Editor's note: Baby boomers John and Jane Estes, of Seattle, decided a couple of months ago to chuck it all, put everything in storage and take up the expat's life in Thailand for a few years. … [Read more...]
Airport Security – TSA may back off airport body scanner health study – CNN.com
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For those looking to travel during the upcoming holiday season, here's a report about those x-ray machines we're becoming used to. (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration may back off a … [Read more...]
Quest for the Spirit Bear
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I have always enjoyed any trip where bears are involved and seen up close. Most people have never even heard of a spirit bear unless you recently read National Geographic's article on the little … [Read more...]
The Asia Expat: Giving Back to the Community
August 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A home is more than the house you live in. No matter how you personalize it, how much care you put into your home, how much time you spend in it – your home may be your “castle” but your … [Read more...]
Angkor Wat, Cambodia – If You Liked Lara Croft Tomb Raider, You’ll Love This Place
July 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
I have to admit, if someone gave me a quiz on the plot line of Lara Croft Tomb Raider, I'd fail miserably. I remember two important things, though - Angelina Jolie, as the star, and the hauntingly … [Read more...]
Expat Living: What? Motocy. What?
May 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
The United States is one of the few places in the world where the car is the major mode of transportation. The rest of the world predominately uses two-wheeled vehicles – bicycles, … [Read more...]
Explore the Belize Barrier Reef and Rainforest
May 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Few countries in the world offer so much in such a tiny country as the Central American nation of Belize. Traveling from the Belize barrier reef to the rainforest takes only an hour (if you … [Read more...]
The Asia Expat: Why Thailand ? Thoughts on Retirement
April 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
Why Thailand? The answer to that question starts and ends with finances. I had been self employed for the last 12 years, providing financing for new and existing business equipment … [Read more...]
Galapagos Islands – The Enchanted Isles
April 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in the early 19th Century, he didn't have much choice of what ship to use. The little wooden sailing vessel, HMS Beagle, had carried him and his … [Read more...]
Travel in Tokyo
April 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With all the media focus on the almost incomprehensible tragedy of Japan's triple-whammy of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear woes, I began to reminisce about my recent travel in Tokyo. The images on … [Read more...]
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