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Heading back to the USA

Posted on 10/30/2019 by margrad80

Well, my visa ran out.

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A Year in a Life of a Nomad

Posted on 08/20/201908/20/2019 by margrad80

One Year, 12 Months, 365 Days, 8,765.82 hours, 525,949.2 minutes, or 31,556,952 seconds: It is all relative. August 20, 2018, I boarded a flight bound for the mainland, leaving Hawaii behind, after it had been my home for thirteen years. Face it, I was on the run. I was running away from financial pressures. I…

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Adventures with Airbnb

Posted on 08/14/201908/19/2019 by margrad80

I have a great niece. When she graduated from her masters program, the two of us flew to Paris for a celebratory vacation. I tell you, the best way to enjoy the museums of Paris is to go with a Forensic Archeologist. My niece planned what we did in Paris. My job was to get…

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How I Pick a Temporary Home

Posted on 08/13/201908/17/2019 by margrad80

For those of you, who haven’t been following my story: I was set up to head out on a wonderful year of traveling, after my retirement, when I was hit by some financial reversals. My home was already on the market, and I was nearly done with getting rid of almost everything I owned. Suddenly,…

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Finding a Fitting Label

Posted on 07/01/2019 by margrad80

Sometimes I get caught up in trying to label myself. I am not sure if I am trying to figure out where I belong in the order of things or if I am just trying to come up with a handy shorthand to explain myself to others. Before I retired, my labels were pretty straightforward….

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How the Packing List has changed in Ten Months: June 28, 2019

Posted on 06/30/201908/13/2019 by margrad80

My original packing list was compiled using many other packing lists for minimalist travelers, which I found on the internet. I edited them for my best guess as what would work for me. Most of the other travel bloggers seem to fall into several categories:Vacationers (USA): fast travel, to make the best use of two…

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Reviewing My Bucket List

Posted on 06/15/201907/01/2019 by margrad80

As a child my bucket list was easy: I just looked at the map and said, “I want to visit that pink country, the blue one over there, and those three green ones, here, here and here.” When I got older and learned to read, I added historical sites, bitterly disappointed that six of the…

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Mexico to Honolulu: March 12-14, 2018

Posted on 04/07/201906/11/2019 by margrad80

As much as I had a hard time getting used being in Guanajuato, it was that hard to leave. Packing up my stuff was easy, since everything was already assigned to a packing cube. I had to leave the condo very early to get to the airport in Leon for my 8:15 am flight. Ana,…

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A Weighty Matter

Posted on 03/06/201908/13/2019 by margrad80

In less than a week, I will be leaving Mexico and heading back to Hawaii for two weeks. No, not some tropical vacation. I lived in Honolulu for 13 years and Hawaii is still my state of residence. My time in the city will be crammed with visits to doctors, clinics, banks, and my CPA….

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Packing List revisited: March 4, 2019

Posted on 03/04/201908/13/2019 by margrad80

I have been a nomad for over six months now. I have traveled from Honolulu to California: from California to Indiana; from Indiana to Texas; from Texas to Ecuador; from Ecuador to Texas; and from Texas to Mexico, staying three months each in Ecuador and Mexico. In a little over a week I will be…

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I am a retired American Merchant Mariner, living a nomadic lifestyle somewhere between being a nomad and an expat. I move from country to country as my visas run out.This blog covers my travels and the random thoughts about life, technology, travel, and the Oxford comma.

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