Roaming the world in search of new adventures, experiences and friends
Roaming the world in search of new adventures, experiences and friends
The stress and workload of the first few months of 2026 began to lighten up almost as soon as our airplane from Tucson touched down at DFW Airport. I say almost because the flight was delayed by seven hours, so we arrived at our Plano hotel just after 3:00 am…
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The first part of this year was a surreal blend of savoring our final days as members of the tightly-knit community of RVers while simultaneously managing the dizzying logistics of permanently relocating to another country. This wasn’t just a move–it was more like the end of one era and the start of an entirely new one. Just like we did almost ten years ago when we became full-time nomads, we were preparing to embrace not only a new home in unfamiliar surroundings, but also a completely new lifestyle to go with it.
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We didn't know it yet at the beginning of 2025, but this would be our last year of full-time RV living. (Read to the end to find out why!) Looking back at everything we did, though, we definitely didn't slack off at all on our adventures! January New Year's Day…
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The city of Como, on the southwestern tip of Lake Como, was the third stop (after Bergamo and Lecco) that we had planned on our tour of places to live in Italy. By this time, though, we were already so enchanted with Lecco that Como and our last stop, Cernobbio,…
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Lecco was the second town on our “where shall we live?” tour of northern Lombardy. Before our trip, we made a list of the qualities of our ideal location, and Lecco seemed to check all the boxes. But the natural beauty of the area, the food, and the warmth of the people all exceeded our expectations.
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Our week in Bergamo marked the start of the second half of our autumn 2025 trip, during which we planned to visit several cities in northern Lombardy to “try them on for size” as possible places to live when we move to Italy next year.
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About 12 years ago, I asked Cheryl, "what would you think if I retired early and we sold our home and most of our stuff, moved into an RV, and traveled around the country?" That question was the start of an amazing, life-changing journey together. We had our first outing…
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