This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 Imagine for a moment that you are stepping off a bus into an ordinary car park. Then,…
All Aboard!: Orient Express, Day 5, part a
This post is part of a series called Orient Express – Fall 2022 The original subtitle for this series was “Trip Of a Lifetime” ( or “TOAL”) and, just to…
Interstitial: Packing for 18 Days
While our Southern France posts were going live, someone asked me how we managed to go for such a long trip with only a suitcase and backpack. With the caveat…
Things to Do Before You Move
Since we’re between trips at the moment, let’s turn the Wayback Machine towards the fall of 2021. Anyone who knows me won’t be surprised that when we started to get…
Laundry While Traveling
As I was writing last week’s post, I found myself going down a bit of a rabbit hole on a related topic: doing laundry while traveling. Our ability to pack…
Packing A Carry-On for Three Weeks
We’ve been traveling enough now that I feel like I can share some of the things we do to minimize what we bring, and even the longest trip doesn’t require…
Unexpected Things About Living in Another Country
Living in another country is an adventure! I know this isn’t really news, but nearly 7 months in now it still feels that way. Partially that’s the perpetual feeling of…
It’s Not All Sunshine and Pastries
Looking back at our posts I can see how a reader might think our life is turning out some degree of perfect, so its time for a bit of writing…
Looking at the Basics: Laundry
After enlightenment, the laundry. ~Zen saying In our previous life, J. and I did laundry twice a week for a total of 4-5 loads. One day (usually Tuesday) we did…
Mandatory Equanimity: or, “(you better) keep calm and carry on”
A number of years ago we were driving in Ireland, spending a lot of time looking at lesser-known stone circles and other ancient monoliths. This was 2012, and having full-blown,…
