Would you like to travel more but can’t afford it? Accommodation is a major cost in any vacation but there is a way to avoid this expense altogether – Home Exchange. Home Exchanging or Home Swapping is when you agree to swap homes, and often cars, with someone; you stay in their home and they …more

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“What’s good about Australia”? I hear you ask, simple…everything! If you’re considering a trip “down-under” then now is the time. With the Aussie dollar falling, now is time for us to have “guests over” rather than for us “to go-out”. In a country not dissimilar in land size to America but a population of about …more

Now that you have reached the peak of your life or accomplished the things you want to do, the next step is to find that perfect spot where you can spend the rest of your days enjoying peace and quiet, picking up a new hobby, engaging with other people, or bonding with your family. The …more

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9. The Markets – Guatemala has it all! The fruit here is some of the tastiest I have ever eaten. The variety of vegetables is amazing. Before moving to Guatemala, I had sworn off bananas. I couldn’t stand their mealy texture and bland taste. Now making fresh banana smoothies with hand roasted cacao beans is …more

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The short version of a long story looks something like this: I was about to hit the big 40 when I decided to bail out. I quit the dead-end job, sold the house, the car and all my ‘stuff’ and traded it all for a backpack and a one-way ticket to nowhere in particular. Sounds …more

I have always been fascinated with the idea of living on an island. As a child, I always knew that I would live on an island one day, although I thought it may be the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly or even the Isle of Islay, off Scotland’s magnificent west coast. The Isle …more

Listening to recent revelations in the UK about staff at one of the UK’s major banks currently dealing with claims for the mis-selling of personal protection insurance did not surprise me. Reportedly, staff were told to automatically decline claims on their first presentation, on the basis that most people fail to pursue the issue further. …more

My husband and I have had the privilege of living in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria for over a year with another year, or possibly more, ahead of us. Our decision to move to Vienna was an easy one to make when the opportunity was offered to us. Who wouldn’t want to spend their …more

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