Archive | Travel

RSS feed for this section
IMG_0477

Cabin Time

We’re at the cabin. In northern Minnesota, spring is slower to emerge even when it’s early. I love writing at  the cabin, sitting at the expansive dining room table and looking out over the lagoon during the days before the dock comes in, or pecking away at the computer in the cozy home office behind [...]

Read full story Comments { 4 }
Snow Geese Take Off 2 (Chen caerulescens)

Sandhill Crane and Snow Geese Migration: Half a Million Strong

Along the banks of the Platte River, about 150 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, there is a staging area for a migration pattern that has been taking place since the beginning of time. The Sandhill Crane, a bird for which fossil evidence dates back over nine million years, gathers along the Platte after wintering in [...]

Read full story Comments { 8 }
Many Humpbacks Off Maui

Location Independence: Hawaii Version

We’ve been back for a little more than a week now from Hawaii, and it’s time to evaluate another milestone in our location independence. We had easily accumulated close 100,000 points of various kinds using the Travel Hacking Cartel system over a few short months.  We also wanted to add a couple of lengthy flights to [...]

Read full story Comments { 6 }
393914_10150636931618582_755943581_11051325_1167834926_n

Your Job: Why You Can’t Bring Yourself to Quit

Written and sent while we were recently traveling in Hawaii (I know, I know! and I’m going to illustrate this post with photos I took in paradise. . . because I can!), our latest email newsletter struck a chord with more readers than any of our others. (Subscribe at right or at the end of [...]

Read full story Comments { 5 }
StoneArch4

Location Independence: Road Trip Version

During the build-up to Christmas last month, we blew right through the anniversary of our first six months of location independence. Things are working out great! We are extremely happy with our decision overall, and are excited to build further on this preliminary foundation. Last year as we were planning for Pete’s departure from his job, [...]

Read full story Comments { 12 }