How a Pack of Dogs Helped Me Find Lunch
Pena Castle in Sintra, Portugal. I’ve written a few posts now about sensing “signs.” The irony is I feel that most of my life I’ve had trouble seeing/hearing signs and, even when I did, listening to them was an entirely different challenge....
Finding Answers to My Questions – Loving What You Do and Where You Are
Photos taken with permission of Julieta Franco, owner of Once Upon a Dream…. As I strolled the beautiful streets of Lisbon (really, it’s beautiful) I still had it that question in the back of my mind about whether I would be able to do something that makes...
The Upheavals of Figuring Yourself Out
Photo taken in Sintra, Portugal near the Pena Castle. I have this constant problem. I frequently want to be somewhere other than I am, and I want to do something other than I am doing. It’s been a constant state of life for me. Well, not every moment – but...
How Our Fears Influence Our Reality
(Photo taken in Tarcoles, Costa Rica. There were a swarm of 30 of these guys, enough to convince any sane person to avoid switmming…) Just to be safe, before departing for Central America, I did a lot of reading. I looked at the US Government Travel website for...








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I’ve been traveling the globe solo, and many of my posts share thoughts and resources specifically for other solo travelers. If you’re a fellow solo traveler, or you’re thinking about solo travel, this is a collection you will find of interest.
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In 2020, I was traveling in New Zealand as the coronavirus pandemic brewed, and, got stuck there. If you want to read about what this time was like and traveling during this time, check out this page.
At the heart of international travel is learning about the many different cultures and ways of being around the world. The posts compiled on this page speak, specifically, about the cultural observations I’ve had.
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