Category Archives: Trip Planning

Thoughts on guided tours, high seasons, and rental cars

Posted on May 7, 2020 by simpletravelourway

We learn from observation, but mostly we learn from our mistakes. That is where our trip to Alaska comes in. We’d been working hard and desparatly wanted to take a trip but didn’t have time to plan one. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged Ecuduor birds, guided tours, high season, Mark Thornton Safaris, rental cars, Reserva las Gralarias, safaris, travel, trip planning, Turkey archaeological sites | 2 Comments

What better time to plan the next memorable adventure?

Posted on April 22, 2020 by simpletravelourway

Do you find yourself dreaming about taking a trip to a far-away destination? Especially now… Life will never be the “normal” we once had but will be different. Where are we now? We’re self-isolated in our little cottage due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after travel, Trip Planning | Tagged Corfu Greece, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Monterey Aquarium, Porto Portugal, travel, travel planning, Venice Italy | 4 Comments

Lessons learned on the road #3: time is valuable

Posted on December 15, 2019 by simpletravelourway

Would we live our lives differently if we thought we only had a month, a year, or 30 years to live? How long will we live? We pondered these questions more seriously as we prepared to retire. We turned to … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged birds, Cedar Key FL, Cuenca Ecuador, life expectancy, Marfa TX, New Zealand, slow travel, time, travel, Victoria BC Canada | 5 Comments

Lessons learned on the road #2: planning, planning, and more planning

Posted on October 20, 2019 by simpletravelourway

For many years travel planning consumed our lives. Our planning took us beyond the obvious: where to stay and what to do. We delved into the perfect time of year to visit and would there be enough to do to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after travel, Trip Planning, US - Pennsylvania | Tagged Canvas Champ, decorating, Floyds, Kendal at Longwood, moving, transitions, travel planning, Tuft and Needle | 5 Comments

A trip in free fall

Posted on September 20, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We thought of ourselves as serious travelers. So what could be simpler than a 3-night, late summer get-away on the Delaware shore? We reserved a walk-in camping site at Cape Henlopen State Park months earlier but were so busy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Packing, Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, Lewes Delaware, Packing, trip planning | 15 Comments

The (almost) last destination

Posted on September 3, 2019 by simpletravelourway

How do we top 6.5 years of travel in the U.S. and around the world (twice!)? We probably can’t. Our years of travel will always be one of the best periods in our life, but we always like to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after travel, Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Continuing Care Retirement Community, Fort DeSoto State Park, Kendal at Longwood, Life Plan Community, Longwood Gardens, travel, travel planning | 21 Comments

The ultimate destination

Posted on August 19, 2019 by simpletravelourway

Who doesn’t love to talk about future travel destinations? In the early days, we would throw out names of places we hadn’t yet traveled. New Zealand, Iceland, Bhutan, Peru…. And if we decided to visit, we fantasized about long stops … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged travel, travel destinations, travel planning | 8 Comments

Travel advice: temperatures and showers

Posted on July 27, 2019 by simpletravelourway

Once people learn we traveled on a nonstop 6 year trip to destinations around the world – the first question they always ask is, “Where was the best place.?” The question is always “WHERE?” Where, where, where…. But how about … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged birdwatching, Corfu, rainfall, Snowy Range, travel, travel planning, weather, Wyoming | 5 Comments

Travel expectations

Posted on May 31, 2019 by simpletravelourway

We like to think we keep our travel expectations moderately realistic. We fall somewhere between those who hope for nothing more than a relaxing get away and those leaving nothing to chance with a too-long checklist of sites and restaurants … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning, US - miscellaneous | Tagged Aphrodisias, Italy, Mausoleum of Galla Placida, Miamsburg Mound, Ohio, Ravenna, travel, travel planning, Turkey, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Visigoths | 4 Comments

April is a great month to travel

Posted on April 19, 2019 by simpletravelourway

Years ago, a small group of our friends gathered and planned international trips with a particular goal in mind: spending the days hiking and eating well every evening. When it came time to determine when to travel, we decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Planning | Tagged Arizona, Cappadocia, Cuenca Ecuador, Florence Italy, Tasmania, travel, travel around the world, travel planning | 4 Comments