Remembering September 11, 2001
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Did our experience on September 11th inspire us to travel?
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Preparing Yourself for Bathrooms South of the Border
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Drink too much water? Need to hit the head? Check out our tips for using the facilities in Mexico and Central America.
Read MoreFrustrating and Worrisome Travel Days
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Finding a place to live is always stressful. Try doing it in a new town where few people speak your language.
Read MoreToy Management - Overrun with Legos
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Long-term travel forces us to be minimalists, but this can be hard with young kids. How do we get them to get rid of some toys when they already have less than they were used to in the US?
Read MoreBooks, Books, Books: Finding English books in a Spanish Speaking Country
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I thought we'd spend a lot of money on actual and ebooks during our adventures. As it turns out, we don't need to, and we never run out of anything to read.
Read MoreHow We Landed a House Sitting Gig in Costa Rica (and you can too)
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In this post we detail how we landed our house sitting gig and tell you how you can too.
Read MoreFeminine Travel Products
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This post is for the girlfriends! Guys – You’re welcome to read this, but you may never look at us the same.
Read MoreDo Expat Families Have Health Insurance?
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We've met expats that don't have insurance and others that do. In the end it's a personal decision each individual or family needs to make based on risk tolerance, their current health, personal finances and other factors. Here are some of the pros and cons we analysed when making our decision..
Read MoreHappy Mothers Day from a Stay at Home Dad
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A tribute to my wife (and Mom) on Mother's Day. I now get why you were so busy when I worked in the States!
Read MoreFREE International Maps on Your GPS
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How we are navigating Central America using free GPS maps (and how you can too).
Read MoreMemorable Signs from the Road
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Throughout our travels we've seen some memorable, and sometimes funny, signs. Here are a few that jumped out at us when we were browsing through some old pictures.
Read MoreHow We Are Saving Money on Auto Expenses in Guate
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Even with gas prices 20-30% higher our auto expenses are much lower than they were in the States.
Read More5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Airbnb
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We've used airbnb to find a place to crash and to make a little extra money. We outline some basic tips.
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Common Questions - Biggest Struggle and Building Community
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We received an email from a reader who lives in the United Kingdom. Her family (which includes a daughter close to Elle's age) is contemplating their own journey of "slow travelling around the world". She had some questions for us, here are our answers.
Read MoreMayan Ingenuity - Hacks for the House
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By popular demand we've created another installment of "Mayan Ingenuity". This time we focused on "Hacks for the House".
Read MoreWhat's in Our Pantry and Not in Our Fridge
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After a recent visit from family members it dawned on us that some items we buy at grocery stores in Guatemala either look a little different or are stored differently here. To demonstrate this, here's a look at a few things from our pantry.
Read More9 Hours Without Electricity (P.S. you won't have water either)
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In Guatemala, when you don't have electricity, you probably don't have water. We didn't for 9 hours.
Read More2 Holidays, 2 Days - Orgullo Chapin & Valentine's Day
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Orgullo Chapin, also known as Guatemalan Pride Day, is one of the many traditions celebrated the at LIFE School. Everyone in the school dresses in traditional traje, or typical Guatemalan dress. It was also right before Valentine's day this year.
Read MoreTop Mobile Apps for Vagabonds
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There are a lot of "top mobile apps" lists on the Internet, but none of them cater to the type of travel we do. Our list is tailored to international travelers (specifically those on a budget).
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