A Long Look Back and Looking Forward (Part 2) 2021-2022
This is the second of two posts about how two long term travellers have managed during the past two years[...]
Rickshaw Run: 3 Wheels, 2 Weeks, 1 Crazy Adventure! Will We Survive?
What is the Rickshaw Run?  In a word: Ridiculous.  In more words: The Rickshaw Run is a 2 week long adventure[...]
The Woman in the Mirror – Lessons from a woman who lives in her van
This is a guest post by a good friend of ours who is currently living in a van as she[...]
2022 Year In Review
Long time no post!  Blogging post Covid is still something we are trying to figure out. We have been busy(ish)[...]
Shooting “Shit”
It would seem that when the Soviets left the Baltic States they left a few things behind...like AK-47's. So we[...]
Wondering where the lions are?
Well Mr. Cochburn they are in the Ngorogoro Crater in Tanzania! This is also where you are more likely to[...]
Oh those Russians!
Russia has had some "great" (?) rulers for the last 3-400 years or so, and it would seem that our[...]
Going out to dinner in Amman Jordan
To set the stage: Jordan is a Muslim country which means beer is hard to come by. Amman was in[...]
“Cowboy Take Me Away”
As high as you can into the wild blue - Dixie Chicks" Matt and I live in what many consider[...]
Walk like an Egyptian
Egypt! What a place filled with a lot of OLD stuff. It was about surreal to actually find ourselves standing[...]
Day of the Dead in Mexico – Our experience in San Miguel De Allende
What happens when you throw together a national celebration of the dead and some greasepaint? You get the two of[...]
The Definitive Guide To The Best Travel Board Games
Why would you take up such valuable space in your luggage for a silly game?The answer is simple: games bring[...]
“I Want to Ride My Bicycle…
I want to ride it where I like...Bicycle! Bicycle!" (Any chance to quote Freddy should always be taken.) We certainly[...]
The Power of Yes
As usual, Matt was ahead of me. I could see him waiting at what looked like the top of another[...]
The Great Canadian Roadtrip with HitTheRoad.ca
Imagine the rich feel of leather enveloping you while staring at a dashboard of buttons that control everything from temperature[...]
3 bears
  This is a post about bears. Not the ones that stole Goldilocks porridge.. but 3 real bears. This set[...]
Running in the Mazatlan Marathon – 10 km in the heat
What better way to start my winter fitness program in Mazatlan than with a 10km run in the Mazatlan Marathon?!I[...]
We are quitters! FAQ’s about our retirement plans
  When I was a kid, I knew it was never a good thing to quit. My mother made me[...]