Oh, the burdens of celebrityhoodednessdom. Barbara and I have come to discover this in the months we’ve been in Portugal. The constant attention, lack of privacy, need for the police to block off streets when we walk down them —…
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FAME: 4 June ’17
Tagged with: americans, expat, fame, insight, journal, portugal, retirement, setúbal, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, writing
MARIO BATTLES THE MACHINE: 6 Feb, ’17
As of a couple of weeks ago, Barbara and I are official members of the Portuguese Permanent Residents Club, with membership cards and everything. At the risk of violating security, I’m going to reveal the Portuguese secret handshake, which is…
Tagged with: bureacracy, expat, hero, history, permit, portugal, residency, retirement, setúbal, travel
Posted in Living abroad, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Living abroad, travel without stuff, writing
The Land of Bidet
It’s happened to most of us. At least it happens to Americans. Our first few visits to higher class hotels, we occasionally encounter a mysterious bathroom fixture. It’s this piece of porcelain next to the toilet that looks a lot…
Tagged with: bidet, leisure, portugal, retirement, traditions, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, Stay as long as you like, travel without stuff, writing
Embarking on the Grand Circle Day 1-9.17.15
Here it is the fourth entry into this blog and we’ve already gone three weeks without a post. We were distracted… Where we’ve been all this time is a long-planned driving tour of the Southwest, covering an estimated 2000 miles…
Tagged with: Colorado, explore, journal, leisure, mountains, photography, retirement, snapshots, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, road trip, travel without stuff, writing
welcome to our world…
Come play with us as we prepare for our nomadic lifestyle. Once anchored by possessions and a couple of businesses (see About), we now own nothing but a 12-year-old Saturn and some sufficient retirement accounts. After a short stint in Denver,…
Tagged with: expat, journal, photography, portugal, retirement, snapshots, travel, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, writing
Posted in Leisure travel freedom, Living abroad, road trip, writing
