Vagabond Life ⁽⁵⁾

Our Little Cottage at the Hotel Gardenia Tamarindo, Costa Rica We've spent the past three winters in Florida (north-central) and found the local people and travelers we met along the way to be wonderful, kind, caring folks. We will miss them immensely. However, the itch…

If you've followed my blog for very long, you know that two and a half years ago we decided to sell our house and "ride the rails" as vagabonds for a while. We spent the summers on our boat (Emeritus) on Chesapeake Bay, as we…

Cathedral de Santiago, Managua There’s something about long-term travel that’s relaxing and addictive. Travel soothes the soul and nourishes the mind. Once hooked, it’s tough to not crave more. When we are traveling, I am more relaxed and feel more stress-free than I have since…

"Simplify, simplify." ...Ralph Waldo Emerson Part of the driving force in our decision to sell our house, thin the clutter, and become "vagabonds" (click here for earlier post) was to provide the time and freedom to change our lifestyle, downsize significantly and simplify our lives. We…

Amish horse and buggy Lancaster County, Pennsylvania As many of you know, Heide and I have lived in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania for the past 28 years. We loved the area and rural Lancaster County. With its rolling farmlands and Pennsylvania Dutch Amish and Mennonite culture, it…