The Ramblings of an Aspiring Expat Traveling Nomad Wanderer
We made it to Mexico. We had uneventful flights and an uneventful bus ride. Apparently they don’t all speak english but the ones that do want to sell us something. We’ve been offered haircuts and a free breakfast with timeshare presentation. We did not partake in either. Best things so far are the room temp storable eggs and our fish taco lunch.… Read the rest
Today was full of packing and eating. We fit what we could in our luggage and abandoned the rest to cubbyholes here and there. I burnt the oatmeal a little this morning while I checked into our flight to Cancun. We still ate it and the stuff that wasn’t burned was delicious. Jill put pumpkin puree on hers and loved it.… Read the rest
Today we were pretty stressed out. It seems that leaving the country without a packaged vacation and a return ticket is hair raising. Happy Halloween!
We walked to the post office and mailed a couple letters and a package. We catalogued all our passwords and log-ins. We wrote down important phone numbers. We put it all in our shoes. Don’t tell anyone!… Read the rest
This is part 3 of my spontaneous trip from Minneapolis to Denver and back. I headed out of Cheyenne traveling north until I left the interstate. I struck east for Northwest Nebraska. The day was enormous and blue and the road dipped and rose through it. I saw a sign coming at me, here I was on some state highway and a rest area pops up, my trip was so interstate heavy that one off the interstate was a new experience.… Read the rest
Earlier this year, I got a free week in between a job switch, and I made the most of it with a road trip. Getting to Denver, chronicled here, involved a lot of driving and only a little sleeping. It was less than stellar. I arrived in Denver and slept for three hours.
After my sanity inducing slumber, I walked to the Wynkoop Brewing Company and had a nice dinner and some beers with my wife. … Read the rest
Six months ago I was able to change jobs with one week in between. This afforded me my first real spontaneous vacation. I don’t think I have ever experienced this phenomenon before, at least I haven’t taken such great advantage of the opportunity.
I had given notice at work and discovered that I could use up my vacation and make today my last day.… Read the rest