Whether it’s for travel, a purchase, or just because, earning a bit of extra cash is always on my radar. I’m really good at saving lots of money and then draining my bank account to travel. So good, that I’ve successfully done it on at least three occasions. However, saving and earning are two different […]
But I Want To Have My Cake And Eat It Too
Situation: I want to be in two places at once. I recently watched the movie Sweet Home Alabama and could relate to Melanie when her dad said, “You can’t ride two horses with one ass, sugarbean.” While I’m not involved in a love triangle, I’m very indecisive about choosing a place to live.
Montage Monday: Rejuvenated in Ubud (Bali)
Jalan Kajeng is a street in the beautiful town of Ubud that is equivalent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Well, sort of. You can purchase a square as a way to help pave the street. In return, you can carve into it whatever you want. Many paved squares are purchased by guesthouses or restaurants […]
Plains, Trains, & Automobiles: The Long Way to Bali
After Koh Tao, we were making a beeline to Indonesia. And what a journey it was! Our guesthouse on Koh Tao gave us a ride in the back of a pick-up truck to the dock. Rather than taking a package deal trip to Kuala Lumpur, we thought we could do it faster on our own […]
So, You’re Going to Save the World?
“So, you’re going to save the world?” The sarcasm spilled out of X’s mouth shortly before I left on my RTW trip. Sure, he thought traveling was a great opportunity and something I should do while I’m still young, blah blah blah, but as I rattled off about volunteering, I was suddenly caught off guard […]
Montage Monday: Construction Worker at La Sagrada Familia (Spain)
A construction worker sits in a cubby at the top of one of La Sagrada Familia‘s towers in Barcelona, Spain. I’m not afraid of heights but I must say I don’t think I could do his job!