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Heat Safety: Keeping your cool

Posted on April 26, 2021

By: MJ + PJ This post outlines a few things we do for heat safety when we encounter hot environments. The advice comes from our…

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Post-Trip: Transportation

Posted on July 13, 2020

By: MJ + PJ INTRODUCTION This post is the third of three post-trip analysis posts which covers what we got up to, how much it…

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Post-Trip: Accommodation and Activities

Posted on July 13, 2020

By: MJ + PJ INTRODUCTION This post is the second of three post-trip analysis posts which covers what we got up to, how much it…

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Post-Trip: Costs by Country

Posted on July 13, 2020

By: MJ + PJ INTRODUCTION This post is one of three post-trip analysis posts which covers what we got up to, how much it cost,…

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Concentration Camps: Insights Into Vulnerability

Posted on March 3, 2020

By: MJ + PJ The background on this post is this: While in Munich, our Sandeman’s tour guide had explained that children could not go…

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Posted in Europe, Insights, Tips + Advice
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Europe by Train – The Eurail Pass

Posted on July 18, 2019

By: MJ + PJ This post is a guide to and reflection on the use of a Eurail Pass to travel in Europe for extended…

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Posted in Europe, Insights, Tips + Advice
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Handy Things to Pack When Traveling Full Time

Posted on April 4, 2019

By: PJ Disclosure: Links below are affiliate links. This means, at no additional cost to you, we will receive a commission if you click and…

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Posted in Insights, PJ, Tips + Advice
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Travel Community Service

Posted on January 30, 2019

By: MJ + PJ TRIP ADVISOR TRIP ADVISOR is quite well known in travel circles, and frequently shows up in searches when looking for activities…

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CHILE: Torres del Paine “W” Circuit

Posted on January 14, 2019

By: MJ + PJ Visiting Patagonia was high on our list, and the scenery did not disappoint. We took a leisurely five days to complete…

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Posted in Insights, Regions Visited, South America, Tips + Advice
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Handy Things We’ve Learned Traveling Full Time

Posted on December 16, 2018

By: MJ + PJ Reaching the six month milestone is a relief. We have looked back and are looking forward to what’s ahead, realizing that…

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Safely Sourcing Water

Posted on December 9, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   First world and/or first class travelers will probably learn something real reading this post. For those who have been or…

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FLIGHTS: Booking Approaches for Families

Posted on November 10, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   Full time travel has enabled us a level of flexibility in booking transport that we usually don’t have. There is…

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TOUR GUIDES: Characteristics of Family Friendly Guides

Posted on November 7, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   We have had plenty of experiences with guides at this point in our adventure (5 months in). You never know…

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PREPARATION: Immunizations

Posted on September 27, 2018

By: MJ + PJ A trip of this undertaking requires scrutiny of your health status and your history of immunizations. It is really not a…

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National Parks Annual Passes

Posted on September 1, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   In July 2017 we purchased the National Parks Annual Pass for $80. This card can be used for entry for…

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365 DATA: Searching the Data

Posted on August 12, 2018

By: MJ + PJ One of the main reasons we have created this site, and are listing our travel statistics, is for others contemplating this…

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COMMUNICATION: It goes two ways

Posted on July 21, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   In Canada we elected to not suffer the burden of network roaming charges. Our phones were used as GPS devices…

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Posted in Insights, North America
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NAVIGATION: GPS Guided

Posted on July 16, 2018

BY: MJ + PJ   This post is about how to use digital maps when there is no cell/mobile network coverage in your area. Our tablet…

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NAVIGATION: Network Guided

Posted on July 16, 2018

BY: MJ + PJ   This post is about utilizing the mobile network and mobile devices for navigation during traveling. Meaning you have access to network…

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CAMPING: Securing a Non-Reservable Campsite

Posted on July 5, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   We were able to online book our first night, a Thursday, at Banff National Park in Canada. Turns out it…

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PREPARATION: School on the road

Posted on June 28, 2018

By MJ + PJ It just so happens that school is out in the US for the summer. Our son is very aware of this,…

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PREPARATION: Notification of employer, family and friends

Posted on June 18, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   Clearly you need to set a departure date for notification purposes. Until you have that pinned down then any trip…

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PREPARATION: Packing it all up

Posted on June 11, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   The packing process started about four months prior to departure. It is an ugly thing – a preparation to leave…

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PREPARATION: Financing Your Trip

Posted on June 11, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   Disclosure: Any affiliate link embedded in this post marked with (*) may generate a small commission for our website. Any commission…

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PREPARATION: Fighting the WWW

Posted on March 19, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   Well, talk about getting immersed in something to learn about it fast! Both of us have some experience with computing…

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PREPARATION: Food planning

Posted on March 17, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   STAGE ONE: Car Based in North America Knowing that we will be on the road for a while presents a…

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PREPARATION: World technicalities

Posted on March 15, 2018

By: MJ + PJ You will need a passport to travel the world. Just sayin’. Probably the number one item required. There is land, and…

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PREPARATION: Read about it, ask about it

Posted on March 15, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   Fill your evenings for a few months with reading travel books and magazines and websites to get a feel for…

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PREPARATION: Communication on the road

Posted on March 11, 2018

By: MJ + PJ   The current state of the world is that we are very connected to each other via the World Wide Web.…

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