Monthly Archives: February 2012
Installing Solar Coffee Bean Driers – Guatemala
Bored in retirement? Enjoy this guest post by Ben Etnier who helped install solar coffee bean driers at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala for the local Maya coffee workers. Mix adventure with helping others. Continue reading
A Reader Asks About Volunteering in Chiang Mai
Hi Akaisha and Billy, We’ve spoken in the past and I’ve found your encouragement and information valuable. While I’ve moved to San Miguel de Allende, I’m currently exploring SE Asia. I find myself in Chiang Mai, enjoying the city but, … Continue reading
Are You a Cruiser?
Cruising has come a long way from where only the super rich could enjoy the experience. Now, cruise lines are geared to attract all age brackets, financial levels and individual interests. Continue reading
Got Batteries?
As you know, Billy and I have been on the road traveling the world for over two decades and because we travel light, we have become reliant on digital equipment. Continue reading
A Canadian Ski Paradise
These days, Billy and I go where the weather fits our clothes and we love the tropics for dozens of reasons. But in the early years of our being together, we used to hit the slopes and go skiing. Continue reading
Spending My Retirement Helping Others
Where is the least expensive place I can retire and live like a king and help the people and children of that area? I have retired and am looking to maybe do like you all did for a while. Travel around for low dollars and live well with people. Continue reading
Affordable Beach Places to Stay in Mexico
We stayed in the older, colonial section of town in Mazatlan which was close to the beach, and we paid $5 a night for our hotel. Today, that same room with Wifi access runs about $12 a night when you stay multiple nights. Continue reading
Vive la Différence
The real mystery to me is someone who gets excited over numbers. Surprisingly, I am surrounded in my life by engineers, mathematicians, and software techies. It’s like they speak a completely different language. Continue reading
Baby Food
Guest post by Jewel Cole We went to http://www.satelliteinternetbroadband.com/hughesnet/Oregon/M/Mitchell/ at my mother’s house and got satellite internet. I am so glad that we have it since our first child was born just six months ago. I didn’t realize what a … Continue reading
First Hand Account – Feb. 6th Earthquake in Cebu, Philippines
A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on On Monday afternoon, February 6, 2012 at 11:49 AM, there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 centered about 100 kilometers from Cebu City. This is a city of about a million people located near … Continue reading
