My investigation of random travel experiences continues ๐ . And this time, it’s the Canadian edition! I took a weekend trip to Ottawa and decided to take the train back so this is a recap of my first time using a Canadian train company, VIA Rail Canada, on a trip between those two cities. Let’s see what happened! Continue reading “Review: VIA Rail Canada Train – Ottawa to Montrรฉal”
And here we are ๐ . According to the calendar that I’m becoming increasingly reliant on since I don’t know what day or time it is ๐ , it’s been a whole 5 years since I took this blog public! That’s longer than any job I’ve ever had ๐ . Continue reading “Cheers To Half A Decade Of A Purple Life!”
First, some background ๐ . Until retirement, my freshman year of college was the best year of my life. The years after leaving college and before I retired didn’t really come close and I was curious to investigate why. Now in retirement I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been. So let’s see why that might be and what retirement and college have in common. Continue reading “How Retirement Is Like College (And Why I Love Both)”
And with that 2023 was half over…Wow. My mind still says 2022 sometimes so I’m all out of whack ๐ . So let’s see what I got up to in June!
If you’ve been here for a while you know that retirement has turned me into a complete nature nerd. Instead of having my head down and my eyes on a screen all day while working, I now go outside all the time to investigate new bird songs, learn new plant names, and watch local fauna. I also often plan my nights around watching amazing astrological events. All that to say, I’m a very different person ๐ . Continue reading “My Favorite Free Apps To Make The Most Of Nature”
I’ve visited Chicago several times in the past and for some reason never loved it. So when a college friend invited us to a wedding in Chicago, we decided to live there a month to investigate why I didn’t love it in the past, and see if I could change my opinion. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Chicago, IL, USA – The Land Of Pizza And Waterways”
I seem to have lost my edge in retirement ๐ . I used to be a badass that took 6am and redeye flights to save money, while disregarding my sleep and chugging coffee until my heart felt like a hummingbird was trying to leap out of my chest…and I thought that was a good thing ๐ . Continue reading “How I Choose And Book My Flights: A Peek Inside A Full-Time Nomadโs Travel Planner”
Somehow May is over and once again my first question is: How?!? ๐ Time continues to fly over here. This month I went back to my ‘home’ of Seattle after a lovely month exploring California and expanded my housesitting capabilities while seeing what it’s like to care for someone else’s home and hot tub ๐ . So let’s see what I got up to!