(Update June 2018 – Atalaia, Portugal – After I left Mexico, Wes and I kept in touch and, as travelers often do, we met up again. This time in June 2016, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We continued our friendship as if no time had passed and had a few more crazy...
It was just a simple conversation. My friend Richard and I were having a beer on the Guadalupe Andador in San Cristobal de las Casas when he casually mentioned that a few weeks before he had rented a bicycle and rode from San Cristobal through the mountains to Chiapa...
New Life New Beginning It felt like it was a long time coming but we have made the leap! Our dream to make a new life and a new beginning as expats has begun. We are on the first leg or our ten-year journey; currently residing in Xcalak, Mexico. Off the grid,...
The Art of Success Several months ago I had a peculiar conversation with an acquaintance of mine. It was about the art of success and how success should be defined. This guy is miserable in his job yet sees no quick way out. He makes a very respectable salary yet...
This article originally appeared in Escape From America Magazine When (my ex) and I met a little over three years ago we knew instantly our lives were about to change. Through trial and error we had independently found ourselves in comfortable places but were both...
