Of all the posts I’ve written so far, this one has probably the most emotion laden topic for me. I have been really drawn to the idea of being able to travel for extended periods and live for a few months in various places of the world. Since I’m a wife and mom to 3 [...]
My last post prompted a comment from Colleen, my most active reader, saying she felt it would be creepy to have a stranger look after her house and pet. I couldn’t agree more. When choosing a house sitter or pet sitter it’s important to have someone who you either know and trust personally or who [...]
So now I’m on the quest to find a housesitter. We’re going to be gone about 5 weeks and we have a dog, a cat, a hamster and two tanks of fish. Hence, a housesitter seems to be the way to go. I’m a chronic cheapskate and I hate to pay money for things if [...]
My buddy, Laptop Hobo has just finished his "Quit Dreaming and Go" document that is a comprehensive guide for those of us wanting to travel and work. I’ve just started reading through it myself and highly recommend it. Best of all, it’s free! The guide covers a lot of topics including what to/not to pack, [...]
LapTop Hobo and I have been having some conversations lately about taxes for traveling workers. Several interesting questions have come up. Can you deduct expenses for travel if travel is not a necessary part of your work? For instance, if you are a web developer for US companies traveling through China, can you deduct your [...]
It seems this is the week for lessons. You may remember that I have been very excited to find the prices for apartments in Paris. I decided to go with an apartment offered by a site named Marie a tout prix. We have a lovely place waiting in the Place d’Italie for a reasonable price [...]
During our adventure this summer we plan to spend a few nights in Paris on our way from the Hague to southern France. Since my husband can’t get enough time off work to do the whole trip (government jobs in Texas aren’t yet hip to the Nomad thing) he will fly to Paris and meet [...]
Getting ready to work while we travel internationally, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m really going to need and what is going to be easiest to carry. Since I work by telephone with email back up I need a reliable and cost effective way to make international phone calls. I’m looking into Skype [...]
"Why do we have to brush our hair, Mommy?" "Because you’re going to have this for a long time, and believe me, you’ll be happier if you brush your hair." That’s how you pass your insecurity and vanity down to your children. I’m pretty good at that. But we were getting passports! How many years [...]
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