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”
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”
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”
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”
So I don’t usually write a Slow Travel Review unless I’ve lived in a place for at least a month (hence the “slow” part”), but I’ve now visited Iceland for a total of two weeks across 2024 and 2025 and I have to talk about it. I love Iceland so much that I gush about it to anyone who will listen and today I’ll do a deep dive into why.
Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Iceland – The Land Of Fire And Ice”
I’m about to wax poetic about a piece of luggage of all things, but that’s what I want to do today so strap in! After 5 years of using a $21 40L Foldable Backpack and a free Vanguard Tote, I upgraded my travel luggage. Why? Several not fun reasons 🙂 – basically: Old age, injuries and jealously🤣. Continue reading “The Best Carry-On Luggage: The Travelpro Platinum Elite Collection”
This is only my second time writing a post like this. In retirement I’ve posted about my spending, my income and that’s basically it.
But I wanted a place to talk about my money moves in general and sum everything up for the year, so that’s what this new annual post is. So let’s look at my overall financial picture and see what the future holds!
Continue reading “2025 Financial Review: Investment Withdrawals, Dividends And The Future”