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Bali Inspired Art in a Beautiful Setting at the Neka Art Museum

Neka Art Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia We recently spent an afternoon viewing the art and lovely buildings and grounds at the Neka Art Museum. Both of us agreed that it has been a long time since we felt so engaged with so many works of art as we did here. The local...

How To Get Free Coconut Water (Pipa) in Costa Rica

If you don’t live in the tropics, you buy coconut water in little bottles or boxes at high prices. There are many real health benefits of coconut water and it is so refreshing on a hot day. Traveling in Bali, we made the happy discovery that sidewalk vendors and...

Exotic Costa Rica Wildlife on Sierpe River Boat Tour

View The Best of Costa Rica Tours and Experiences The Sierpe Terraba mangroves wetland area is a protected national wetland reserve of 66,850 acres. It protects the river mouths of the Terraba and Sierpe Rivers, and a vast network of canals, mangrove forests, and...

Eating In and Dining Out in Costa Rica

We are spending 3 months this winter in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. Staying in rented AirBnB casitas allows us to have a tiny home from which to base our slow travel. We don’t like to spend too much time each day getting to and from town to find a restaurant...

Top Spring Break Destinations 2023 – Beach or Mountains?

Spring break is one of the most anticipated times of the year for students across the world. It’s a time to let loose, relax, and make unforgettable memories with friends. In previous years, popular spring break destinations included the beaches of Cancun and...

Secrets to Surviving Long Haul Flights per Flight Attendant

Traveling by plane these days is never a “fun” experience. With the long lines at checkout and at security, flight delays, and the absence of healthful food options, flight days are always stressful. The time spent inflight itself in economy, can be...

Great Tips On How To Get More Joy By Letting Go Of Stuff

Simplifying your life by letting go of physical things leaves more time and energy to pursue what matters most to you. This post is by the Minimalists, a pair of best friends who share their journey of shedding excess belongings and finding the true joys of life. They...

Avoiding Jellyfish Stings While Snorkeling

Keep us traveling and blogging! Purchasing our hand picked products through links on this site earn Neil and Laurie a commission at no cost to you. We appreciate your support. We love swimming in the ocean and snorkeling. We have snorkeled in Bali, Costa Rica, Mexico,...

Why We Stopped Searching For Paradise

Does paradise exist? As a traveler, can you visit a place, find that it has everything you could want and need, and decide to move there? These are questions that every wanderer probably asks themselves from time to time. We love our nomad lifestyle. But, sometimes we...

Sleeping Soundly Anywhere in the World

Keep us traveling and blogging! Purchasing our hand picked products through links on this site earn Neil and Laurie a commission at no cost to you. We appreciate your support. No matter how comfortable your travel accommodations are, noises make it impossible to get a...

Sandwich Generation Travel Solutions

Stuck in the middle Do you dream of travel but cannot imagine how to get away, even for a vacation, much less for long term travel? Do the responsibilities of maintaining a home for your aging parents and grown up children stop you from booking that trip? Does looking...

Why Long Term Travel is Not Just Seeing the Sights

We love traveling! But over time, we have discovered that we are not the folks who want to visit every famous building, museum or wonder of the world. Currently, our highest priority is enjoying nature and the natural sites and meeting and getting to know the local...