Stretching Our Travel Budget: Finding Affordable Places To Stay
We’re not on a traditional retirement path – think of it more as an open-ended adventure of discovering what our American expat lifestyle looks like for us. Some…
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40 Things That Made Us Say, “Southampton’s Worth Exploring”
When we started planning our itinerary for four months in England, Southampton popped up on our radar. Not only is it a major cruise port, but you can…
Travel Itinerary Changes – Last-Minute Flights vs Scenic Trains – Should We Ditch Seville for Paris?
So we were all ready to go soak up the sunshine in Seville… we had booked accommodations, researched things to do and then our “property manager” of the…
Leeeaaving on a….. short bus….
(My apologies to Peter, Paul and Mary….. Or if you’re slightly younger, John Denver….) Today’s grand narrative is about travel schedule changes and budget considerations. We originally booked…
ETIAS – It is NOT a Visa
(Updated estimated implementation dates – 22 Feb 2025) ETIAS is the acronym for the ‘European Travel Information and Authorization System’. It will be required for US citizens who…
Standard budget definitions not common
During this research phase for our next major adventure I have run across any number of ‘retire in paradise for $xxx per month’ or ‘Live like royalty for…