I smiled when I read the words…they were SO true!
I happened upon a blog of a man that was describing how when he thinks he has come up with a new idea, he soon finds that others have beat him to it. Its kinda like the “new car syndrome” where after you purchase a new...
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I believe that the majority of us would like to start living a life of balance. I observe friends, family, and others I meet and see many aspects of their lives that are skewed one way or the other. I have also observed that very few folks that I know spend much time looking at...
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I think Iguazu Falls is one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World…but I am not sure about that. When I was a kid I simply remember the 7 wonders of the world but now there is a list for everything that it has gotten much to complicated for my brain to handle.
Maybe ALL...
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I have struggled from the very beginning with what the focus of Portable Parents Blog should be and what sort of content/stories I should write about and what I shouldn’t include on the website. I had not really thought of writing a blog until it was recommended to me by a friend, I thought I...
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South American travel destinations are growing in popularity, and offer travelers some really cool, unique ecological and cultural places of interest to visit and learn more about. While Mexico and Central America get the majority of U.S. travelers, we chose South America for both what we knew about the continent, but more so for what...
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“I don’t wanna wake up” shatters the morning stillness. A similar refrain is repeated by the other child across the room, “leave me alone!” they shriek wrestling the bed covers back over their heads. The roar of the rushing river outside the bedroom river helps drown out their cries for help from the other guests,...
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More than a year ago I was searching the web for stories of people that had embarked on a journey similar to the one we were contemplating. Stories of families selling all of their possessions, getting out of the rat race, simplifying their lives, and spending their time traveling to different parts of the world.
I...
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Some may view our life as one without purpose or direction. We do not know what tomorrow will bring, or where we will sleep in a month, or what the next 40 years holds for us. It is a life currently without possessions or the encumbrances we have come to associate with success. We don’t...
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As promised, I have posted the story and pictures of our visit this morning to a local school for their x-mas program. I took well over 400 photos, cut it down to around 120, and will cut them down again before I upload them to the web. I will post all of them on Flickr. ...
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A visitor to our blog asked Gina and me how we got started in our process to change our lifestyle.
He wanted to know how we went from two corporate careers, the big house in the suburbs, and all of the associated trappings of success to selling everything and packing our lives into a carry-on...
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