Ah, Philly. It’s beautiful and gritty. It’s fun and a little raw. It’s jam packed with great restaurants, hip bars, and enough activities to keep you occupied until dawn if need be. In short, it’s the perfect place … [Continue reading]
During all of our travels around the world there has been nothing more confusing than tipping. When? Where? How much? The question of why rarely came up. I always felt that I tipped for a number of valid and well … [Continue reading]
Visits to the beach spark a number of feelings in most people. From basking in the sun, sailing across the waves, or simply planting your bum in the sand and gazing out over the vast expanse of the ocean, beaches … [Continue reading]
Full disclosure: This stay was comped, however, there was no arrangement that I write this blog post about this stay, this hotel or anything related - I am writing more to journal what I found to be a delightful experience. In many parts of the … [Continue reading]
Arguing on the internet is like...you know the meme. Arguing with your spouse on the internet, that's a whole 'nother level of stupid and yet, here I am. Not really arguing so much, but rather commiserating while playing devil's advocate. I'm … [Continue reading]
As we packed up our bags for this trip to Nicaragua I found myself going through my usual motions, at the very last minute. I snatched from their bin what I hoped were enough pairs of panties, I randomly pulled dresses from their … [Continue reading]
I grew up on the back of a horse and I mean that in the literal sense of every word. When I was six years old my family moved to a farm in rural Oklahoma. The post and rail fences that surrounded our property soon contained a multitude of horses. … [Continue reading]
Life as a full time expat is pretty great for the most part. We get to live, work, and play in some of the most beautiful parts of the world, but it seems as if not everyone shares my affinity for this kind of lifestyle. Over the last … [Continue reading]
Not long after we arrived in Boquete Will decided that we needed to take a trip to the town of Volcan. According to our trusty GPS it was just a short distance away, and Will decided to prove it by taking a seemingly random road out of … [Continue reading]
Get a bunch of travelers together and you’re bound to hear stories. While the uninitiated might expect to be regaled with tales of museums and monuments, exotic food and even more exotic locales, what you’ll often hear is a whole … [Continue reading]