Musings about early retirement with no fixed address

Category: Travel (Page 11 of 11)

Moab Rocks!

With the car fixed and back on the road, our cross-country camping adventure was finally back on track. Until this point it hardly felt like a camping adventure at all, as we had stayed only two nights in a tent compared to six in a motel. And due to the popularity of Zion, the two nights camping were closer to sleeping in a crowded parking lot than a campground. While we were making the best of it, we were ready for more nature. We decided to head east towards Moab for use as a jumping off point for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Both of the parks, and Moab in general, turned out to be absolutely spectacular.

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Wax On Wax Off

A few weeks ago, The Karate Kid marked its 35 year anniversary. To celebrate, the studio decided to have a special re-release in select movie theaters nationwide. Considering that it’s quite possibly Katie’s favorite movie of all time, we decided to break our multi-year theater fast and head to the cinema two towns over. Knowing that this would be a popular event, we purchased advanced tickets for a Sunday matinee.  

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The Land of Scooters and Pho

“The traffic is terrible.  Everywhere is crowded. It’s polluted and hot.  The air quality is bad. It smells. But you should go, you’ll like it.”  This is how my friend Dennis sold me on going to his native country of Vietnam.  While obviously Dennis does not work in sales, I didn’t actually need much convincing.  Ever since I slurped my first bowl of phở, I’ve wanted to go.  And everything he said is true, including that I’d like my visit.

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Breaking New Ground On Our Last Vacation Ever

This seems kind of strange to consider, but I think we just returned from our last vacation ever.  Don’t worry, we’ll still be embarking on our grand travel adventure soon enough. It’s just that our future travel won’t qualify for the title of a vacation. It will just be our everyday life. As such, we wanted to make this last real vacation count.  To do that, we decided to branch out of our comfort zone and make our first ever trip to Asia. It was a whirlwind trip through Hong Kong and Vietnam in 10 days.  And while I never want to move at that fast pace ever again, it was a ton of fun.

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What’s In a Name Anyway?

It’s surprisingly hard to pick a domain name for a personal blog.  Some of this difficulty stems from the fact that it has a sense of permanence to it. Whatever is chosen, that name will be attached to me for somewhere between years and the rest of my life. As such, I view it as an absolute requirement to pick something that I like, as well as something unique.  It would be way too boring and forgettable to pick something like Eric and Katie’s Travel Blog or I’m Gonna Retire Early dot com. That’s not me and it really doesn’t reflect my vision or reasons for writing.

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