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September 15th, 2014
(1 for nearly each 30+ year of travel) Enough of this perpetual dredging up of the past here lately. The [&hellip
Just Slowing Down a Bit…
October 20th, 2026
I’ve been at this “travel” thing now for more than a half-century: Ever solo. Always DIY. Often for weeks/months on [&hellip
Back to Colombia…
June 15th, 2026
BTW… Please note, that’s spelled ColOmbia – a country in South America – NOT ColUmbia University or the District of [&hellip
The Good List
May 12th, 2026
Still determined to drop a word or 12 on my most recent travel adventure (Bogotá and Cartagena, Colombia) sometime within this [&hellip
(Another) Slice of Expat Life…
March 30th, 2026
O.k., o.k. it’s been a (goodly long) while. Quite the (nearly 3 month, gasp!) hiatus since I managed to pop [&hellip
Giving a Tiny Bit Back…
January 4th, 2026
Already into the first week of a new year and much to catch up on here amid the halls of [&hellip
The Saga of a Burmese Salad…
November 12th, 2025
I’m honestly not sure which I adore more – traveling the world, or… EATING my way through it! Consequently, I’ve [&hellip
In Search of a Simple Rubber Band…
October 25th, 2025
Never a dull – even when you’ve lived in a foreign country more than a decade. Still adoring my adopted [&hellip
Um… The TravelnLass Takes a U-turn
August 2nd, 2025
An absolute FIRST for the TravelnLass. Seriously. How many airplane tickets have I booked in my life? Surely HUNDREDS! It’s [&hellip
“Just the Juice” – a Cuenca Street Food Tale
June 14th, 2025
I always admire a bit of entrepreneurial ingenuity among the locals in my beloved adopted home here in Cuenca, Ecuador. And street food has long been my personal jam
My “Capsule Wardrobe” (a.k.a. Traveling Light Yet Stylish)
May 22nd, 2025
Given that I’m pushing *50* years of traveling DIY solo… And furthermore, most every trip has been carry-on only – [&hellip
A Taste of India… in CUENCA!
April 30th, 2025
S’been awhile since I pecked a post on what-all social doings I’ve been enjoying here in my (still beloved!) Cuenca, [&hellip
Anatomy of an Itinerary (a.k.a. My Next Adventure…)
March 8th, 2025
As many of my TL readers well know, I’ve long declared that for me – the hours, days, weeks (and [&hellip
Europe ’24 Trifecta: Ireland
January 1st, 2025
Yup, you just KNEW I’d feature those glorious Cliffs of Moher prominently at the tippy-top of this post. They truly [&hellip
Nope, No “Resolutions” Here – Only GRATITUDE!
December 31st, 2024
I’m actually right in the middle of pecking the final chapter of my “Europe ’24 Trifecta” (Ireland), but… On this, [&hellip
I Guess I Wasn’t Too Very “Naughty”…
December 26th, 2024
Look what Santa brought me for Christmas this year! Though (after 13+ years of living in various Asian rice paddies [&hellip
New Year’s Eve… Staycation in Cuenca!
December 3rd, 2024
Though (understandably) satiated from my recent near month wandering around London, Belgium and Ireland (details of the latter skip among [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
