Category Archives: Guest Blog Posts

Best Way to Travel? Feed Your Passion for the Unusual!

There are always a goodly number of fascinating people and events from any given place. And there are local people keeping those histories alive who love sharing those stories. Find them and visit their troves. Continue reading

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Spectacular Surprise Sixtieth

We meandered back to the lodge, getting close to some hippos in the river and watching four elephants – two standing and two laying – under a tree. Very African safari stuff. Continue reading

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Making Additional Income by Ghostwriting

By spending a few hours per day, you could easily replace a full-time income if you have talent as a writer. Even if you decide it’s something that you don’t see yourself doing all the time, you stand to lose nothing by trying. Continue reading

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Behind Closed Doors

“So,” I continued, “it’s not that you have lost interest in sex; it’s that you’ve lost interest in sex with your husbands.” Continue reading

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The Cyprus Crisis

For the first time, depositors have found out that tax havens and places where the deposit interest rates are higher than that the norm are no longer secure. Some depositors will be losing up to 80% of their money. It’s madness. Continue reading

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Orthopedic Care in Guatemala

Artificial joints have improved greatly since they were first introduced around 40 years ago, and all the finest high-tech Biomet implants are imported to Guatemala direct from the manufacturer. Continue reading

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Honor, Respect and a Purple Eggplant

All the hotels I could afford were locked tight and my only option was to beg and bribe a watchman to let me stay in the stairwell behind iron gates. Continue reading

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Flaws I’m Forced to Accept

Something horrible happened a few weeks into my marriage. My tall husband discovered dust on top of the refrigerator and I was smacked in the face with the horrifying reality that eventually everything in the house would get dirty, and I was the designated cleaner. I did not face this reality gracefully. Continue reading

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Aging to Be Me

I’ve earned the right to be wrong; I don’t question myself as much as in days gone by. I no longer strive to be a controlling force over every outcome. Continue reading

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How I Created My Location Independent Lifestyle

Less than three years later, at 36, I retired from the law. Our savings hit our magic number. We took the risk, sold everything, including our beloved Mini Cooper, and left the US. Continue reading

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