Kindly Mules – an Expat’s Best Friend
February 11th, 2016
There are few thrills more dear to an expat’s heart (especially one that lives in a country with astronomical import [&hellip
CUBA: Playa Larga
February 5th, 2016
Not to be confused with CAYO LargO – which is a posh island off the southern coast reachable only by [&hellip
So What’s the TravelnLass Up To TODAY?
January 27th, 2016
I recently ran across a most brilliant new notion for we bloggers to share our current status. A back door [&hellip
Girls Who Travel (Like Me)
January 23rd, 2016
I know it’s been done – the “Don’t Date a Girl Who Travels“ meme that swept the web last year. [&hellip
What are YOU going to do with your Jelly Bean, Today?
January 12th, 2016
It’s a sparkly new year, and g-knows none of us (no matter if you’re a 20-something or dodderin’ like me) [&hellip
Expat Comfort Foods: S’mores!
January 6th, 2016
Don’t get me wrong – slurping a steaming bowl of “pho” in the streets of Vietnam is a delight bordering [&hellip
Travel Photo Roulette #119: BLUE (And the winner is…)
January 1st, 2016
I’m delighted that we managed to nearly TRIPLE the number of entries for this, the 119th round of Travel Photo [&hellip
Is an Expat Christmas “A Wonderful Life”?
December 23rd, 2015
It’s that time of year again. “The Holidays” That time of year when we expats inevitably – no matter how [&hellip
CUBA: The Viñales Valley
December 17th, 2015
Viñales was tops on my list of locales to visit in Cuba, and it didn’t disappoint. Easy to get to [&hellip
The Cuenca Christmas Festivities Begin
December 9th, 2015
a.k.a just another Monday night in Cuenca, Ecuador… Dunno how I missed it last year (likely I was teaching a [&hellip
Uh-oh! More “Stuff” – Cuba What Have You Done To Me?
December 4th, 2015
I admit it – since I sold most every blessed possession in favor of traveling the globe with but a [&hellip
CUBA: Havana
November 29th, 2015
O.k. let’s just spit it out here from the get-go: Cuba was FREEKIN’ H.O.T.!!! There. Now that I’ve got THAT off [&hellip
Expat Creativity: Devising Substitutes for Traditional Holiday Eats
November 23rd, 2015
Living in foreign lands now for more than 4 continuous years, I’ve obviously celebrated many holidays without benefit of the [&hellip
CUBA: Those Cars! Those Amazing Old Cars!
November 21st, 2015
Needless to say, I have many tales (and more than 300 pics, culled down from 1,000+) to share of my [&hellip
I’m Drunk on Cuba!
November 15th, 2015
First of all – I’m BAAAAACK! Back from “The Forbidden Isle”, with many tales to tell. But meanwhile… Second of [&hellip
Myanmar Memories: Part IV – Bagan
November 11th, 2015
Note: if you’re reading this, that means I managed to find some minuscule pocket of momentary wifi in Cuba, [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
Stuff I Use (& Love!)
