A big dilemma for those moving to Kauai: do I ship my mainland car or buy a vehicle there? Garden Island Auto Sales validated our choice. Disclosure: We have a business relationship with Garden Island Auto Sales, having bought and sold with them when we lived on, and returned to, Kauai. When we were planning on moving to Kauai, there were so many details associated with wrapping up our mainland life that we left decisions about our cars until just a few months before our departure date. This Continue Reading
House Sitting in a Hurricane: Five Things We Learned from Cyclone Winston in Fiji
What do you learn house sitting in a hurricane which was the strongest cyclone to hit the Southern Hemisphere since record-keeping began? This post contains affiliate links and/or references to our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on or make a purchase using these links. This was to be (and is, at the time of this writing) our third house sit at a hilltop compound on Fiji’s Coral Coast. When we set things up at the close of our second sit for these homeowners, there was Continue Reading
Dealing with Paperwork on the Road
Dealing with paperwork on the road can be a real challenge for the long-term traveler. Our system isn't perfect, but it's working out pretty well. One of the most problematic issues for long-term travelers can be dealing with paperwork on the road. When we had a home office, it was easy to lapse into a pattern of printing statements, receipts, emails and documents and transferring them into files. We had a nice big lateral file cabinet with lots of space to fill, other file drawers in our Continue Reading
Lifestyle Change Interview: Nora Livingstone
Nora Livingstone, like the fabled doctor with whom she shares a last name, took a journey across the world to an exotic destination only to be found - by herself. At first encounter, Nora Livingstone is a young woman wise far beyond her years. She seems like one of those people who has always had it all together. Educated with a degree in anthropology and trained in outdoor adventure leadership at prestigious Ontario universities, she has lived and traveled all over the world and is the CEO Continue Reading
Lifestyle Change Interview: When All Balls Drop
Our friend, Heidi Siefkas, turned a catastrophic trifecta into a lifestyle reset. Listen to our podcast conversation about her memoir: When All Balls Drop. We first met our friend, Heidi Siefkas, here on Kauai. As we got to know her adventurous nature, it seemed to us she was a woman who knew exactly who she was, where she was going, and how to take the most exciting (and possibly dangerous, just for kicks) route to get there. We were kindred spirits in many ways: midwest small town upbringing, Continue Reading
Packing for Our RTW Trip
We're packing for our RTW trip as full-time nomads. This post is about getting real with one main suitcase for the next two years. Can I do it? Background: It was helpful before we began packing for our RTW trip that we had downsizing experience. We combined two households when we married, and then transitioned from a large house to a smaller townhouse. Then we sold everything and moved to a tropical island. None of it was easy. It is amazing the attachments we make with Continue Reading
Creative Entrepreneurs: Avoid Common Mistakes
Well-meaning creative entrepreneurs regularly make common mistakes. Avoid these to save yourself from needless complications that detract from your purpose. Creative entrepreneurs are some of the most fun and interesting people you're ever going to meet. They're artists, writers, designers, craftspeople, skilled in media, good with tools, musical instruments, paintbrushes, words and colors. They're intuitive and visionary. They're great at envisioning and producing beautiful things. But, in Continue Reading
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