International Cell Phone – Simple Verified Approach
A small but critical part of the research for international travel surrounded how to manage our cell phones. Our phone numbers are critical for all sorts of things. The least important of those is staying in contact with family friends. We could find ways to get in contact with them without our phones. The most
Denver To Guam Marathon Travel, Costa Rican Plumbing
In this series of days I’m researching booking options for the upcoming Denver To Guam marathon travel to get my mom, dealing with Costa Rican plumbing, and we prep to start homeschool. Travel Log: Day 41 (8/7), Jaco Costa Rica I spent most of the day doing post-Japan research, but squeezed in a workout while
The Correct Way To Notarize A Document
Hint, the correct way to notarize a document is not here: More on notaries in Day 40 below. Travel Log: Day 38 (8/4), Jaco Costa Rica Today was leg workout day, and it went much better than last week. I think all of my struggles last week were probably due to recovering from my sunburn,
July Gap Year Budget
July is our first full month of travel and is our first chance to see if the financial aspects of this trip are going according to plan. We projected expenses for the places we are traveling using numbeo, but the accuracy of that in practice is a complete unknown to us. Being in Costa Rica
Sand Turtle And Screen Free Day
In this series of days JC creates her famous sand turtle, and also loses her shit at screen usage and declares a screen free day. Travel Log: Day 34 (7/31), Jaco Costa Rica JC hit another breaking point with screens and wanted a no screen day. I’m always game for those, so we went ahead
El Miro Abandoned Hotel, Mansion, Or Something
See day 33 below for our trip to El Miro Abandoned Hotel. Travel Log: Day 31 (7/28), Jaco Costa Rica We didn’t leave the condo complex today, except for JC going for a walk. JC took the kids to the pool a couple of times, and I worked out while they were gone. I was
Sodas In Costa Rica: Not Worth The Money
This post represents a single day of travel, day 30 (7/27) on our journey. I wanted to rant on sodas in Costa Rica not being worth the money so I turned this into a standalone post. Grocery Run JC and I went to the big grocery store again and came back with another full large
Running In Jaco Costa Rica – Totally Doable
See day 29 below for details about running in Jaco Costa Rica. Travel Log: Day 27 (7/24), Jaco Costa Rica We went to the pool this morning and only stayed for about an hour. After that we had lunch and just did stuff around the condo. Around 4:30 we went to the beach to watch
American Dumbass In The Sun
Travel Log: Day 26 (7/23), Jaco Costa Rica Sun & Beach Today was our first full day in Jaco. We awoke with a surprise that the sun was shining. Wanting to take advantage of that we quickly ate breakfast and then went to the beach. In my haste to get out there I was on
On To Jaco Costa Rica (or Hugo, or Jake-O, or Jacko)
These days are centered around moving on to Jaco Costa Rica. Travel Log: Day 24 (7/21), Costa Rica As we wind down our time here in La Fortuna, our interest in doing any tourist activities in the area has ended. The main activity of the day was a family workout. Everyone did my workout routine
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
