Free at last!

I am coming to terms with this immense sense of freedom, and it feels pretty damn good! It has got me thinking about life and perspective and I thought I would share it with you (plus a couple of travel snaps!).

The plan has changed…

Our original plan was 12 months in South and Central America then a month in NZ then a month or two in Dublin before we plan the next big year of travel.

A week ago we started to realise a problem with the plan… with our style of travel there will not be enough time to visit everywhere we want to visit here in Central and South America in a year. There is (more…)

Posted on May 01, 2012 in Dream Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Musings and Observations (Tags: Lifestyle Choices, Travel in Venezuela, Venezuela, What is freedom?) 12 Comments

In the queue for immigration in Caracas the thing that made us stand out as tourists was our flip flops, skirt & shorts. City Venezuelans dress well, despite the heat everyone wears closed shoes and long pants.

The influence of the US is apparent in Caracas, people covet designer labels, have massive American cars and three out of four eateries are junk food outlets peddling deep fried chicken, burgers, pizza and pasta.

“Try to avoid being kidnapped”

Before we came here we heard a lot of warnings about Venezuela and in particular (more…)

Posted on April 21, 2012 in Dream Lifestyle, Escaping the Rat Race, Lifestyle, Musings and Observations, Travel and Adventure (Tags: Consumer Culture, Travel in Caracas, Travel in Venezuela, Venezuela) 14 Comments