Hello, travelers! It has been a while since I posted. This is mainly because we’ve been living in the United States and that’s not interesting enough for me to write about. However, being location independent, there ARE still some tips and tricks we’ve picked up that I thought were interesting enough to warrant an article….
Category: Location Independence
Greece Debrief
Evalynn and I spent 3 weeks in Greece, visiting Athens, Thessaloniki and Chios, a very invigorating trip that has us really anxious to get back to full time, international travel. It’s crazy that we saw Jethro Tull in concert and that didn’t even make it into the conversation. But, believe me, it WAS a highlight!…
Vancouver Island, Canada (with no reservations) Debrief
I know it’s been a while. We haven’t travelled outside of the country this year. We decided for this trip that we would travel from Bellingham, WA to Victoria Island without plans or reservations. This was pragmatic because: Our last trip to Victoria Island was unexpectedly cancelled due to airline politics. Concerns about COVID restrictions…
Peru Debrief
Evalynn and I spent 3 weeks in Peru. The first week was mostly Peru Hop jumping form Lima to Paracas to Huacachina to Puno to Cusco. The last 2 weeks were in Cusco. We made a VERY wise decision to pay to ditch our summer clothes and unnecessary gear at the Hotel Ayenda B&B Wasi…
Back to Exploring Methods of Location Independence
Aloha from Honolulu. I realize it’s been almost 8 months since my last post. Because we’ve been travelling almost entirely in the US with no progress made to return to international travel, I haven’t felt there have been any challenges to detail, knowledge to impart or inspiration to detail our journey. Since our last post…
Troubleshooting Location Independence: Getting a Driver’s License & Buying a Car
Being location independent has its challenges. One challenge is maintaining a valid ID/driver’s license when you have no fixed address. This turned out to be a large undertaking that’s somewhat dictated our plans as we’ve arrived back in the US. Thankfully, early on we stumbled upon this article which pretty much laid out the perfect…
Troubleshooting Location Independence: Booking a Private Concert from Another State
For a die-hard live music junkie, the past year of COVID isolation has felt a little bit empty; devoid of that sweaty dance-energy, new music performance spaces, the quirky people and experiencing a new band for the first time. Obviously, there are larger tragedies and we definitely found sight-seeing opportunities to repurpose those funds. But,…
Troubleshooting Travel: COVID Tests for Puerto Rico flights
Situation: One week before our return flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Tampa Bay, Florida we received the following email from JetBlue: U.S. coronavirus testing requirementsBeginning January 26, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines will require all air travelers (2 years and older) entering the U.S. present at the ticket counter the…
San Juan, Puerto Rico Debrief
Eva and I spent a month in Puerto Rico in January, 2021. Sunny, safe and beautiful, but more about that below. What was the most surprising thing about San Juan?Eva: Everyone talks about how unsafe it was on travel blogs, but I felt totally safe here. Nobody was seedy or seemingly dangerous.Ehren: The amazing street…
Returning to the US
For all of those anxiously awaiting the next ARTE blog post, I apologize for the delay. I’ve been uninspired since we returned to the US and have neglected updates for my loyal occasional stoppers-by. Since last we posted, Evalynn and I stopped through Morocco for a week’s vacation, spent a month in Rincon, Puerto Rico…