When we left Tulum last August our destination was Mexico City. We decided to make a bit of an adventure of it and break up the long bus trip with a few stops along the way. The first of those stops was San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. As we were … [Continue reading]
San Cristobal is a desirable place from the viewpoint of an expat. It has exceptional weather, a very low cost of living, gorgeous scenery, and it’s a 60-minute taxi ride from an airport and flights that will have you in Mexico City in about an hour. … [Continue reading]
The reminders on my phone are going off right now. We’ve got a total of six people staying with us over the next week or so. I make a careful mental inventory of sheets and towels, bars of soap, and muse again with mild frustration about the lack of … [Continue reading]
One of the most pressing issues that we’ll have to deal with on this trip of an indefinite length is staying connected. And by connected I mean the all-important internet. It’s absolutely imperative that we have reliable and stable connectivity to … [Continue reading]
I’ll never claim to be a travel expert. In fact, I even doubt the authenticity of those claim to be travel experts. Travel is by nature unpredictable, frustrating, confusing, and can leave you weary and questioning yourself time and time again. … [Continue reading]
We had been through several iterations of what the ideal vehicle for a trip like this would look like. We first considered an SUV which we would strip most of the interior from and add something resembling living quarters to it. From that came the … [Continue reading]
Will and I have been on a slow move for almost six years. We've lived in Taiwan, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, Panama, and now Mexico. We've visited more than 30 additional countries. We went to Chernobyl. We visited the Pyramids at Giza. We met … [Continue reading]
The one-year anniversary of our move to Mexico came and went last week with little fanfare. I was aware that it was coming up but unlike previous years of life in other countries, this one seemed routine. I think that’s because it is is … [Continue reading]
A few years ago an old friend from childhood called me out on Facebook for being “un-American” and deleted me. I’m not really sure what I did to give him that impression but I was living in the Middle East at the time, and at the end of the … [Continue reading]
Planning for any trip can be a daunting task. Planning for a trip of indeterminite length and unknown starting and ending points is a whole other monster entirely. At the same time it's exciting and fresh. I think back to the first trip I made … [Continue reading]