Welcome to my second International Slow Travel Review! I spent 9 weeks in Mérida, México – by far the longest I’ve stayed abroad in my adult life and the longest I’ve stayed in one Airbnb. So let’s see how Mérida measured up 🙂 ! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Mérida, México – The Land Of Color & Nature”
I keep writing the date as March instead of May in case you’re wondering how my perception of time has been affected by retirement 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in May (not March!).
After I decided that I wanted to pursue financial independence in 2015, I had a laundry list of things I needed to research and learn before retirement. However, luckily I had 10 years to figure it out 🙂 . Even though that 10 year timeline became 5 when I retired in 2020, it turned out to be plenty of time to figure out all the minutiae of HOW I would actually take this leap.
Ok – seriously, how is 2022 1/3 over? Traveling internationally has seriously made this year fly by. I need to recalibrate 🙂 . Anyway, after our month in Thailand, we hung out in the northeast that was flirting with spring before heading to our next adventure: México! Let’s see what I got up to this month 🙂 .
It’s official! We’ve been nomads living in Airbnbs full-time for over 12 months now. I was really curious to see how being a nomad would work out since I’d never tried living in long term Airbnbs before and I’m happy to say that it’s even better than I thought 🙂 . Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Airbnb Nomad Life”
Up until now, my slow travel reviews have explored the US and my own backyard with fresh eyes. Well now these posts are finally going international! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Phuket, Thailand – The Land Of Sea & Food”
We’re back in the Northeast USA! After a month in Thailand, I landed in NYC, went to Connecticut for a hot second, and have been bopping around New York State, Massachusetts and Vermont ever since. It’s been a wild time – mostly because of the weather. It’s gone from a sub-zero snowpocalypse to 65 and sunny and back in the Northeast. I’m getting whiplash 🙂 .
I’m writing this while watching the sun rise over the sea in Phuket, Thailand. I’m gazing at the bright stars and listening to the waves. My bird friends have started awakening – including a rooster in the far distance 🙂 . Welcome to Thailand! Continue reading “The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap”