What is it like to live in Spain? The longer we are here, the more we realize that it takes… Read more 10 Things I’ve Learned About Spain (Since Being Here)

What is it like to live in Spain? The longer we are here, the more we realize that it takes… Read more 10 Things I’ve Learned About Spain (Since Being Here)
Palm trees sway in the ocean breeze, hiding chattering green parakeets in their leaves outside our living room window. Behind… Read more Home Is Where the Yoga Mat Is
It is easy for the mind to fuse together a string of visits to places with similar-sounding names and similar-appearing… Read more S*Towns and C*Views
We just returned “home” from our first trip in Spain in which we were not carrying all of our belongings… Read more Málaga Photo Gallery
We run our fingers along a dusty wall made of thick cubes of rock, mortared together in the 2nd century… Read more Arteries of the Ancients
You have to see the Pueblos Blancos (white villages) to really appreciate them. Each one has the same ingredients mixed… Read more Pueblos Blancos Photo Gallery
“Could we live here?” is a very different question than “What should we see or do here?” That’s the distinction… Read more Scouting Spain
I hope I never lose the eye-opening wonder of waking up in a new place. It feels like the Wizard… Read more Over the Rainbow
Stipulated: Planning for travel is a part of the travel experience. Begin. Affirmative: Researching a place teaches us about its… Read more Is Planning Part of Travel? A Debate.
Once again, we are leaving our summer retreat without a solid plan. It’s not for lack of trying (see “Vis-a-Visas”… Read more Uncertainty Principles
Imagine a summer camp for adults: strangers share space, meals, and recreation, sign up for activities, and form bonds quickly.… Read more Hostel Life
To wrap up our time in Ecuador, we spent a week in the one zone that had eluded us so… Read more Photo Gallery: Amazonia
We just finished two weeks hiking in the spine of the Andes, Ecuador’s famous Avenue of the Volcanoes. Check out… Read more Photo Gallery—Avenue of the Volcanoes
We didn’t realize that we were arriving in Quito on May Day, or that May Day even mattered. In the… Read more The Parade
In the cloud forests of Mindo, I rediscovered the fresh joy of mountain air. After two months in the equatorial… Read more Mindo Surprises
I dreamed I was in a land full of giant reptiles; lumbering, armor-plated creatures that hissed at me and yet… Read more Galápagos Dreaming
Island and week #2 in our visit to the amazing Galápagos brings images of incredible undersea life and one of… Read more Photo Gallery—Isla Isabela, Galápagos
There’s so much to see in the Galápagos! Check out a few of our favorite photos from our first week… Read more Photo Gallery: Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos
When I pictured learning Spanish in Ecuador, I imagined myself swimming happily in a sea of language that I could… Read more Adventures in Learning
In Vilcabamba, we started every day with yoga, facing a rock ridge called Mandango as the sun rose over the… Read more Namaste (Vilcabamba)
To the south and east of Loja lies Parque Nacional Podocarpus, an Ecuadorian national park that spans two provinces and… Read more Two Doors to Podocarpus
We just wanted to wish everyone who celebrates Christmas a very merry one today, and all of our family, friends,… Read more Feliz Navidad from Cuenca
Each weekday morning, we walk an hour to school. I did not expect I’d be saying that in my retirement!… Read more Cuenca: A Day in the Life
The day begins with the bed shaking us awake. Having lived in San Francisco, Rachel quickly identifies the rumble and… Read more Day 1 of 3,650
At the end of November, all of our planning and preparing ends and our adventure takes flight. We will fly… Read more Next Stop: Ecuador!
Our last stop on the Great Western Tour was Albuquerque, with its wide blue sky, Sandia mountains, adobe architecture, and… Read more New Mexico Photo Gallery
Driving east from Utah, we passed into Colorado, visiting family and seeing the Rockies in Steamboat Springs and Denver. Check… Read more Colorado Photo Gallery
We flew from Oregon to Utah in mid-October to continue our Western U.S. tour, starting in Salt Lake City, then… Read more Utah Photo Gallery
After leaving Maine, we spent a week in New England and a week in Oregon. In the Photos area of… Read more Oregon Photo Gallery
“So how does it feel to be rootless?” The question was asked in a lighthearted way, while sharing a meal… Read more Roots