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Route 66 to AZ

We didn’t plan to drive on Route 66, it’s just one of those things that just happens when you start a road trip. In June 2018 we left Michigan two weeks early due to the Airbnb having a water leaking problem and mold growing. We happily packed the van with all our stuff and headed […]

USA

Grand Canyon and Monument Valley

My brother, mother and I left Sedona Arizona in June 2018, we then drove to the Grand Canyon, but before entering the famous national park we stopped at a memory from childhood. Flintstone Land is still outside of the Grand Canyon and dogs were allowed! Once entering the Grand Canyon National Park, we hung a […]

USA

Key West

I’ve been told, everyone who ends up in Key West has an interesting story about how they moved there. Settling in Key West usually isn’t premeditated- it’s typically random. The same could be said for the expats in Belize; part of my attraction and most of my brother Ivan’s attraction to Key West is the […]

USA

Upstate NY Niagara Falls and Buffalo

Niagara Falls and Buffalo New York Niagara Falls is the honeymoon destination of the north eastern United States. It’s a major national tourist destination in the summer and spring months. The massive falls are unforgettable, but in my normal fashion, my first trip to Niagara was during winter when few tourists can be seen. Non-touristy […]

USA

Winter Vermont

New England is charming, I especially love Vermont. I started frequenting Vermont because my friend Ken bought a maple farm there. Vermont towns are spread out between mountains and forests along creeks and rivers. The best way to see Vermont is with a car, by driving from town to town, parking then exploring their general […]

Poland

37 hours ti Rzeszow

I committed to leave England when I gave up on my three-year relationship. I didn’t want to return to the United States, instead I arranged a trip to Poland with Blah Blah Car. I booked a month long stay in the Hilton Garden Inn Rzeszow (pronounced Jeh-shuff). On the departure day I suffered through a […]

Poland

Krakow Poland

I spent February the twenty fourth to March eleventh of 2019 in Krakow Poland. I stayed in two different hotels in two different parts of town. First the Hilton Garden Inn near the castle which is a twenty-five-minute walk from the old town center. The second hotel Fiorella and I stayed at was the Hampton […]

Poland

Lodz Poland

I didn’t plan on going to Łodz (pronounced “Woodge”). In January 2019 I met a nice guy online who lives just outside of Łodz. In February we decided to meet and since I was craving a trip I left my hotel in Rzeszow which is in eastern Poland then took the train north west to […]

Poland

Rzeszow and the Enneagram

I was in Rzeszow (pronounced Jeh-shuff) Poland at the end of December 2018. While staying at the Hilton Garden Inn I met an American man who told me about his escape from traditional working life the year before. He spent the previous year traveling Mexico with his nine children, wife and German Shepherd. He was […]

England

7 tips for markets around Europe

1. Make sure you have cash on you because most markets don’t take credit cards. Use the local cash as small vendors don’t give good exchange rates. 2. Always review the cost twice, one to ask how much it is and then confirm what they said the cost is. Make sure you’re doing the math […]