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Turkiye Part I
Part one -- Istanbul, Turgutreis and PamukkaleVideoIstanbulMeetups, inflation and hot air balloonsI flew from Montenegro to Istanbul, at long last to meet my new partner Randy. He was freshly retired and flying out from Vancouver. He was just a few months behind my...
United Kingdom
After my house-sit in Switzerland, I needed to escape the Schengen zone (the EU’s passport control scheme, allowing 90 days at a time for Canadians). So off to the UK it was to visit my relatives! My cousins & aunts live in Sussex and Norfolk, which counties to the north east of London.
Montenegro
Montenegro is a Balkan country south of Croatia and north of Albania and Greece. I’m in a small city of 30,000 called Herceg Novi, south of Dubrovnik.
Switzerland
I had arranged a two month house-sit through a family connection located in the outskirts of Geneva, looking after an elderly lab named Skeena. I was looking forward to staying put for a bit as I don’t have a lot of energy on the best of days, and I was exhausted from the previous few months of packing and emotional goodbyes.
Shine on, you crazy glimmer
Ever felt joy wash over you, seemingly out of nowhere, even while doing something ordinary? That’s a “glimmer.” It’s a term I just learned, and I’m glimmering about it.
Cinque Terre and Turin
We drove to the Mediterranean coast to Lerici, a town south of Cinque Terre. Not officially in the “five lands” but that’s a good thing, as there aren’t swarms of tourists covering every square foot of cobblestone.
Tuscany week one
Although my final destination was Tuscany, I flew to Rome since it was much more affordable than Florence. I decided to make the most of it, and overnight there to get a taste of this historical city.
The Ethics of Ethical Travel
I was all gung-ho to start this blog in order to encourage people to retire early and travel the world. Then I read an article about thousands of Barcelona residents protesting over-tourism because of its negative effects on their quality of life. It gave me pause.
Egypt
Walking out of the airport near midnight I was greeted by a warm breeze and a swarm of taxi drivers. An airport official was barely containing the mob behind their “line” with harsh words and a stick.
What is a slowmad?
Slow travel is the opposite of being a typical tourist. Instead of staying in a large famous city for two nights with a packed itinerary and then moving on to the next city or country, slowmads will park their butts in the same place for weeks or even months.
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