https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/09/28/what-our-family-learned-during-our-season-in-costa-rica/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snakeden.jpgsnakeDenThe herpetologist assured us it wasn't poisonoushttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bocasdeltoro.jpgbocasDelToroWe spent three days in Bocas del Toro, Panama to renew our visashttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chickenal.jpgchickenAlAl making friends with the local chickenshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/arenal.jpgarenalWe never seemed to have the camera when Arenal was blowing its tophttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/poas.jpgpoasView into the crater of Poás Volcanohttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/internetcafe.jpginternetCafeOur weekly trip to the Internet cafe - now disappearinghttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/agouticoop.jpgagoutiCoopSimple accommodation provided by an Agouti Coophttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/antsden.jpgantsDenDennis contemplating the bite of the Bullet Anthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lagaritahouse.jpglaGaritaHouseThis was our home for a month in the countryhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/monkey1.jpgmonkey1The boys eventually got photos of all four species2019-01-16T02:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/09/22/take-your-kids-on-the-trip-of-a-lifetime/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/costarica001cropped.jpgcostaRica001croppedOne of the very first things we saw in Costa Rica was a local Montessori schoolhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/costarica003cropped.jpgcostaRica003croppedPaul and his two partners about a year before we lefthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/costarica002cropped.jpgcostaRica002croppedIsland life around the cabin kept us busy for a few yearshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/costarica006cropped.jpgcostaRica006croppedDid sailing in light airs off Sint Maarten give Paul a false sense of securityhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/costarica004cropped.jpgcostaRica004croppedThe view from Paul's favourite spot on the windjammer2019-01-16T02:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/06/18/promising-sparks-in-uganda/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawaf.jpgSawa World Day 2015Sawa World Day 2015 (photo courtesy Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawa8.jpgBrittney Fehr of Sawa WorldOffice manager Brittney during her recent visit to Sawa World Day 2015 (photo courtesy Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawae.jpgDaphne NederhorstFounder Daphne Nederhorst talking to local change makers (photo courtesy Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawa2.jpgNew EntrepreneurYoung woman shows off her new business just weeks after Sawa World 2015 (photo courtesy Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawa3.jpgNew entrepreneursTraining new entrepreneurs at a Sawa World event (photo courtesy of Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawa1.jpgNew entrepreneurA new entrepreneur learned how to make bags and wallets at a recent event (photo courtesy of Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawad.jpgSawa Youth ReporterSawa Youth Reporter at work (photo courtesy of Sawa World)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawaa.jpgSawa Youth ReporterA Sawa Youth Reporter. (Photo courtesy of Sawa World.)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawa10.jpgSawa LeaderThis young man became an entrepreneur at 10, and has now trained 6000 others.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sawab.jpgSawa Youth ReporterTraining a Sava Youth Reporter2016-09-28T15:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/05/26/cycling-in-vietnam-summary-advice/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050391croppedsmall.jpgP1050391croppedsmallRest stop in a northern village.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050503croppedsmall.jpgP1050503croppedsmallAlong a country road near Hue.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050616croppedsmall.jpgP1050616croppedsmallThere's lots to distract an avid photographer. "Which way'd they go?"https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050333croppedsmall.jpgP1050333croppedsmallOur guide and drivers make tea, while we admire the view.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4041croppedsmall.jpgIMG_4041croppedsmallWater puppets in Hanoi. (Photo by Rob Mudie)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050650croppedsmall.jpgP1050650croppedsmallThese paths left little room for passing.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050682croppedsmall.jpgP1050682croppedsmallEven with colour, the Mekong Delta trails presented challenges in following.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050517croppedsmall.jpgP1050517croppedsmallWet-weather riding increases the need for laundry facilities.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4629croppedsmall.jpgIMG_4629croppedsmallAte something questionable? Try this! (Photo by Rob Mudie)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050389croppedsmall.jpgP1050389croppedsmallFlooded paddies all around, but no mosquitoes to be found.2017-02-17T23:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/03/29/cycling-in-vietnam-central-hue-hoi-an/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050546.jpgP1050546Art made from Bamboo Rootshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050586.jpgP1050586These Incense Coils burn for Two Weeks https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050557.jpgP1050557Mr. Tien shows us the East Vietnam (a.k.a. South China) Seahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050501.jpgP1050501Wherever we cycle, we pass neighbourhood temples like this one outside Huehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050489.jpgP1050489Heavenly Ladies at the Pagodahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050486.jpgP1050486Guardian of the Pagoda https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050490.jpgP1050490Will we ever see the Heavenly Lady Pagoda?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050523.jpgP1050523Hoa and Paul celebrate their 1650-foot Ascenthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050556.jpgP1050556Tiny Eggs at the Market (for pancakes?)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050505.jpgP1050505Lori made some Excellent Pancakes from Tiny Eggs2016-04-04T05:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/04/03/cycling-in-vietnam-saigon-the-mekong/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050738.jpgP1050738The owner's youngster has it better than most Vietnamese childrenhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050743.jpgP1050743Staff welcome us to our Saigon hotelhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050744.jpgP1050744Ready to go our separate ways - It's been a great two weeks https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050734.jpgP1050734Tin Tin and Friend, in Saigonhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050711.jpgP1050711Tunnel air vents were hidden in forest termite moundshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4705.jpgIMG_4705Rob tries out one of the larger tunnel entranceshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050678.jpgP1050678Coffee in a hammock seems a more palatable customhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050679.jpgP1050679When it comes to Durian, I'm afraid I'm in the other 95%https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4577.jpgIMG_4577Would you like soy sauce with your "rice rabbit," Ma'am?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1050669.jpgP1050669Can we buy this at the Duty Free?2016-04-13T08:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/03/24/cycling-in-vietnam-the-north-outside-hanoi/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_4338.jpgIMG_4338Edible Art: Spring Roll Presentation in Restaurant in Huehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050425.jpgP1050425Almost Every Tourist Visits Ha Long Bayhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050418.jpgP1050418Catch of the Nighthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050399.jpgP1050399Misty Ha Long Bay often lacks the Blue of Tourist Brochureshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050389.jpgP1050389Mile after Mile of Peaceful Rice Paddieshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050386.jpgP1050386On the Buffalo Track in the Hills, the Valley Smoke behind ushttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050365.jpgP1050365Two Pigs in Two Pokes - It’s No Joke https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050370.jpgP1050370Rob Surveys the Markethttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050359.jpgP1050359None the Worse for Wear after the Night of the Roosterhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050353.jpgP1050353Rice Paddy outside Homestay at Mai Chau village2016-03-30T04:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/03/12/cycling-in-vietnam-hanoi/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050280.jpgP1050280Changing of Ho Chi Minh's guardhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050274.jpgP1050274Many ethnic minorities live on stiltshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050277.jpgP1050277At the Museum of Ethnology https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050266.jpgP1050266Excess lumquatshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050260.jpgP1050260Nam, our guide for the North https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050257.jpgP1050257At the outskirts of Hanoi https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050219.jpgP1050219A roundabout near our hotelhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050238.jpgP1050238About one ATM in five honoured our cardshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050230.jpgP1050230The 1000-eyed Buddha might have foiled the pickpockethttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p1050227.jpgP1050227The sacred unicorn2016-03-29T05:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2016/02/02/going-nomad/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad6.jpgnomad6https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad5.jpgnomad5https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad4.jpgnomad4https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad3.jpgnomad3https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad2.jpgnomad2https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nomad1.jpgnomad12023-07-02T00:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/05/17/hiking-the-wave-in-arizona/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1060063small.jpgLucky 13The unfortunate have filed from the lottery room leaving the winners to celebrate.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1060157small.jpgBye for Now!Waving from The Wave - all the way to a Polish wedding!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1060209small.jpgCelebrating our LuckCelebrating our luck in winning the chance to hike into The Wave in Arizona.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1060212small.jpgProof for PosterityOur companions and we standing in the main part of The Wave.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040750small.jpgUnlucky SevenWhat?! I knew I should have bet on 13.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040732small.jpgCheryl and the TerrainCheryl posing in front of the unforgiving terrain that guards The Wave.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040680small.jpgFlowers in the SandAway from the bare rock, more desert flowers blooming in mid-May.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040713small.jpgDeath in the DesertA reminder that not everyone survives out here in the desert.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040740small.jpgTrekking back from The WaveBeginning the trek back from The Wave, distracted by visions of cold beer and nachos at Escobar's.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040735small.jpgStanding water near The WaveTeaming with life, a pool of standing water just above The Wave.2015-10-01T20:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/08/25/kedging-for-fun-and-non-profits/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1040838small.jpgVictoria, BCAt the end of a ride to Victoria, BC: Fisherman's Wharfhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/small.jpgPender Island, BCTaking a break from cycling on Pender Island, BChttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1040848small.jpgP1040848smallCycling Friends, on the ferry to Lummi Is, WAhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1040913small.jpgCascade Lakes, ORFellow riders on the super bike trail into Cascade Lock, ORhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cliplesspedals.jpgTrying out the new "clipless" pedalsTrying out the new "clipless" pedals2015-08-30T19:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/05/06/transitions-part-ii/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/x2krishnamurti.jpgFreedom from the Known"Freedom from the Known" by J. Krishnamurtihttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/x2cycling.jpgCycling in the ValleyCycling in the Valley with the Outdoor Associaionhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/x2pringle2015.jpgCamp PringleCamp Pringle - one of the locations of the New Warrior Training Adventurehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/x2krishnamurti2.jpgKrishnamurti Centre of CanadaView from the Krishnamurti Centre of Canada in Metchosin, BChttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/x2iminds.jpgi-Minds by Dr. Mari Swinglei-Minds by Dr. Mari Swingle2015-05-23T13:40:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/05/14/lucky-13-wins-in-vegas-er-kanab-utah/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040619small.jpgFrom Observation PointThe expected view from our first destination.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040593small.jpgEverything in bloomAlmost everything seemed to be in bloom.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040648small.jpgP1040648smallhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040640small.jpgWildflowers in the WashWith so much to see, it was hard to remember to look down, but there were flowers everywhere.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040660small.jpgToadstool HoodooOne of the Toadstool Hoodoos looks precarious.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040656small.jpgToadstool Hoodoos TrailThe approach to Toadstool Hoodoos was picturesque.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040645small.jpgHoodoo-like Peak near WahweapThis hoodoo-like peak is as close as we got to the Wahweap Hoodoos.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040639small.jpgFording Wahweap WashThese campers returned the next day to find Wahweap Wash dry no more.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040634small.jpgLate afternoon sun in ZionLate afternoon sun illuminates a peak in Zion.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1040621small.jpgHeading down from the PointWatching our step, heading down from Observation Point.2015-05-17T23:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/11/21/learning-languages-for-fun-travel-the-fountain-of-youth/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/franceinfrance.jpgfranceInFranceOur AirBnB hosts in Paris helped our French!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/velocitylanguage.jpgvelocityLanguageThe cofounder of Velocity Learning models a hathttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/germaninitaly.jpggermanInItalyChatting to Swiss cyclists in Brisighella, Italy2015-05-06T02:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/04/03/travel-at-the-speed-of-thought/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/youngmaninuniform.jpgYoung Man in UniformCan you travel into this young man's thoughts? Try it!2015-04-16T23:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/03/15/travel-allophilia-and-world-peace/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cropped-us-servas-blog-banner2.jpgU.S. ServasU. S. Servas promoting world peace one conversation at a time… https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040458cropped.jpgNear PlitviceNear Plitvice Park in Croatia, a 1990s war memorial stands guard over a bombed out home.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1040451cropped.jpgP1040451croppedhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cuba.jpgSantiago de CubaOur boys jamming with a couple of local musicians in Santiago de Cuba (circa 2006)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1020477cropped.jpgAvignonOur delightful Couchsurfing hosts showed us all around Avignon in Provence.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/servasinternational.jpgServas InternationalServas: peace through cross cultural understandinghttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/usplusthem.jpgUs Plus ThemUs Plus Them: Tapping the Positive Power of Differencehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hiroshima_street_scene_with_injured_civilians.jpgHiroshima_Street_Scene_with_injured_CiviliansHiroshima, Japan. 1945-08. Hiroshima street scene after the dropping of the atomic bomb of 1945-08-06https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hiroshima_autograph_tibbets.jpgHiroshima_autograph_Tibbets Destructed Hiroshima with autograph of "Enola Gay" Bomber pilot Paul Tibbets2017-09-24T20:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/03/01/3-days-in-our-city-of-love-slovenia/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030926mid.jpgLjubljanica RiverThe Ljubljanica River near our apartment in the old town with the Castle above.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030889mid.jpgLjubljana, SloveniaView from the Castle toward Park Tivoli. Our apartment was on the river in the foreground, with the Triple Bridge to Prešeren Square on the right. The "square" is actually round.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030990mid.jpgLake Bled with the Church of the AssumptionA sacred site since prehistoric times, the famous Church on Bled Island recently hosted its first gay marriage.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030963mid.jpgPredjama CastlePredjama Castle is built into a cliffside cave. The baron met his end with a cannonball fired into the toilet on the far left.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030911mid.jpgPrešeren Square (Prešernov trg)"Less fearful the long night of life's denial than living beneath the sun in subjugation!" ~ France Prešerenhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030930mid.jpgTriple Bridge (Tromostovje)The Triple Bridge, designed by the Italian Giovanni Picco, shows its Venetian influences.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030896mid.jpgMural in Ljubljana CastleA mural in the museum in Ljubljana Castle reminds us that, peasant or noble, we are all equal in death.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030915mid.jpgApartment on Mestni TrgOur apartment building from across the River, with Ljubljanski grad above.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/p1030901mid.jpgDragon BridgeWe first crossed the Dragon Bridge after midnight, but returned late the next afternoon.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/slovenia.pngSlovenia - I Feel LoveThe Official Travel Guide by Slovenian Tourist Board2015-05-06T23:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2015/01/31/transitions/2015-02-02T01:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/10/21/mi-smo-tako-sretni-we-are-so-lucky/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/warphoto.jpgWar Photo Ltd.War Photo Ltd. 10-Year Retrospectivehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/korana2.jpgKorana VillageEnjoying the peace of an evening stroll in Koranahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/karlovac.jpgKarlovacOpen air war museum in Turanj, a suburb of Karlovachttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/plitvice2.jpgPlitvice LakesPlitvice Lakes Park change hands three times during the 1991 fighting.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/korana.jpgKorana VillageOur home at Korana Village - peaceful once againhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/plitvice1.jpgThe Falls at PlitviceSome of the falls at Plitvice Lakeshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mostarmarket.jpgMostar MarketRemnants of war for sale at the Mostar bazaar.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mostar.jpgMostarMostar from the Bridge. A war zone not so long ago.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/velebit.jpgMt VelebitThe rustic shelters on Mt Velebit served as refuge from coastal pirateshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fromsrd.jpgDubrovnik from SrđFrom high on Srđ, destruction rained down on Dubrovnik2015-05-06T23:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/10/14/cycling-in-the-southern-dalmatian-islands/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/done.jpgDoneAt the top, a placque commemorates the defence of Korčula from a Turkish attack in 1571. https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/harmonia.jpgHarmoniaHarmonia and friend await us for lunch and a swimhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fun.jpgFun"This trip was awesome!" (aboard the Harmonia)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/quietroads.jpgQuiet RoadsA rider demonstrates her e-bike on one of the many quiet back roadshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/deliberation.jpgDeliberationThunder rolls ominously overhead as we decide to avoid the final hilltop climbhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/korcula.jpgKorčula TownA leisurely sea-side ride into Korčula townhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pupnatskaluka.jpgPupnatska LukaCycling hundreds of meters above the bay at Pupnatska Luka on Korčulahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dontforget.jpgDon't ForgetLike Croatia, Bosnia suffered horribly during its war for independencehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dobrojutro.jpgDobro Jutro"Good Morning!" While under way, Petra (wearing her Croatian flag skirt) leads us in a class in Croatian.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gradac1.jpggradac2015-02-11T01:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/09/01/what-happens-while-youre-busy-making-other-plans/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dadandfamily.jpgDad & his FamilyFrom the mysterious "old country": Dad & his familyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/trakai_castle.jpgTrakai Castle in LithuaniaTrakai Castle in Lithuania, by Marcin Bialek (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0] via Wikimedia Commonshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ljubljanica_01.jpg"Ljubljanica 01" by Mihael Grmek"Ljubljanica 01" by Mihael Grmek - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commonshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/oldpeople.jpgWhat are Old People ForWhat are Old People For, by Dr. William "Bill" H. Thomashttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/alongtheway.jpgAlong the WayYou never know what you might find along the way: road sign on Denman Island, BChttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/johnandoko.jpgJohn & OkoWhile in Montreal, we ran into this memory of their "Bed-in" from the 60s.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/equivocation_shag_0503_final.jpgEquivocation, by Bill CainEquivocation, a play by Bill Cainhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jklshedders.jpgShedders & ShadowlawnThe gang from Shadowlawn, bracketed by two of the Sheddershttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/inlandlake.jpgInland LakeOur annual coastal reunion with the Shedders often includes a forest walk along this peaceful lake.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gabriola.jpgSandwell Park, Gabriola Island, BCThe beach at Sandwell Park on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.2014-09-06T18:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/liebster-award/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nullarbordesktop.jpgNullarbor PlainAnd for about another 1000 km after that.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dontfencemein.jpgDon't Fence Me InDon't Fence Me In (Santorini)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sailing.jpgThe Wind is FreeSailing in the Cycladeshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/accommodation.jpgLow-cost DigsA low-cost family hotel on Santorinihttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/liebster-award-nomination.pngLiebster Award NominationNominated by Leisure Freak2014-09-06T04:14:16+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/10/11/ageing-heads-in-the-sand/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/birthdays.jpgbirthdaysIn less than two decades, I'll have one of these!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/friends.jpgfriendsOur friends still like to playhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/whatmeworry.jpgwhatMeWorryWhat, me worry?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bikinginprovence.jpgbikingInProvenceBiking at Les Baux-de-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur2015-02-01T06:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/05/12/clutterphobia/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/recycling.jpgrecyclingAddressing the eWaste problem.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1030363cropped.jpgBooksBooks that may be looking for a new home.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1030373cropped.jpgOnce was a carThree double kayaks, two treadmills, and the Christmas tree's in here somewhere.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1030367cropped.jpgMoving DayHow is all that stuff going to fit into the new place?2014-09-01T12:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/07/12/travel-technology-for-late-adopters/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chateauneuf.jpgchateauneufRuins of the Pope's "new castle" at Châteauneuf-du-Pape.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olivetan.jpgolivetanA friar in Europe: "I thought I recognized that ringtone!"https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wine.jpgwineChâteauneuf-du-Pape, home of the world-famous Cotes de Rhone wine - and a pleasant bike ride from Avignon2014-07-17T19:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/07/05/trip-technology-meltdown/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pontdavignon1.jpgpontdAvignonhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/amphitheater.jpgamphitheaterThe Roman amphitheater in Arles is now used for Provence-style "bloodless" bullfights.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pontdavignon.jpgpontdAvignonOur Couchsurfing hosts explained that the dancing was under not on the Pont d'Avignon.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pontdugard.jpgpontDuGardTwo of our cycling group ponder the Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard.2014-07-17T19:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/about/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/albatross.jpgNo Pension, Will Travelhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/usneiffel.jpgusNeiffel2024-05-28T14:00:59+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/06/24/why-travel-alone/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/biketour.jpgThe Bicycle GangEn route to Saint-Rémy-de-Provencehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lesbaux.jpgSunshineLes Baux-de-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur2014-07-17T17:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/02/09/small-meditation-on-a-big-marriage/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dcevans001cropped.jpgdcEvans001croppedDuring their overseas years, 1947-1952.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dcevans002.jpgdcEvans002Wedding Day in 1947https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dcevans003.jpgdcEvans003My parents, five years before their wedding2014-03-31T15:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/03/29/the-best-grandma-ever/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grandma.jpggrandmaAlready the "world's best grandma"https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grandma2.jpggrandma2Grandma with our niecehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grandmaandgrandkids.jpggrandmaAndGrandkidsOne of our earlier visitshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grandkids.jpggrandkidsThe last time Grandma took us to Mauihttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/arenal2.jpgarenal2Mount Arenal at nighthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anne.jpgAnne in her 20sGrandma to be in her 20s2014-03-31T15:29:18+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/03/15/your-2nd-act-career-part-ii/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/queenlite.jpgqueenLiteI wonder if there's a future in medieval royalty?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/puccinilite.jpgpucciniLiteTrying out a new career at La Scala in Milan, Italyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pathfinder1.jpgpathfinder1A great resource for a career self-assessmenthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/peacefullbirth.jpgpeacefullBirthAnother Meetup member's information product linehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/amanda.jpgAmandaA series authored by one of our members2014-03-17T12:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/03/08/dancing-your-second-act-career/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/waiting.jpgwaitingMonarch Butterfly Emerging from Chrysalis, by Armonhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/florence.jpgflorenceOne of many copies of Michelangelo's work in Florencehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-find-your-ideal-career-1.pnghow-to-find-your-ideal-career-1The Ideal Job Venn Diagram, by David Hamilhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/book.jpgbook2014-03-16T01:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/02/16/keeping-travel-alive-between-trips/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/valentinesfullmoonsnowshoe.jpegFull-Moon SnowshoeSnowshoeing under a Full Moon - photo credit, Meetup.comhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/treedrum-300x198.jpgtreedrum-300x198A Tree Drum - photo credit, Drumming & Healthhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/parade-sh-png0217-parade22.jpgChinatown parade through downtown VancouverThe 40th annual Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, Canadahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sloveniansundaybrunch.jpgslovenianSundayBrunchSlovenian Sunday Brunch - photo credit EatWith.comhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1huck-finn-croatia-canoeing-krupa-river.jpg1Huck-Finn-Croatia-Canoeing-Krupa-RiverCanoeing in Croatia's Plitvice Park - photo credit Huck Finn Adventure Tours2022-11-07T19:05:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2014/02/02/do-not-go-gently-adventures-in-aging/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/latinfunk2.jpglatinFunk2Latin Funk Dancehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eulalia_perez_1765-1878.jpgEulalia_Perez_(1765-1878)Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné (1765–1878), ca. 1870; published in 1900https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/skyzone.jpgskyZonePromotional picture for Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Parkhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/gettingolder.jpggettingOlder2014-02-09T22:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/12/30/younger-next-year/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dalmatia.gifdalmatiaLooks like the views in Dalmatia will be worth the hill climbs.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fitness.jpgfitnessBefore I signed up with the personal trainer, Cheryl and I tried one of her boot camps.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/reachingthesummit.jpgreachingTheSummit"Snow Camp": scattered snow at one of the summits in July.2014-02-02T19:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/12/18/a-peace-of-christmas/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmasstars.jpgchristmasStarsOne of the few signs of Christmas in Hawaii was the stars in the gift shop.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmassled.jpgchristmasSledIt doesn't take much to enjoy Christmas.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmasdinner.jpgchristmasDinnerAll the older photos were destroyed in a fire. At this time, the gathering was under a dozen.2013-12-29T06:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/12/03/transcendence-or-insanity/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/insane.jpginsaneA solemn declaration of insanityhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gunrange.jpggunRangeSomething else I thought I'd never dohttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lamassu.jpglamassuThe transcendence of a different era. Assyrian human-headed winged lion (lamassu), 883--859 b.chttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/transcendence.jpgtranscendenceThe transcendence of Esmeralda & Quasimodo - from Victor Hugo's place in Paris, France.2015-01-04T16:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/11/10/more-than-a-few-unanswered-questions/2013-11-21T17:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/11/03/travel-the-world-without-leaving-your-hometown/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dancers.jpgdancersChinese dancers entertaining at the volunteer recognition night.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/weiscake.jpgweisCakeA traditional Chinese cake, made with rice, almonds and rose water.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cultural_revolution_poster.jpgCultural_Revolution_posterA poster from the Cultural Revolution, featuring an image of Chairman Mao, and published by the government of the People's Republic of China.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/thecrew.jpgtheCrewSome of the family, and some of the mentees, posing with the turkey.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guangzhou.jpgguangzhouGuangzhou street, about 1919.2013-11-07T20:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/10/27/broken-or-declaring-a-breakdown/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/volcano.jpgvolcanoWorking as a team again - but still atop a volcano!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/croatia.jpgcroatiaThe beautiful Dalmatian Coast of Croatiahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mariage.jpgmariageNot driving Cheryl crazy -- priceless!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/broken.jpgbrokenPaul contemplates spilling the beans - or maybe just too much good wine?2013-10-30T12:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/10/20/living-inside-a-bucket-list/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bucketlist.jpgbucketListFilm poster for The Bucket List – Copyright 2007, Warner Bros. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/glider.jpggliderThe end of another day of magichttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/firenze.jpgfirenzeView over Florence from San Miniato al Montehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sanminiato.jpgsanMiniatoItem Number 5 - San Miniato al Montehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gliderseat.jpggliderSeatCommitted now and waiting for the tow planehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/venezia.jpgveneziaVenice is the place to be if learning Italian's on your list2024-01-12T01:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/elder-wisdom/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/planttrees.jpgplantTreesPaul inspecting trees he planted 35 years agohttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lionsdelos.jpglionsDelosDid the sculptor expect these Delian lions to last for millennia?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/agora.jpgagoraFamous philosophers bought their produce herehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/friendsgreekscountrymen.jpgfriendsGreeksCountrymenhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/acropolis.jpgacropolisParthenon, temple to Athena, goddess of wisdom2015-04-27T13:13:24+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/10/04/back-from-costa-rica-into-the-real-world/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/butterflyxing.jpgbutterflyXingAmazing butterflies seemed to be everywherehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cemetary.jpgcemetaryA cemetery in San José, Costa Ricahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/manuelantonio.jpgmanuelAntonioThe beach at Manuel Antonio Park is busier than mosthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lagaritapool.jpglaGaritaPoolNew friends visiting at our Costa Rican country househttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rafting.jpgraftingPacking up after our whitewater rafting adventurehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sugarmaking.jpgsugarMakingWe spent one morning "helping" make caramelized sugar the old-fashioned way2013-10-04T18:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/voluntary-simplicity/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/slowfood.jpgslowFoodSlow travel, slow foodhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/naxosharbour.jpgnaxosHarbourNaxos Harbour from the unfinished Temple of Apollohttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fishonnaxos.jpgfishOnNaxosCatch of the day in the harbour at Naxos in the Greek Cyclades2014-10-24T17:32:41+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/09/06/avoiding-travel-scams-without-avoiding-travel/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rafael.jpgrafaelWalking Paris' Latin Quarter with a local makes it saferhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/louvre.jpglouvreWe avoided pickpockets at the Louvre by going earlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/versailles.jpgversaillesCrowds outside Versailles are a pickpocket's delighthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lasramblas.jpglasRamblasDon't miss the market in Barcelona but hold on to your baghttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/politics.jpgpoliticsEveryone's selling something. Are you buying?2019-08-30T18:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/31/best-tour-ever/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/weinbauer.jpgweinbauerThis lovely old hotel was the site of Paul's first "tour"https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/park.jpgparkWe visited this park on one of the legal tourshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/speakertruck.jpgspeakerTruckSpreading the candidate's message during the electionhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/street1.jpgstreetOut for a stroll on Main Streethttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/street.jpgstreethttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cristo.jpgcristoOne of the sites around town that caught my eyehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/medico.jpgmedicoDoctors still make house callshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gourmetseafood.jpggourmetSeafoodGourmet seafood with new friends from the dive shop2014-07-03T14:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/09/14/pauls-left-brain-takes-a-mayan-holiday/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cenote.jpgcenoteThe Sacred Cenote (also known as the "Well of Sacrifice") at Chichen Itza https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coba.jpgcobaJungle-clad Cobá from the top of its pyramidhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chichenitza.jpgchichenItzaEn route to Cobá, we stopped at the better known Chichén Itzáhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortillas.jpgtortillasEven plain, the best tortillas ever!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/iguana.jpgiguanaHere's another lounge lizard from around the poolhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/beer.jpgbeerPaul's not above trying the local beer.2013-09-17T02:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/16/couchsurfing-on-a-feather-duvet/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cinqueterre.jpgcinqueTerreCinque Terre was a day-trip from their placehttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/foodtour1.jpgfoodTourBarbara showed us the local shopping on the Rivierahttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/foodtour.jpgfoodTourhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/newfriendsintuscany2.jpgnewFriendsInTuscany2Maddalena shows Paul around the cheese operationhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/newfriendsintuscany.jpgnewFriendsInTuscanyMaddalena shows Paul aroundhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tuscanfarmhouse.jpgtuscanFarmhouseThis farmhouse in Tuscany was a wonderful oasishttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/roussillon.jpgroussillonRoussillon, the "Colorado of Provence"https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/viewfromroom.jpgviewFromRoomThe view from our balcony in Provence2023-07-02T17:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/23/travel-the-world-without-a-passport/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/attraction1.jpgRenFestLocal Renassiance Festival is a crowd-pleaserhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/anaid2.jpgAnother visitorAnother visitor at the dinerhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/anaid1.jpgAnaidA young student from Mexico at a local dinerhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/attraction2.jpgInland LakeOne of many local attractionshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/spain.jpgGuest from GranadaRelaxing after a local hike with a young visitor from Spainhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/shannon.jpgshannonWe started by hosting a Couchsurfer who we knew from years back2013-08-23T21:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/06/03/where-are-we-going/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bulls.jpgFleeing the Bulls?2013-08-17T00:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/02/meeting-up/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/speaker2.jpegTravel BloggerWriter Darlene Foster introduced members to the joys of travel blogginghttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/speaker.jpegExhausted SpeakerOne of our speakers described a tiring retirement projecthttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/airbnb.jpegAir BnBOur Meetup evening on AirBnB was held at an official accommodationhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/syrozbar.jpegSyroz BarA beach bar at Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic became our Meetup emblem2023-07-29T05:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/08/09/adventures-in-our-back-yard/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa3.jpgUnchainedThe view from the top always makes it worth the sloghttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa4.jpgYounger Next YearExploring Mt. St. Helens beyond the Visitor Centerhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa1.jpgHappy WandererA happy wanderer, overlooking the North Cascadeshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa7a.jpgOpen RoadA club cycle ride usually has 10 to 20 participantshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa7.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa6.jpgOn the RoadOn the road againhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa5.jpgWindy RidgeFellow members at Windy Ridge, overlooking the Mt. St. Helens craterhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/voa2.jpgA Higher PeakThat 'higher peak', as seen from the 3/4 point2013-08-17T00:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/07/26/why-live-alone/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/acreage.jpgStill the ideal?Perhaps a quite home on a private acreage is no longer the ideal.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/soloinparis.jpgAlone in ParisSolitude or community - in the Marais district of Paris.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/voagroup.jpgSaturday RideWe recently joined an outdoor association, and were surprised to find so many retired or almost so.https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/solitude.jpgSolitudeThe tranquil view from our former island cabin - too much solitude now?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shedders2.jpgThe SheddersCollaborative retirement household featured in "A group solution to growing older", Sydney Morning Herald, June 3 20132013-09-05T21:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/07/19/96/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fishing.jpgLone Fisherman in Manning ParkCan any ringtone beat the sound of a loon on a deserted lake?https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherylmountains1.jpgCheryl in Manning ParkIn Manning Park, overlooking the North Cascades - cellphone tower free!https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cherylmountains.jpgCheryl in Manning ParkIn Manning Park, overlooking the North Cascades - cellphone tower free!2013-07-23T00:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/06/10/okay-so-why-blog/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/shedders.jpgShedders2013-10-19T13:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/2013/06/17/why-travel/https://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/provence.jpgProvence for Dummieshttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rainaiguesmortes.jpgAigues-Mortes2013-07-01T21:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.nopensionwilltravel.comdaily1.02024-05-28T14:00:59+00:00