http://www.wedontbackpack.com because i like my suitcases to have wheels and my hotels to have spas Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:04:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it is for me anyway. (You can read all my thoughts on the subject from our last trip.)Flight was delayed about an hour out of SFO. Fortunately, we had about a three hour layover in Calgary, so no big deal.Plane from Calgary was switched, meaning our seating assignments ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=67 i think a lot of people perceive international travel as being too far out of their reach for one main reason: they think it's too expensive. of course there are some places where travel is quite astronomical (yes, i'm looking at you, japan!) but there are many many more countries ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=66 one of the things i enjoy most about foreign countries is the food. hell, one of the things i enjoy most about LIFE is the food! and i am a huge fan in particular of just about any type of ethnic food. the other night at home ryan and i ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=65 I was thinking today (yesterday? Somewhere over the international dateline?) about how much work international travel really is – you have the airport shenanigans, the long flights (usually more than one), connections, layovers, the impossibility of sleep, time changes, luggage … and that's all just to get you to your ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=64 yes, there are a few out there, a few whose opinions and rationale for voting the way they are voting i respect. i wanted to point this out since i feel like many think that i am pro anything liberal and anti anything conservative. not true. two of the people whose ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=63 I came across this post on 50 ways to save money, cut back in every day life and save $1000 a year. $1000 isn't much and sometimes the trade-offs aren't worth it (make my own laundry detergent? no thanks) but it's good to keep in mind some "basic" ways we ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=62 I always forget the exact number of times I moved. when the number has been in the double digits since you were, like 15, it's hard to remember. but i counted it up and the grand total so far is 13. that's not counting little, cross-town moves. if you add ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=61 ok, that statement isn't ENTIRELY true. there are certain types of risk that make me super-un-easy. and i'm not saying i jump in with both feel without doing the research. but i've come to realize i'm far more OK with risk than most people. a lot of this has to ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=59 I've decided to resurrect this blog to be one of my "personal" blogs - I just don't have enough time or creativity to set up an entire, new site. Anyway, as most of you know, Ryan and I started "dating" when we were 18. I put "dating" in quotes, well, b/c ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=58 i felt like i should post something to wrap everything up and let everyone know we're home. traveling was fun, and i'm so glad we had the opportunity, but i'm happy to be home. I honestly don't know how those backpackers do it - for months at a time, with ... http://www.wedontbackpack.com/?p=57