#indie30 Prompt #2: When, where, what, and with who is the story of your travel origin?

Day 2 prompt is here: When, where, what, and with who is the story of your travel origin? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. My parents have always joked that I have traveled since I was in the womb. While pregnant mom took a trip to Bears Cave in Romania. They went by…

#indie30 Prompt #1: How has your view of the world changed because of travel?

I’m delighted to be part of #indie30 Art Project. Day 1 prompt is here: How has your view of the world changed because of travel? Learn how to participate in #indie30 Art Project. I think it’s time to talk about the Lessons travel has though me, as they go hand in hand with how the…

Something to Read: Shy Feet by Thompson, Frances M.

When Frances approached me on Facebook and asked if I wanted to read her book, Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel , I was, of course, intrigued. And as you figured out by now, I do NOT do research on the authors or books I am offered. I believe this helps me not be…

Why we travel

Each time we start planning a trip we are looking to spend more and more time away from home. In fact, we are actually looking into turning into expats for a month or two in each place we visit rather than being ‘tourists’. This, however, clashes with our friends’ idea of traveling, which is four…

How to Have an Awesome Weekend

Labor Day marks the end of summer. But that’s in the US. Here , in Europe, we believe it’s still summer until end of September, correct? And if that doesn’t work, just pack your bags and head to Italy or Greece. Problem solved. Or not? How about if you are home and just want to…

Something to Read: What the Travel Guides Won’t Tell You by Ben West

What is your style of traveling? If you don’t mind spending hours in a cramped, non-AC bus, hoping not to get sick along the way, don’t mind the occasional dead rat in front of your door rather than the morning paper , then this free guide is what you need to get your hands on.…

Tips: What to pack for a beach vacation (or if you have access to a swimming pool)

Our Transfagarsan escape turned into Oroshaza, which means I’d be staying by the pool for two days (and also camp near-by). Bare with me but this is my very first vacation which involves staying so close and so long by a swimming pool (yes, I am not a fan of the beach). So, figured I…

2013: Places we visited during the first half of the year

You know by now that each year we write a post comprising the places we’ve visited (see 2011 and 2012), and you also know that each month I’ve written about what makes me happy (and mostly it’s about traveling). This year, I feel the need to put together a half-year-mark post about the things we…

Dividing the “work” : pre-travel and during travel

We’ve been traveling together as a couple for little more than two years now and we already have a “strategy”. Of course, like in any democracy , in our couple we divide the “work”. So let’s take a look at what each of us does. Pre-Trip: couple of months before Both: come up with a…

Something to Read: The Casual Vacancy – J K Rowling

I have heard about The Casual Vacancy by J K Rowling from a friend of mine from the States and decided I should get my hands on it. I did eventually…and the first reaction was …shock! The tragicomedy was published in 2012 by the very same lady who created Harry Potter. I have read one…

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