The Working ExPat
It’s 2012!  Are you living the life you want?
Are you happy? Do you dream of a living somewhere else in the world? Maybe you are not interested in traveling as a lifestyle but the idea of living abroad is just as appealing to you. If this is something you’ve thought about, I have one piece of advice for you. Make up your mind, and just do it!
The next step is landing some way to make a living. For those of you that do not have the flexibility of …

Written by Miro Siegel

So, what do I live without, really?
After travelling for almost 2 and a half years I’ve come to realize I am unique. I am unique in the sense that I don’t have a schedule. I am unique in the sense that the rules of society don’t apply to me. I am unique in the sense that I can be spontaneous. I’ve also realized that most children (or people in general) don’t ever get a chance to break free from the system.
So, what do I live without, really?
All of that clutter. The things I …

What’s on your harddrive?
For the long term traveler, entertainment is an important part of any budget.  Traveling  with technology makes it a bit easier to bring with you some of the comforts of home,  like in the case of traveling with your favorite movies. It’s easy to travel with an external harddrive filled with our favorites movies, TV shows for viewing on our computers, ont those nights nothing is better than relaxing, sitting back and watching a flick. Miro and I have been trading movies with other travelers we’ve met …

Turning our DREAMS into reality
From time to time, I like to take the opportunity to reflect on our lives, revisit what got us to this point and how we’ve been blessed with the ability to  make it work. But getting there is half of the battle and more time than not, the emails we receive from you, our readers, often include questions like “how did you make the decide on a travel lifestyle?” I attempt to answer that question in this post and share with you some insight into our personal journey.
Being involved with the like-minded family travel …

10 Uncommon Family Travel Tips
We have been traveling for nearly 2 years, non-stop since 2009. We’ve been to 9 countries so far, including all of Central America and now find ourselves in  South America. We wanted to share with you some travel tips and travel advice from everything from pooping to learning while on the road.

1. Pooping & Other Stuff You Do in Bathrooms
First and foremost, carry you own toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Traveling through Central America and South America you will likely encounter a wide range of ‘bathroom’ options. …

Living Cheap & Comfortably Explored
So what do you get for $1000 A Month for Two People?
Child riding bike in a Granada neighborhood
Slow traveling allows us to settle in one location for a period of time. We have had the opportunity to explore living frugally in several countries and several cities. This is an exploration of two of the cities we lived in, as we explore the budgets and comfort levels.
Living cheap and comfortable are separate concepts but are definitely related to one another. Living cheaply in a country is different than living frugally in …