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Why I’m Still Wandering: A Solo Travel Manifesto
After six months of s-l-o-w travel, it’s time for a little s-o-l-o travel. Why am I still on the road when Darla is already back in Tulsa? Well, keep in mind that this originally was going to be a year-long adventure to celebrate my retirement. We agreed back in May to nix the final three
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Where in the World is Stu?
Darla made it home to Tulsa last night, so we’ve officially moved on to the next phase of this little retirement adventure: the solo travel era. Over the next two months, Stuart will be moving much more quickly and a little more adventurously. It’s still TBD how much he will be able to post, but
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Get Back: Our Long-Overdue Return to London, England
In arguably the most anticipated return since the Beatles reunion that never materialized, we finally made it back to London. We have SO many fond memories of this city. Stuart spent a semester studying abroad in London during his last year of law school while we were still in the early stage of dating. He
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The City that Divides: 24 Hours in Cardiff, Wales
“What have we . . . what have we . . . what have we done to deserve this?” The idea seemed simple enough: hop a quick train from Swansea to Cardiff to attend a Pet Shop Boys concert at Cardiff Castle (a nostalgic juxtaposition of the 1980’s and the 1280’s) with a quick overnight
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Scholars, Strange Characters and a Wee Bit of Brain Damage: Our Two Weeks in Glasgow
“Two weeks? Really? Are you sure? Why?” We lost count of how many times we heard a response like this from locals while in Glasgow. Apparently spending this long on holiday in Glasgow is pretty much unheard of. It’s more commonly a day trip or quick stopover for the adventurous, bored or directionally challenged vacationers
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How the West Was Won: Our 2024 Points and Miles Year in Review
We have been enjoying our time in Scotland with Alex over the last ten days and have been too busy to write anything new. Fortunately, we prepared a few articles before we left home for precisely this sort of occasion. So this post is a little different. Specifically, we thought it might be useful to
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Credit Card Rewards: 12 Rules for Beginners
The tips below are for newbies to the points and miles hobby. We thought it was important to include this information since we will be posting from time to time about using credit card rewards to fund our overseas adventures. Advanced players often have valid reasons to ignore one or more of the following (and
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Pirates, Rock Bands and a Pub Door (Possibly) Covered with Human Flesh: 24 Hours in Bristol, England
Travel delays are inevitable. To minimize the impact of plane, train and traffic snafus on our travel plans, we generally try to avoid combining multiple methods of transportation on the same day. If we have to include a stopover on our journey, we prefer to spend a night or two at the layover location before
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After achieving financial independence and retiring early in October 2023, we decided to pursue our dream to sell, donate, trash or store all our belongings and slow travel around the world. Our next big step is a 9-month trial run in Europe. We are excited for you to join us on our global slowmad journey.
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