(Updated April 2022) In the summer of 2020 (yep. THAT summer! š·) 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 oā wine – […]
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PODCAST: Living The Dream – How It All Got Started
Updated April 2022 If youāre wondering how this āquitting a perfectly good job at a fab company/traveling the world alone and over 50 with a backpack/road tripping across the USA in a VW vanā kind of life of mine got started, you should listen to my podcast interview with Cepee Tabibian, the founder of She […]
Villa di Corliano – Livin’ the Villa Loca!
Updated October 2022 Want to know how I landed here in Tuscany in an incredibly amazing 15th- century villa as a caretaker for two months, with free accommodations and my very own room, all for spending just a couple of hours each day doing some flower watering and picking up any bits of trash that […]
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Castles, Caves, Canoeing and the Countryside. The Dordogne Valley.
After four hectic, busy, incredibly amazing famous-art-viewing days in Paris I arrived in the Dordogne Valley via train ā an easy, comfortable ride of about 5.5 hours southwest.Ā My friend, Piu, who (whom? Gaah.Ā I never remember which is correct!) I met in Pokhara, Nepal, met me at the station and brought me to his […]
Colorado Rocky Mountain High – Lovinā where you live.
It’s interesting to āseeā where you live with fresh eyes – something that I have tried to be conscious of while living my everyday life here in Denver. While traveling in a foreign country, itās easy to be stunned, captivated, mesmerized and āwowāedā by the incredible people, food and places around you because everything is […]
Bathroom Humor: Finding Fun in Unusual Places
One of the things I love about travel is how it expands your mind, your opinions, your preconceived ideas and notions about people, places and history. Ā I always learn so much about where I am, where Iāve been, and also about me! But…sometimes itās not all serious learning and discovery. Ā Sometimes, travel in different countries […]
Pokhara: Peace Pagoda, Paragliding and Phewa
From the trek in the hillside villages of Kathmandu back to the big city, with all its dust, traffic, car horns…and ā HOT WATER! Ā ELECTRICITY! WESTERN TOILETS!!! And wonder upon wonders, TOILET PAPER!! Nothing like doing without for a few days to give a true and real appreciation of the little things in life – […]
Nepal: I Think I’m Going to Kathmandu!
Nepal. š³šµ Itās always had a mystical hold on my travel soul for some reason. I vowed to go there one day…and that day has arrived. And cāmon. How you can you NOT think of the famous Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Bandās song from the 70s with the memorable refrain āI think Iām […]
Cave, Rice, Bike and Other Four-letter Words: Phong Nha and Ninh Binh
From the Imperial City of Hue, I headed a bit northwesterly to check out the infamous and awe inspiring caves at Phong Nha which everyone Iāve met along the way has been to or is on their way to see. Once again heeding Morgan and Kevinās advice, I Ā booked the Midtown Hostel in the town […]
Hoi An – Ancient City of Lanterns in Vietnam
Hoi An – lanterns, charm and peaceful rivers. An ancient Japanese bridge. Ā Tiled roofs in intricate layers. Ā According to UNESCOās website, āĀ Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous […]
