I’ve tried different ways of documenting our travel expenses over the past 3 years with differing levels of success. So … More
Tag: Expat life
A day exploring Teotihuacan
I’ve always been fascinated by ancient civilisations and the monuments they’ve constructed over the millenia and centuries. Our visit to … More
April 2018 – A wedding, Frankfurt and Spain
The first two weeks of April saw us completing two house sits before continuing our travels overseas with a special … More
March 2018 – Australia
Having concluded our Asian sojourn we returned to our hometown – Melbourne, in mid-February. Our return was to honour a … More
Monarch Butterflies – A Winter Holiday in Mexico
Introduction Millions of Monarch Butterflies make an epic journey every year from the USA and Canada to Central Mexico. I … More
February 2018 – Ancient Kingdoms and Modern Metropolises
February was a very busy month as we travelled to, and through, 4 countries – Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. … More
2018 in Review
A New Year generally starts with a reflection of the previous year and in our case this was no different. … More
2 days in Guadalajara
We had a few days to fill in between house sits in Ajijic, Mexico. The second largest city in Mexico … More
Travel the world full time for less than $100 per day
Introduction On 9th April 2017 we set off on our worldwide roving retirement having sold almost every possession we owned. … More
Begur, Carcassonne and Provence
I’m finding that writing a blog post takes too much time so I’m experimenting with doing a short weekly video … More
It’s been a while
My last post was January 28th, 2018 – almost 4 months ago!!! I’m not particularly happy or proud of that … More
6 months down – how much has it cost??
We recently celebrated 6 months since starting our roving retiree lifestyle on 9th April 2017 and thought it would be … More
The City of Mosaics and Moses’ view of the Promised Land
Madaba – the city of mosaics Madaba, known as the “City of Mosaics”, is 30km south of Amman, along the 5,000-year-old … More
Jordan – The Roman Ruins of Jerash
Our Jordanian adventure started when we arrived at Queen Alia airport after midnight following a delayed flight from Barcelona. Our … More
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
The Middle East is full of amazingly interesting countries however safety and security prevent many from visiting this part of … More
Our first six months as roving retirees…
Six months into our new roving retirement and we are loving it. Having sold virtually all of our possessions we … More
Avignon – a broken bridge and home of the Popes
During our recent house sit in Provence, France we were fortunate to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Avignon. … More
Our first week in Provence – Sommieres and French Bull Fighting
Our first full week in the South of France and we’ve been busy little bees getting out and about enjoying all that this region has to offer – beautiful rolling hills, vineyards and medieval towns.
We’re famous – well almost!!!
“How can you afford to travel full time??” friends and family have asked us. Well, part of the answer is in an article
What a year!!! (part 1)
Who knew that as we set off on November 5th 2015 what a wonderful, exciting, adventurous, enlightening, educational year it would turn out to be for us.