Travel

From visas to bank accounts, this blog is designed to help you brainstorm questions and find answers to export yourself legally. I look for everything online, but had trouble readily finding information on how to legally move to another country.  Read More »

Over my experiences on the road, dear reader, I have learned that there are several things (besides the obvious vehicle, gas, etc.,) that one requires for a fantastic road trip.  Read More »

Where are your favorite local places to go when you are traveling? You know, the places that really give you the “flavor” for the locale, so to speak. I have a colleague who always goes into Laundromats and supermarkets when he goes to a new city. He believes that you can always know the character of a place based upon those two shops.  Read More »

Following my previous post, Passports, someone let me know re: a new law/policy that that the ACLU is calling the “Constitution-Free Zone.” It is a 100-mile span around the edge of the United States in which police can pull people over, demand to see ID, citizenship papers, I guess, look at electronic files and make copies of things that people have on them.  Read More »

As you may know from previous blogs, I love to travel. And one of the most important things I have as a traveler is my passport, which is going to expire next March. I sent my renewal packet of in the mail yesterday and I think I put a piece of my heart in there as well. As I was paying for my postage, I agonized whether or not to make it certified or priority.  Read More »

When I travel, I have two rules. They’re very simple, and they increase the likelihood of adventure. Before I explain them, let me clarify, dear reader, these rules are good for ME. By no means am I meaning to suggest that anyone else should espouse them.

My first rule: Do NOT eat anywhere I can eat at home.
My second rule: Do NOT eat at the same place twice.  Read More »

Everyone's got their own tendencies when they are on the road. There is the Stephen/Susan Shutterbug - the one who wants eight photos of them self, taking with slightly different poses in front of the same statue. There is also Planning Polly, one who likes each minute of their day mapped out with museum visits and guided tours.  Read More »

I’m not at all a Seinfeld fan, and this is really the only line I cite from that series. As a drug and alcohol counselor with homeless addicts, I talk a lot with my clients about serenity and what it means for them and their recovery. Many of them live in the streets, of course, and so finding peace at all is near impossible.  Read More »