I’ve been flying a lot recently, mostly within North America with a sprinkle of oceanic flights here and there. I mainly fly solo, but on a recent work trip my wife was able to join me, and when that happens we like to make the best of things. And by […]
Europe was never really on my bucket list. Actually, I don’t even have a bucket list. Sometimes I do something then think to myself “hmm, that should’ve been on some sort of list of things I’d like to do before I die”. And oddly enough, the cover of my book; […]
Have you ever felt that you’ve been wronged in a big way? I mean, not like you bought something for $50 and 32 days later it was on sale for 77% off the price you paid. More like something that goes against your entire value system — like someone decided […]
Empire State Building. Central Park. Time Square. Yankee Stadium. Broadway. Statue of Liberty. Brooklyn Bridge. Wall Street. You’ll probably hit some, if not all of those major New York City attractions should you visit The Big Apple. And you’ll probably get family and friends tell you to ‘go here’, or […]
Here we go again, preparing for another BC adventure as we set out for the Sunshine Coast this weekend. It was a spur of the moment decision and wasn’t planned at all – something we do a lot more lately than we ever used to. Aside from planning our accommodations, […]
Well, it finally came. The day I’ve been dreading – the day EVERYONE dreads! You know the day will come, eventually. When you’re younger you don’t have time to think about stuff like that though. You’re too busy being invincible. And as you age you realize you’re not as invincible […]
Our next 8 House Sitting Questions were answered by Rosaline Callaghan, who is working on her own personal Irish house sitting adventure at lovingthewildatlanticway.com. With Irish roots, we have a soft spot for those in the Emerald Isle! Name: Rosaline Callaghan Hails From: Ireland Age: 56 Question #1. How/When did […]
We do love to preach about selling your stuff. Occasionally though, we do need to buy stuff. Clothes. Massages. A car. Wait, what? A car? How is that minimalist living? You should ride-share, carpool, take a bus/train/boat/bike/RV. Yes, that’d be great, and we researched that. But in the end, purchasing […]
This month’s edition of 8 House Sitting Questions we caught up with a solo house sitter; Amanda “Tasty” Burger from the United States of America, and founder of the travel site: Burger Abroad. Please note, “tasty” is just a nickname I added because of an inside joke my wife and I have, […]
As many of our readers know, we’re from the Great White North, Canada, and we’ve recently made our return to Canada for the first time since August 2014 and were welcomed “home” with cold weather and snow that we hadn’t exactly been missing. But is it home? What is home […]
