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Posted: 3/25/21 | March 25th, 2021 Slightly more than a year ago, I flew home from Paris with the desire to do one thing: stay in place. I cleared my…

Posted: 3/22/2021 | March 22nd, 2021 Overtourism. Influencers flouting local rules for the perfect ‘gram. Ignoring the locals living in the destinations we visit as we book Airbnbs, crowd streets,…

Posted: 3/1/2021 | March 1st, 2021 I love learning languages. They unlock new opportunities and open all kinds of doors when you visit a new destination. Even just learning a…

Posted: 2/25/2021 “That guy is buying six dozen eggs? And look at all that water!” I said, staring at a picture from a local grocery store on my friend’s phone.…

Posted: 12/17/20 | December 17th, 2020 The pandemic has made working from home a permanent fixture of our lives. What once just techies and bloggers did, now accountants and all…

Posted: 12/21/2020 | December 21st, 2020 Travel is a privilege — even budget travel. The ability to hold a passport and purchase a plane ticket to another country is a…

Posted: 1/26/21 | January 26th, 2021 Have you ever arrived at a destination and just knew it’s for you? Something in the air just told you that this place is…

Last Updated: 1/7/2021 | January 7th, 2021 Get out a sheet of paper and write down all your set expenses: rent/mortgage, car payments, cable/streaming bill, cell phone, insurance, school payments,…

Posted: 1/12/21 | January 12th, 2021 Some things just aren’t meant to be. Sometimes, no matter how much you want something, the universe seems to conspire against you. While I…

Posted: 12/14/20 | December 14th, 2020 Hell is a town called Tulum. Watched over by Mayan ruins and buttressed by the ocean, this is a place of pothole-filled streets, overpriced…