Sep 25, 2024 | Countries, Travel Tips
Cinque Terre Beautiful but sooo many tourists Lerici The undiscovered sixth town We drove to the Mediterranean coast to Lerici, a town south of Cinque Terre. Not officially in the “five lands” but that’s a good thing, as there aren’t swarms of tourists covering every...
Sep 24, 2024 | Countries, Travel Tips
TUSCANY Oh Italy, you had me at hello Highlights Video Cairo to Rome From one landmark to another Although my final destination was Tuscany, I flew to Rome since it was much more affordable than Florence. I decided to make the most of it, and overnight there to get a...
Aug 26, 2024 | Musings, Travel Tips
The Ethics of Ethical Travel “… each man kills the thing he loves” Oscar Wilde OH SHIT It’s complicated I was all gung-ho to start this blog in order to encourage people to retire early and travel the world. Then I read an article about thousands of Barcelona...
Jul 25, 2024 | Countries, Travel Tips
EGYPT Land of Pharoas and cigarettes getting there Random screenings My adventure started before it even began. After walking through the gates of my small local airport into the security area, blowing kisses and making a grand exit, I was randomly selected for a...
Jul 8, 2024 | Musings, Travel Tips
WHAT IS A SLOWMAD? Never heard of it! Slow + Nomad See what I did there? What’s a “Slowmad” exactly? The term comes from combining “slow” and “nomad”. (The word “nomad,” coincidentally, is an anagram of my surname Doman.) Slow travel is the opposite of being a...
