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Top 10 Reasons Why We love Melbourne!
We've been back in Melbourne for almost a month and are enjoying every day. We've had some time to reflect on what it is we love so much...
Kimberly OLeary
Dec 11, 20221 min read


Melbourne - Home Again
Travel is the gift that keeps on giving. The more you travel, the more at home you feel all over the world. So even though we were...
Kimberly OLeary
Nov 28, 20224 min read


Now that We're Back "On the Road Again", Where do we go from here?
In some ways, the past 4-5 months have felt like a holding pattern. We launched our nomadic life in January, bouncing around Europe...
Kimberly OLeary
Nov 13, 20224 min read


Cruise photos part 2 - Samoa to Sydney, AU
These are the last of the photos from the cruise. I posted a photo album Seattle to Hawaii. I've also posted a lot of the Pacific...
Kimberly OLeary
Nov 13, 20222 min read


Serta Mulia - Honor, Respect, & Gratitude to ms Westerdam's Staff
We are nearing completion of our first long cruise. We have spent the past 35 nights on board the ms Westerdam, a Holland America ship,...
Kimberly OLeary
Nov 5, 20224 min read


Nothing Special: It's Just Mountains on One Side, Ocean on the Other!
New Caledonia When we visited New Zealand for the first time, in 2016, we were planning a rare 3-day weekend and wanted to visit...
Kimberly OLeary
Oct 30, 20226 min read


Surprising meals in port - Sushi Omakase in Honolulu, Curry in Figi, Vietnamese fare in Nouméa
During our 36-night cruise across the Pacific Ocean, we have stopped in several ports. We've had our fair share of typical port fare -...
Kimberly OLeary
Oct 30, 20223 min read


Travel in My Own Backyard - Back in Cincinnati Just in Time for the Opera! (travels with my Uke)
A discussion of how exposure to Cincinnati opera began a life-long interest in international arts
Kimberly OLeary
Jul 25, 20225 min read


Back in Home Base Part 3: Answering the Question, "What Draws You to Travel Mostly Outside the U.S.?
Senior nomads discuss why they prefer to travel outside the United States.
Kimberly OLeary
Jul 18, 20228 min read


Four Springtimes in 1 Year - Primavera, Spring, Printemps, Kevät (travels with my uke)
Travel creates opportunities to experience Spring 4 places, and Finnish folk song about Spring....
Kimberly OLeary
May 25, 20222 min read
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In Foggy London Town the Sun was Shining Everywhere (learning to love London) [Travels with my Uke]
In the 1937 movie, "Damsel in Distress", Fred Astaire's character sings, "A Foggy Day (in London Town)" to describe his initial feelings...
Kimberly OLeary
Apr 25, 20225 min read


“Uma Casa Portuguesa” – saying “Thank you” to people we met in Portugal (Travels with my Ukelele)
Kim sings Fado on the ukelele
Kimberly OLeary
Mar 28, 20224 min read


Travels with My Ukelele
When I was 10 years old, my Aunt Doll bought me an ukelele. I taught myself some basic chords out of a book and learned some songs, and...

Kim
Mar 3, 20222 min read


Preparing for a Nomadic Life
Top 5 Reasons It's More Complicated than I Thought by Kim More than a decade ago, Paul said to me, “I think we should consider living...

Kim
Jan 29, 20222 min read
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