Somehow it’s been a year since we bought our first car! The time has flown and it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long, but here we are.
In contrast, I can almost believe it because during that time, I have learned a fair bit about both cars and being a car owner! So let’s dive into what I’ve learned during the last year as a complete car newbie. Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Owning My First Car”
I’m writing this while looking out at the Green Mountains of Vermont while some wild turkeys frolic in our backyard and birds chirp nearby.
It’s been almost 6 years since I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. Every year my thoughts, revelations and strategies for being a full-time nomad seem to change, so I like to record them here for posterity and in case they can help anyone else take full advantage of the awesome-ness that is long term Airbnb stays. So let’s get into it! Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 5 Years Staying In Airbnbs”
Don’t freak out – it’s a good thing I promise 🙂 . I recently read The Art Of Spending by Morgan Housel. I enjoyed one of his previous books, The Psychology of Money, but since I’m a finance nerd, I didn’t find any of those ideas groundbreaking.
However, I did find The Art Of Spending very interesting and insightful because it dove into a lot of tangentially related topics that I’ve been contemplating most of my life. It put into clear and concise phrases things I’ve thought for a long time and several things that completely dictate how I live my life. For almost a decade my life goal has been to be content, not happy. Continue reading “My Life Goal Is Contentment, Not Happiness”
Like I mentioned in my other recent train reviews, before I reserve travel with a new company to trek across a country, state or city, I always look for detailed reviews of their service to know what I’m getting into and set expectations. However, I often find that these kinds of detailed reviews don’t exist.
There are general travel reviews, but I prefer to know the nitty gritty so I can mentally prepare for what I’m about to do and hopefully not make additional mistakes that traveling in another country can easily result in.
So this was my experience using a TransPennine Express Train to travel from Liverpool, England to Edinburgh, Scotland in the summer of 2025. Let’s see how it went 🙂 . Continue reading “Review: TransPennine Express Train from Liverpool, England to Edinburgh, Scotland”
I’m writing this while looking at the rushing river outside my apartment. Snow is finally starting to melt in Upstate NY and as a result the river is going wild.
Somehow 2026 is 1/4 over and I’m still not used to saying “2026.” Absolutely madness 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in March!
After a year of experimentation, I’m here to tell y’all about my curly hair routine. I ended up testing a lot of different products and unfortunately wasting a bit of money for science, but it was worth it to find out what works best for my curly hair. So let’s get into it! Continue reading “My Curly Hair Routine: Products, Tips and Revelations”
Like I mentioned in my National Express Bus review, before I reserve travel with a new company to trek across a country, state or city, I always look for detailed reviews of a travel company’s service to know what I’m getting into and set expectations. However, I often find that these kinds of detailed reviews don’t exist.
There are general travel reviews, but I prefer to know the nitty gritty so I can mentally prepare for what I’m about to do and hopefully not make additional mistakes that traveling in another country can easily result in.
So this was my experience riding an Avanti West Coast train for the first time to travel from London to Liverpool, England in the summer of 2025. Let’s see how it went 🙂 . Continue reading “Review: Avanti West Coast Train from London to Liverpool, England”