When you come to a fork in the road….take it.
— Yogi Berra
When it comes to lifestyle, it's not what you choose, but rather how you choose it.
Personal Growth
Articles about Personal Growth, Learning and Development – At Home and on the Road
Are You a Stuff Junkie or an Experience Junkie?
What is worth more? A dollar of stuff or a dollar of experience?
Technically, they are worth the same. But do both really deliver the same satisfaction?
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travelers
When people hear that we’ve been traveling around the world, they often imagine the two of us relaxing on a beach, drinking mai tais and reclining under flaming tiki torches.
Sure.
Hitting the Travel Wall
Over 900 days on the road, and I'm still not immune to the phenomenon of culture shock.
Two Years On, What Have We Learned?
The second anniversary of the beginning of our travels passed in December. We use this milestone as an opportunity to answer the oft posed question: “What have you learned from this journey?”
New Year’s Eve: A Ritual and a Rat
Early on New Year's Eve, before the festivities began, we dropped by a local cafe in order to perform our annual year-end ritual of reflection and looking forward. Although the specific exercises have evolved, the objective of our ritual remains the same – reflect on the past year and determine themes for the year ahead.
Couples Travel Hack: My Day, Your Day
Though long-term travel has its advantages, physical and emotional challenges are plenty. It also involves quite a bit of continual planning and preparation. In order to better maintain our sanity and preserve our marriage while on the road, we’ve recently decided to return to a practice that we applied successfully while traveling through Europe for five months in 2000. This little life hack technique goes by different names, but we call it “My Day, Your Day.”