First of all… where are we? Mo’orea is a small island, (about the size of Orcas Island in Washington State) and has about 16,000 inhabitants. It was a 1 hour ferry ride from the main island of Tahiti. This may be the most beautiful island we have ever been to. It has a reef that…
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Starting 2026 in Tahiti
Yep, we spent New Years Eve at the Seatac Airport before our redeye flight to French Polynesia. After little sleep we arrived in the town of Papeete on the island of Tahiti. Most people don’t stay too long on this island before heading off to the more scenic islands like Bora Bora or Mo’orea. But,…
Why are we back in Bucerias, Mexico?
Yep, this is our 5th long visit to Bucerias and I am still trying to understand why we keep coming back. I am sometimes embarrassed that we keep returning to this Gringo tourist town in Mexico when we pride ourselves at being adventurous travelers. We avoid cruise ships and corporate hotels but somehow are OK…
Time Out in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
I feel like I need to do a blogpost every week to let my family know where I am. Sometimes we don’t do much, so I don’t have much to say. Those that haven’t retired yet, are not super excited about seeing pictures of beaches and sunsets. Sorry :>) We have been traveling fairly fast…
Malaga, Spain
After our week in Malaga, we have now visited all 4 of the big cities in the Andalucian region of Spain. I suppose I should be expected to name my favorite of Seville, Cordoba, Granada and Malaga. But, no…. I liked them all and I just can’t seem to pick favorites. Malaga is the only…
The Algarve Coast in Portimao, Portugal
The Algarve is the southern part of Portugal and is famous for its beautiful coastline. We stayed in the town of Portimao which is just East of the bigger town of Lagos. There is a stretch of condos and restaurants on top of the cliffs that are popular with Europeans as a vacation spot. The…
Basque Country with Paul and Kara
Yep, it isn’t just the 2 of us for a couple of weeks. We are 4 once again – Meg’s brother Paul, and his Spain-loving wife Kara, are joining us for a couple of weeks exploring the Basque Region of Northern Spain. We really like traveling with people and were excited that they wanted to…
Our new favorite Spanish town- Castro Urdiales
The more we travel, the more that we are drawn to smaller towns. We have been to a lot of Spanish cities and have enjoyed them all, but we have missed out on a lot of the smaller towns. Now is the time that we are becoming more focused on the out of the way…
Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada
We spend most of the year on the road but return every summer to the Pacific Northwest to visit friends and family. Just because we are retired and have the whole summer free, doesn’t mean that our whole family is free as well. Our sons are busy with jobs, girlfriends, and navigating early adulthood, so…
Biking the Oregon Coast- Part 2
In May of 2022, we were newly retired and waiting for our new house to be finished. We were eager to start our nomad traveling life but couldn’t leave the country because of the delays going on with our house build. So, we decided to do something I have wanted to do for a long…
Just Like Bath Water??
We have all heard the water temperature of tropical beaches described as “Just Like Bath Water”. But I don’t really know what that means. How hot is bath water? How hot are the beaches? How hot does the water have to be before I will swim? What places in the world have the best water…
Corfu, Greece- Last Stop before Seattle
M likes to spend our last week before returning home at a lazy beach location. It doesn’t always work out but it was perfect for this trip. This trip through Eastern Europe did not have many beaches but the last couple of weeks has made up for that. Our week in Sarande, Albania was great…
The Albanian Riviera
I am not sure why so many countries get to have their own “Riviera”, but Albania has one too. The beaches are mostly as good as many of those that we have seen in other Rivieras. We stayed for a week on the beach in the center of the town of Saranda, Albania, and didn’t…
Finding the sun in Fethiye, Turkiye
One of our goals in our nomadic lifestyle is to avoid bad weather. We work at planning our travels so we can avoid wearing long pants, or even worse…. Socks!!! I enjoy living in shorts, T shirts and sandals most of the year. We also enjoy looking at the weather back in Seattle once in…
Is Koh Mak our Favorite Thai Island?
We have now stayed over a week on 6 different islands in Thailand, over the past two years. We have liked them all for different reasons and I will try to sort that out a bit in this post. First, I need to explain Koh Mak. This is a place for deserted beaches. The island…