Email subscribers: click on title for best display! Wondering what it’s like to travel full time? 🧐 Curious about staying in hostels, working in a vineyard 🍇 in New Zealand or volunteering in an orphanage in southern Nepal? How about housesitting 🌏 – would you like to know about this – and other opportunities – for […]
THE D7 VISA: 7 TRICKY DETAILS THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU -For Americans Getting The Portuguese D7 Visa
Ola! Are you beginning the seemingly daunting task of applying for your D7 visa for long-term residency in Portugal? Do you find it a bit confusing and overwhelming? Got questions? I’ve applied for mine, and have spoken with dozens of folks who are in the process of contemplating applying, are in the throes of applying, […]
MOVING TO PORTUGAL? 20 Pros & Cons to Consider
Guess what!! I’m a paid author! 🥳 I was contracted to write this post for SHR – She Hit Refresh, a FB group for women over 30 who want to “break free from a life of routine and to change their life through travel”. Maybe you’re wondering why they choose me to write this? 🤔 Because I’ve […]
#VANLIFE: Sleeping Around – More Than a Dozen Apps for Road Warriors
“There’s an app for that!” Find apps you can’t live without for #vanlife!
Learning about Georgian Wine 🍇…Gaumarjos 🍷გაუმარჯოს!!
Did you know that Georgia is one of the oldest wine regions in the world? The rolling hills and fertile valleys with rich and varied soils – as many as 49 different varieties – and many microclimates have been home to grape cultivation and wine production for at least 8000 years. Stop. Read that again… […]
#TRAVEL HACK – 8 Simple Things To Do Before Your Next International Trip 🌍
Hooray! Your flight is booked. You found some amazing free walking tours, bookmarked waaaaay too many fantabulous restaurants to try and you’ve started packing. (A carry-on, I hope? More about that here.) You’re excited and can’t wait to go! But there’s a few more things to do before you head out the door to make […]
#TRAVEL HACK: Travel Nurses – How and Why You Should Rent to Them
I was honored and delighted to create an article for my favorite Facebook group, She Hit Refresh, about the benefits of renting to travel nurses. In case you don’t know, “She Hit Refresh” is an amazing and supportive group of women over 30 who want to make big changes to their life – and “break […]
#VANLIFE : Where to…um, go! 💩 Tips on going to the bathroom and showering in a van
(Updated April 2022) In the summer of 2020 (yep. THAT summer! 😷) I purchased a 1997 VW Eurovan campervan because rather than sit in my apartment during the lockdown of Covid, I found this cool van, gassed it up, tossed in some essentials like a pillow and down comforter – and a box o’ wine – […]
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Adventuring at Colorado’s Royal Gorge – Rafts, Axes, Ziplines and Glamping Yurts!
Are you looking for a weekend (or week) getaway packed with adreneline-pumping adventure? How about delicious food and comfy accommodations? Or hiking and good beer? Look no further than The Royal Gorge Rafting and Zipline Tours located in Colorado in Cañon City. About an hour south of Colorado Springs and 2 hours south of Denver, […]
Misty of Chincoteague – Of Swimming Ponies, Kayaks, and a Hurricane
Revised April 2022 When planning my maiden voyage in my new-to-me VW Eurovan campervan named Tilly, (wondering why my van is called Tilly? Read about how she came to be named here) I planned an ambitious East Coast road trip. I had a rough idea of where I was going for the first half of […]