In the last six years I lived in the center of major European cities, in the countryside of others, in US ski towns, in cow towns and in motown. If you are thinking about doing something similar here is a quick guide to help find the perfect place: 1. Mountain towns Ideal for: Semi-committed to […]
Life and Lifestyle
30 Signs Your Clutter is About to Kill You
30 signs you are about to die of clutter-cide. 1. You have two people in your house and 36 plasticware containers to accommodate them. 2. You could keep yourself clean for the next three months with your Embassy Suites shampoo and body wash collection. 3. You are are holding onto orphaned socks in case you […]
How I Pay $13,576 Less in Bills Now than I Did in 2010
In 2010-11 I paid almost $25,000 in basic bills – home, utilities, clothes, cell phone, etc. This year I am on track to pay almost $14,000 less – for the exact same type of bills. I did this by slowly changing eight major things in my life over about three years. I changed my spending […]
Top 10 Taglines Rejected by Costa Rica’s Tourism Board
1. Where does the bus stop? Where it stops. 2. Today’s gringo menu? Identical to the local’s menu but with a 450% you-ain’t-Latino surcharge. 3. Average bus trip? A few driving hours + time for the bus driver to finish his game of dominoes, dealing with the logistics of the bus backing into the mango […]
Lessons in Funny Dog Death
Kooter was not his real name. But it was the name friends gave him when they saw his backyard collection of rusty 10 speed bicycles and equally rusty 55-gallon drums. His boom box playing AC/DC’s Back in Black album on repeat often rested atop these drums while he sat indoors and let the neighbors enjoy […]
13 Dating Douche Bags Truths
If you are debating whether or not to date (or keep dating) some with a little or a lot of douche-iness, here are 13 unequivocable truths on the douchebaggery dating experience: 1. He who lies to others, lies to you. She who tells herself otherwise is lying to herself. 2. He who does not have […]