August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. – Syliva Plath After spending much of last August sitting indoors trying to stay cool amid heatwaves and wildfires, this year we enjoyed the dog days of summer in the Scottish Highlands. It was a month of long, sunlit evenings, … More What we were up to August 2026
Skye doesn’t just take your breath away, it keeps it. – Highland saying With dramatic landscapes shrouded in clouds, the Isle of Skye is a nature lovers’ paradise. Seals, puffins and otters play in pristine bays while deer, cows and sheep roam the land. An ancient place filled with castles and clan history, this is … More The Misty Isle
Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta, history’s most well-traveled man Jobs in the travel industry look glamorous. They offer selfies without crowds at the Eiffel Tower, reduced rates for stays at five-star resorts and educational trips to Iceland and Costa Rica. Yet a successful career takes … More The truth about travel blogs
It’s an efficient delivery vehicle for ground meat, cheese and onions. – Anthony Bourdain on Turkish pide In the bustling historic center of Istanbul, there’s no shortage of places to eat. Anchored by the Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet’s streets aren’t just filled with tourists. They’re lined with cafés, fish … More 14 Sultanahmet restaurants worth visiting (plus more elsewhere in Istanbul)
If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead. – Roald Dahl With 2026 officially half over, here’s what we did last month. Travels After spending the first week of July in Istanbul, we packed up and migrated north for the summer. Soon after getting settled, … More What we did this month – July 2026
Located in the Cyclades and surrounded by the blue-green water of the Aegean sits whitewashed, windmill-strewn Mykonos, the island of the winds. – Le Corbusier This week’s post is a Throwback Thursday edition looking back at our visit to the Greek Island of Mykonos. Our second long term stop on this retired nomad journey was … More Beautiful, historic Mykonos
If the earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital. – Napoleon Bonaparte Many visitors schedule a few days to bag the Big Four in Istanbul. A tour of Topkapi Palace, visits to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia followed by a quick shopping spree at the Grand Bazaar is all they really … More What to see in Istanbul after the Big Four
I bought a rug from you two days ago. What makes you think I need more rugs? – Roll playing tactic in the Turkish Rug Funnel Rounding a corner, I felt the tall buildings of Istanbul fade and the busy traffic melt into the background as I peered down Byzantium’s historic heart. At the tip … More The Turkish Rug Funnel
The beautiful game is the one that makes you feel something. – Pelé One of the best things about a roving retirement is discovering strange new holidays in foreign places and joining the faithful to watch fútbol (a.k.a. soccer). Holidays National Day in Granada, Spain (October 12) The day after we arrived in Southern Spain, … More Holidays, festivals & fútbol
The problem many people have with Italian food is they over complicate it. Italian food is extremely simple. – Gino D’Acampo After six weeks in Syracuse, Robie and I moved across the island to continue our Sicilian food tour in Palermo. Once again, our hunt for the city’s best dishes started with cannoli. Cannoli After … More Savoring Sicilian Flavors: A Culinary Journey of Palermo
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