The primary goal of our posts is to update family and friends on our whereabouts. However, we have gained so much knowledge reading fellow nomad and long-term traveller blogs that we will include a few details that might seem inconsequential to some readers, but which we hope will provide practical information to those on a similar path. To receive notifications... Continue Reading →
So you’re moving to Ecuador?
My Committed! post provided only our starting point (Quito, Ecuador) and no further travel details. Not surprisingly, many have assumed that we are moving to Ecuador, which is not the case. Our plan, and I use that word loosely, is to be nomadic, in other words, to stay somewhere until we decide it's time to move on (within the constraints of tourist visas,... Continue Reading →
Committed!
No longer is Life Phase Next just a dream. This week I clicked the button that committed us to our first target location—Quito, Ecuador, arriving on September 6, 2016. We had been hoping to use some British Airways Avios points that had been building up since our big trip to Africa a few years back, but thought... Continue Reading →
Where’s Wallen’s?
What we know after a week in Placencia, Belize We had done our homework by searching the Internet and reading as much as we could about where to grocery shop in Placencia. We knew that we could pick up inexpensive produce at several markets, but to look for Greg's truck by the soccer field almost... Continue Reading →
Marly’s lessons
I'm not very good at small talk, and getting to know new people is a challenge for me. I can manage, but I always feel a bit awkward. (Luckily, Ken is completely the opposite and can strike up an easy conversation with just about anybody.) I realize that becoming nomadic, or even semi-nomadic, will necessitate... Continue Reading →