When I prepare to land in a new country (or even state), I always look up my transit options and have a plan before my plane takes off. In Buenos Aires, my plan had some complications ๐ . The best way to get a good exchange rate on your money in Argentina is to bring USD and exchange it downtown. Continue reading “Review: Cabify – The Latin American Ride Share App”
Up to this point in my life, I haven’t had the pleasure of exploring a lot of South America. I spent two weeks in Ecuador in 2018 and went to Aruba once in college, but that’s it. One of my best friends is from Argentina and moved back after the first year of my career. I hadn’t seen her in person since. So we set out to change that! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Land Of Nature and Architecture”
In 2011 I met a wonderful person: my friend from Argentina who would become one of my closest confidantes and later one of my college roommates. Later down the line, life moved us apart. I moved from NYC to Seattle and she moved back to her home country of Argentina. Continue reading “Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – NYC to Buenos Aires”
Before I quit my job, one of my concerns was how I would get regular dental cleanings and checkups. I knew that would be tricky while traveling around the world, given how the US healthcare system is set up around employment and individual states. Continue reading “Medical Tourism: A $22 Dental Exam & Cleaning in Buenos Aires, Argentina”
Somehow I’m going into the 3rd year of my retirement and my nomad travel life. During that time, I’ve amassed an arsenal of tools to help me on the road. Continue reading “My Favorite Nomad Travel Tools Of 2022”
This weird experiment continues ๐ . Last year I mentioned that I accidentally recorded everything I did in 1 hour increments for my whole first year of retirement. Originally this was because I was curious to see what I got up to with unlimited time, and later I found it so useful that I just kept doing it. Continue reading “I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 2 Years Of Retirement: Hereโs What Retirees Do All Day!”
And just like that, it was fall ๐ . I always thought of myself as a summer girl, but given that I can soak up all of the lessening hours of sunlight instead of dreamily looking at them outside my office window, I’m coming around to this season. It’s definitely more pleasant to run in, I’m enjoying the warmth of tea in my belly and a fluffy blanket on my lap when I (inevitably) read a book in one sitting. Consider me a changed woman ๐ . So, let’s see what I got up to during this first month of fall!
Time continues to have no meaning ๐ . Somehow, I have now been retired 2 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my second retired year and get pumped for the third, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement ๐ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “2 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโs Changed And Whatโs Next?”