Stories
Travel, food and wine, life, health, and the occasional sermon on perspective. Here is the latest – the rest, with other categories, is below.
The Latest
Wino Journal
Stories, logs, and blogs on moving on from a life of work and routine.
Early Retirement Ideal vs Real
What I want my days in pandemic-time self-imposed Mexican exile (Mexile?) to look like, versus what they actually end up being.
Leaving 55 in 2020
2020 will probably be one of the, if not the, most significant years of my life. This was the year I had been waiting for; the year I was planning to retire. What a year it’s been. 2020 kicked off with me suffering from and recovering from a pretty severe...
Adventure
Stories, logs, and blogs on our pilgrim journeys as we grab our backpacks (and a wine key) and walk through Spain, Italy, France, Scotland, and the great wine regions of the world – hopefully including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina, to name a few.
Pilgrim Journal – Not Every Day Is Fabulous
Everything is wonderful, inspiring, and fabulous…until you wake up on the wrong side of the world and it suddenly isn’t.
Pilgrim Journal – Today I Found My Soul
Who knew it was in Switzerland?
Another Useless Travel Blog – Rovinj
Make no mistake, I would hang out in Rovinj any day, and for a quick weekend on the beach or week at a resort, it’s top notch. It’s a really cool town to wander through. The history is incredible, the food is more than okay, and there is no way to not have a good time.
On Youth, Passports, and Consulates
Yeah, we had to visit a consulate to check a passport, but more noteworthy part was the encounter with the other American tourists while waiting in the secure seating area outside the consulate functional area, namely two lovely and young American girls.
No substitutions, please.
Hi. Yes, I’m ready to order. I’d like your double-cut pork chop with apple sauce, but instead of the braised cabbage, I’d like steamed broccoli. And, rather than the shredded potatoes, may I have a house salad with ranch dressing on the side?...
How To Wine and Cheese
The best way to demonstrate the beauty of wine and cheese is to invite some friends and throw a wine-and-cheese tasting. Now, most people do this all backwards. They read about mixing cheeses from cows, sheep and goats and adding a selection that ranges from soft to hard, new world to old and fresh to aged.
More Stories
Mostly useless observations and snap judgements on Croatia
Below is a running list of observations as we cruise through Croatia. Needless to say, these are not well thought out or researched, just shit that comes up. In no particular order, and keep checking back for more. The country is clean (except the tagging and...
Another useless attempt at travel blogging – San Jose Del Cabo
TL/DR: San Jose Del Cabo is way different than Cabo San Lucas. Chill vibes, cheap drinks, lots of Canadians and really good food.
What makes a house a home
Questions on what it means to actually live somewhere.
Useless Travel Blog – Cabo San Lucas
“No Bad Days” my ass. Save yourself TL/DR - Cabo San Lucas sucks. Below is all you need to know. Our travel blogging disclaimer Fifteen or twenty years ago, Cabo San Lucas was cool. It had more of a chill hippie vibe. But now, unless all you want to do is fish (there...
At least there are no screaming kids kicking my seat
Because of a mix of Covid travel measures and early retirement plans that have been f****d, life as it relates to our living situation and plans for the future have become something we really don’t recognize.
I’m a six shoe person
Notes on reducing, minimizing, and deciding what is important
My useless attempt at travel blogging – Todos Santos
Todos Santos is really cool. It has a great vibe, incredible food, good beaches and it would be easy to get lost there for a couple days or a couple years.
I Fucking Hate Travel Blogging – A Disclaimer
I'll make this brief and simply attach it to everything I write. I fucking hate travel blogging. I’m not good at it and I’m not trying to be good at it. I’m not a travel agent. I’m not a tour guide. I’m not TripAdvisor and I have no interest in developing itineraries...
Early Retirement Ideal vs Real
What I want my days in pandemic-time self-imposed Mexican exile (Mexile?) to look like, versus what they actually end up being.
Revista Mexico – Our Ongoing Journal Of Our Experiences On The Move
A couple years ago - and let’s be serious, even one year ago - we would not have thought we’d be living in Mexico trying to wait out a global pandemic before heading off on our planned post-work journey. TL/DR - life is unexpected, and planning is for suckers. Anyway,...