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This blog is committed to inspiring and showing you how to travel more affordably, with less stress, and more adventure, especially for the so-called older demographics! We can learn much from the younger crowd who travel with more ease and more adven.
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01.10.25 Share (We've been sending out our new Travel Younger newsletter since August and have gotten great feedback from some of the postings. We will add them here) Not everyone will "get this," but most of you will... For many of you, the idea of “leaving” a place you’ve stayed, for possibly a short while ..read more
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01.03.25 We’ve been in Bali for just over two weeks, with our first four days in Sanur, and the rest on the island (Ceningan) connected to Nusa Lembongan, the closest island to the “main” island of Bali. It's about a 30 minute ride by fast boat. That connecting island, Ceningan (pronounced with a “CH” sound ..read more
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12.20.24 Our exit out of Malaysia heading into Bali was about as smooth as we could ever hope for! We arrived at KL airport and did not have to check in at the counter, which is a huge time saver. If you can travel without checking any luggage, trust me, it saves a lot ..read more
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12.20.24 (We've been sending out our new Travel Younger newsletter since August and have gotten great feedback from some of the postings. We will add them here) The Lure of Islands Kīlauea Volcano (Big Island)- we missed their last eruption by a week! Over the past 12 months we’ve been to many islands, from the ..read more
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12.10.24 (We've been sending out our new Travel Younger newsletter since August and have gotten great feedback from some of the postings. We will add them here) When I first visited Europe (2016) in the “modern age,” ie, the age of Smart Phones, getting my phone to work using SIM cards was a hassle. SIM ..read more
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12.09.24 Within 2 hours of getting to Melaka (Malacca? That confusion I'll get to in a moment!), Kathleen and I had the following conversation: "This place has an awesome vibe, don't you think? I can definitely see this as being a 30-day stay location," and that's as fast as it took us to reach the ..read more
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11.17.24 We were invited by a Malaysian gentleman to come visit him at his “jungle resort,” which surely intrigued us! Steven, who lives mostly in Singapore, has been building his jungle cottage for the past two decades, and our visit to Sungai Petani (north of Penang) was a mini break to the Garden of Eden ..read more
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11.09.24 That question has come up a lot in the past few days, as people are trying to wrap their heads around the recent election. Whether you are happy with the outcome, or not, many people ARE considering moving on. But, that sentiment in NOT just an American one... I considered that question and wrote ..read more
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11.05.24 Bali: is it past its’ prime, or still an Island Paradise? Link to Article: https://internationalliving.com/nusa-penida-vs-nusa-lembongan-which-bali-paradise-suits-you/ Last November (2023) Kat and I started our one year Southeast Asia journey on Bali, Indonesia. And what a great place to start! The people were some of the most genuinely kind and charming we have ever met, and ..read more
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11.02.24 Kat and I recently put on our “tourist hats” and checked out more of the attractions here in Kuala Lumpur. It’s not usually our thing, but the KL Butterfly Park was a breath of fresh air in a Zen environment, and was as much botanical garden as butterfly haven. But there were plenty of ..read more