Tag Archives: travel planning

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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A hotel nightmare solved in a most unusual way

Posted on March 27, 2018 by simpletravelourway

Traveling non-stop for over 5 years (that’s almost 2,000 nights on the road in hotels and AirBnBs) comes with surprises. We can still be thrilled with the rare, truly great place to stay – as well as annoyed that on … Continue reading →

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Our two travel mistakes (you also won’t want to make)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by simpletravelourway

We travel 365 days/year, year after year, and even we might have thought rookie travel mistakes were all in our past. But no, we went halfway around the world to a little island tucked far away in the Mekong River … Continue reading →

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ALTERED: our strategy for a day in Seville

Posted on December 2, 2017 by simpletravelourway

It’s best to know when to toss aside your day’s travel plan, and, when you do, to give in gracefully to defeat and reshape the day so that it becomes memorable. Who knows? As time passes, we might not even … Continue reading →

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