Mass Emigration from the U.S.?

What’s going on? Are we witnessing mass emigration from the U.S.? What’s the deal with the never-ending get-away articles with tantalizing headlines like, “Best Place to Move Abroad,” “Retire Overseas at Half the Price,” “Top 10 Places to Live,” and “Most Livable...

Who is an Expat?

At Home Abroad: Expat Expressions   Is there such a thing as an Expatriate or Expat in 2014?  Or are these words lost to the 20th century? Why are we examining these questions? Because a growing number of people are now living or planning to live abroad, and...

City Bus Tours – A Valuable Tool for Slow Travel

Say what you will. As slow travel veterans, we have come to appreciate this staple of city tourism. We arrive in a city determined to know it — to walk, live, eat, shop, and cultivate a deep understanding. These city bus tours offer the opportunity to do the...

Slow Travel & Funky Apartments

The most (possibly only) tiresome part of slow travel  is finding apartments. Sure, if we had unlimited resources or even just lots of money, it might be one of the more fun aspects. But for us, it usually involves a lot of searching and then hoping. Funky apartments...

Guatemala, Slow Travel

Slow travel demands flexibility. For example, earlier this year we had planned to stay in Oaxaca, Mexico, for a few months, get some work done and take Spanish lessons. For a decade or more we had heard about this beautiful city and after a few days there, we...