Here is another case where those of you that read our blog for the travel stories will wonder what this post has to do with anything travel related, well, the short answer is that it doesn’t – but it has a lot to do with the changes we made in our personal lives that led...
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Lions and Tigers and Bears… The Buenos Aires Zoo, or Jardin Zoológico is located in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. For us it is only a hop, skip, and a jump from our apartment in Palermo Viejo or about 10 blocks. In fact, we walk by the zoo most days looking to catch a...
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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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On August 1st 2008 we began our journey South… July 31st was my last day at the “corporate job” – it was also the day we finalized the sale of our house. – so that night was spent sleeping at a friends house down the block. We spent the night re-packing the car and suitcases. ...
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We are asked questions about safety frequently. Question like: “Is it safe there?” “Are you concerned about safety?” “Do you feel safe?” The questions are so frequent that we thought they warranted further analysis and discussion. As always, the decisions we make will not work for everyone…we respect that but believe that they are what...
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Gina and I have had health insurance through our places of employment for the past 25 plus years. During my career I was often responsible for selecting the health policies that our company would use to insure our employees, and so had some idea of the escalating costs of the health industry during the past...
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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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Round the world tickets, also known as RTW or around the world tickets, are a series of individual airplane tickets that are put together to create a complete itinerary, and are purchased at the same time at a substantial discount. These tickets are a great way to save a lot of money if you have...
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Drum roll please…. Gina and I made the decision that we will return with the kids to the U.S. sometime in September! What this means is not exactly clear…the decision was really more of a “what next” moment than a long thought out plan of our next steps. Gina’s mother and step father are visiting...
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Amazing how quickly time can slip by…it has been weeks since our last post, and we have not been very prolific writers for the month of June. We are reminded that it has been a while when Gina & I start receiving emails on our personal email accounts asking what is going on. The answer...
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