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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Far from Vogue
You know those days you are so entirely exhausted, you think that once your head hits the pillow, you’re set to pass out for at least...
Joanna
Mar 29, 20226 min read
Paris by Storm
There is nothing more stressful than international travel right now. Yes, we all want to do it… I do, at least… but until you’re...
Joanna
Mar 28, 20227 min read
Chic for 2 Weeks
What to wear in France? Every single piece of clothing I have packed is not going to be good enough. Not good enough for Paris, anyway. ...
Joanna
Mar 26, 20224 min read
Restless Leg Syndrome
I suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome. I have no idea when it started, but it’s something that I’ve lived with for quite a few years. Maybe...
Joanna
Mar 24, 20225 min read
Paris, mon Cheri...
Paris has been a dream of my aunt's since she was a little girl. On numerous occasions, she has envisioned herself standing in complete...
Joanna
Mar 22, 20222 min read
Miami Beach
My final day in Florida paradise... better make it a doozie. I had one very important mission to complete today. Another damn COVID...
Joanna
Dec 7, 20217 min read
Little Havana
The time had come to leave my little Blue Strawberry Haven and head into the city. Little Havana. Before I dive into Little Havana...
Joanna
Dec 6, 20215 min read
Keys in the Car
After my terrifying Uber drive and teetering on the edge of a road-rage fist fight, I settled back in my motel room with my bottle of...
Joanna
Dec 5, 20216 min read
No More Rain...
Of course, the United States of America would not be the United States of America, had the couple directly next to me not been fighting...
Joanna
Dec 4, 20215 min read
Look here, Honey...
I have been back from Florida for over 2 months now... and thank goodness for my phone notes, as without them, I would be horrendously...
Joanna
Dec 3, 20217 min read
Hasta Luego 🖤
No international travel for a couple years. Cancelled plans & flights and Covid fears. Finally light at the end of a tunnel so dark....
Joanna
Dec 2, 20212 min read
The Mouth of the Bull
After having endured tropical storms at their worst, I was eager to experience the blissful and unspoiled beauty the Caribbean had to...
Joanna
Dec 1, 20217 min read
Life is Life
I left the San Blas Islands… a day earlier than I had paid for. I packed up all my rain-drenched belongings and hit the sea… Maj Lis and...
Joanna
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Do You Believe in Marmalade?
Fnally… FINALLY… I made it off my sailing ship torment. They were all probably just as happy to see me go, as I was to leave. Quarters...
Joanna
Nov 29, 202110 min read
Thanks, Paola…
My relationship with Paola, from Tao Travel, began in a quite positive manner. She seemed amiable and undeniably competent at her job. A...
Joanna
Nov 28, 202111 min read
Wonder of the World
My own personal tour of Panama City continued… as I attempted to explore every nook & cranny… while attempting to stay relatively dry. ...
Joanna
Nov 26, 20216 min read
Panamania
Besides the usual bout of life-threatening turbulence and seesawing down the runway, we all made it into Panama without a scratch on any...
Joanna
Nov 25, 20217 min read
Ciao Ciao Pura Vida
So that was it… the finale for Costa Rica. It just seemed like such an abrupt ending to a somewhat incredible month-long adventure. It...
Joanna
Nov 23, 20215 min read
Let it Go
After scouring the beaches, trying to find the scoundrel who stole my things… and an unsuccessful trip to the police station, I arrived...
Joanna
Nov 22, 20217 min read
Befores & In-Betweens
In my last blog, I catapulted right into my perplexing piracy… I like using the word ”piracy” more than “burglary”… as there was a...
Joanna
Nov 21, 20216 min read
Violated by a Mermaid
Don’t ever leave anything valuable in your car. That is what everybody tells you. That is what all the travel companies say. That is what...
Joanna
Nov 19, 20215 min read
Bye Bye Birdie...
So my Little Bird was broken. My reliable and durable little 4WD had finally packed it in, I’m not surprised. To put it mildly, I had...
Joanna
Nov 19, 20217 min read
Maybe I am Rich?
Once the decision had been made for me to leave Montezuma... because of my host's poor planning and organization, I made the plan to head...
Joanna
Nov 17, 20217 min read
Out of the Jungle and Back to the Beach
I’m shit at packing. Regardless of how smart and experienced I tried to sound at the beginning of this trip, while I was attempting to...
Joanna
Nov 16, 20216 min read
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