We have always enjoyed traveling, and retirement has made the prospect of longer adventures even more inviting. The only thing that might hold us back is the responsibility and expense of our home and all of our stuff. Even though it is a beautiful house on a piece of property that backs up to a green space filled with wildlife, its maintenance and upkeep takes time and money.

It didn’t take much discussion to agree that if we were to downsize our possessions into storage, sell the house and cars, we could take a small apartment almost anywhere. The big question would be “Where?” The first ideas were relatively close-by, then further afield. But when we considered the bigger picture, we realized that we could go almost anywhere in the world!

This website is our journal and our photo album of this adventure, and we share it with anyone who wishes to take the time to view it. A good friend said that following along with the blog was like stowing away in our backpack … we hope you feel the same.