How to Stay Safe When You Travel

After a series of terrorist attacks in Europe and following the migrant crisis which started in the summer of 2015, Europe may seem that it’s world’s away from the safe heaven it used to be. But that’s just not true. Media has always exaggerated and the fear caused by the media channels is not doing…

How to plan a last minute budget vacation

Planning a budget vacation doesn’t exactly conjure images of “last minute” in the same sentence. But, rest assured, it is possible to plan a last-minute budget vacation although, typically, a vacation takes weeks or months ahead to plan. Sure this has its perks and allows for a lot of thinking, but there’s something amazing about…

Traditional Orthodox Easter Food in Romania

Almost four years ago (WOW!), I wrote about Traditional Romanian Food for Christmas and how my family celebrated when I was little. I also mentioned how have been doing it lately, in our “new” family. With a couple of weeks until the Catholic Easter and little more than a month until the Orthodox Easter, it’s…

Gadget review: Lenovo IdeaPad Z51-70

The good: Surprisingly good sound (JBL speakers), decent keyboard (but it took me about a day to get used to it) , good performance The bad: The touch pad is horrible compared to what I had before (on HP and NEC), the viewing angles are a bit wonky (even for me) I have not yet…

#DoYouIndie Advice to Future Travelers

I am , again, participating in the Indie Challenge hosted by Bootsnall. Just like last year, I’d be posting an article a day, based on the question / challenge of that day. >>you can join the challenge by clicking here Nov 30 Advice to Future Travelers: QUESTION 1: What are your top 3 pieces of…

#DoYouIndie Physical Adventure

I am , again, participating in the Indie Challenge hosted by Bootsnall. Just like last year, I’d be posting an article a day, based on the question / challenge of that day. >>you can join the challenge by clicking here Nov 27 Mental & Spiritual Growth as much as Physical Adventure QUESTION: How does getting…

#DoYouIndie Working While Traveling

Nov 25 Working While Traveling When you can make money while traveling, it’s easier to travel longer and have more of a budget to travel. QUESTION: Have you ever worked while traveling? What did you do and where? What was your experiences like? How did working while traveling change you? CHALLENGE: If you haven’t traveled…

#DoYouIndie What I’ve Learned

I am , again, participating in the Indie Challenge hosted by Bootsnall. Just like last year, I’d be posting an article a day, based on the question / challenge of that day. >>you can join the challenge by clicking here Nov 22 Three Things You’ve Learned the Hard Way through Life & Travel QUESTION: What…