviewed…
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When I started this blog no one read it. My mom didn’t even read it. I’d get maybe 15 hits a day and each one made me ecstatic. I was happy because I was writing.…
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Traveling couple Warren and Betsy Talbot have had an exciting year. For one thing, they’ve just bought a house in Spain. And their new book, Married with Luggage, launched recently to quite a bit of fanfare.…
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I first discovered Torre DeRoche when she left a comment on this blog referring to a trip she took sailing the Pacific with a handsome man she met in a bar (okay, maybe I added the handsome part,…
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Maybe it’s not fair to write this post from New Jersey. Because NEW JERSEY. Guys, have you ever been here? I am not wildly in love. My love affair with America has been on a…
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A visit to Multnomah Falls is the classic Portland tourist experience. It’s perfect for out-of-towners looking for a touch of the Oregon wilderness without having to, well, travel too far into the Oregon wilderness. As a Portlander (read: person who lives…
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I’ve neglected this blog in the last month and there are good reasons for that. Life has changed so completely in the past few weeks that I feel almost paralyzed as I sit here attempting…
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A few years back when my husband and I were saving money to travel the world, I wrote about the topic of money all of the time. I stopped writing about money because I found that people assumed…
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I am not one of those people who traveled anywhere as a kid. My childhood trips consisted of driving 1.5 hours to Columbus, Ohio to visit my grandparents. When I was 6 we went to Disneyland and though my memory is vague I…
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