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!
My investigation of random travel experiences continues 🙂 . 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 Montréal”
And here we are 🙂 . According to the calendar that I’m becoming increasingly reliant on since I don’t know what day or time it is 😉 , it’s been a whole 5 years since I took this blog public! That’s longer than any job I’ve ever had 🙂 . Continue reading “Cheers To Half A Decade Of A Purple Life!”
First, some background 🙂 . 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)”