You’re looking at a photo of Alan, an expat from New Jersey who is now “living the dream” in Palawan, Philippines. I put living the dream in quotes because Alan’s version of the dream is far different than my own.
I run into expats like Alan quite often.  Their theme is usually the same, they decide [...]

After 365 days of world travels, I’m happy to announce that today marks the 1 year anniversary of the beginning of my journey. It was a year ago today that I set foot onto a plane bound for Panama. My initial goal had been to visit most of the world’s countries in a 3 [...]

Ironically, I hate companies that have reward programs, points, coupons, clubs, discounts and the like.  Why?  Because it’s a huge pain in the butt and a massive time waster. My life is already complicated enough that I’d rather not deal with all the stupid program tiers, conditions, qualifications, required stays and other terms.  I’d much rather [...]