To be honest, I never gave much thought to Troy, New York. It was a small city outside of Albany that I often passed through on a highway on the way to a bigger destination. I never got out of the car and to be honest, kind of dismissed it as a place on my journey instead of a destination. Well, I’ve never been happier to be wrong 🙂 . Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Troy, NY – The Land Of Small City Charm”
Let me paint you a picture. It’s 2016, Young Purple is a year and change into her journey to financial independence – and subsequently a year into writing on this blog 🙂 . I went to a bonfire on the beach in Seattle with some friends and had a lovely time. At some point during the night, my glasses were knocked off and lost to the bonfire gods. Continue reading “Review: Zenni Optical – Affordable Eyeglasses That I Love”
Somehow we’re less than a month from the fall solstice and I’m not ready 🙂 . Luckily at that time, I’ll be flipping the seasons upside down by flying to the Southern Hemisphere 😉 . But for now, let’s see what I got up to during the month of August!
I stumbled across something interesting in my new nomad location of Troy, NY that I wanted to share it with you: Amazon Hub Locker+. I ordered a few items and had them delivered to the closest Amazon Locker. I then walked there only to discover that it wasn’t a locker within a store like I’m used to, but an entire storefront with “Amazon Hub” in bold letters above it.
Continue reading “Amazon Lockers and Hub Locker+ Review: A Helpful Nomad Delivery Option?”
So I’m 3 years into my retirement and my nomad journey and I’m still constantly trying to improve things – I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t 🙂 . Living out of a 40L backpack is a constant learning process as I decide what I love and what I don’t even use that needs to be left behind.
Continue reading “My Favorite Nomad Hack Of 2023: A Conditioner Bar”
From the moment we touched down in Montréal, I was in love. Why, you ask? It only took 20 minutes from the moment I set foot in the airport to when I stepped onto the curb to be picked up – and most of that was walking, not waiting. That definitely puts Montréal in the top 3 for the efficient international air travel arrival that I’ve experienced.
Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Montréal, Canada – The Land Of Poutine, Bagels & Acrobatics”
Shockingly, I’m still a runner 🙂 . I’ve gone from despising running more than anything to completing a couch to 5K program twice and now I have been running regularly for 2 years straight. Life is wild 🙂 .
If someone wants to know the most surprising thing about retirement – this is it. I never would have dreamed I could go from loathing something to loving it after discovering I’ve been doing it wrong my whole life, but here we are. So let’s see how I’ve improved and what I’ve learned about running in the last year.
Continue reading “Celebrating 2 Years Of Running: My Progress and Revelations”
And with that, it’s August and summer is winding down. Time makes no sense 🙂 . While I grapple with that, let’s see what I got up to during the month of July!