Veronica James's Blog, page 159
March 3, 2015
Your GypsyNesters Couldn’t Be More Thankful to…
Very funny Going Gypsy review from Boomeresque!
Hear us discussing Going Gypsy on JenningWire!
Thanks to the folks at Go Nomad for the review!
The folks at food travelist also put in their two cents!
Destinations, Detours and Dreams interviewed us about Going Gypsy – and more!
Grandparents.com profiled us – and other folks who think outside of the retirement box!
And that’s not all! See more Going Gypsy News!
March 1, 2015
The Key to Quito, Ecuador
What we THOUGHT was going to be a simple stopover on our way to The Galapagos Islands, turned out to be a gem of Colonial American history.Quito’s Colonial Center is perhaps the largest and best preserved historic center in the Americas, and was the first New World city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
And don’t get us started on the gigantic, winged Virgin Mary… CONTINUE READING >>
February 28, 2015
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February 26, 2015
Post-Parting Depression: Saying Good-bye to My Adult Kids
I’ve got an issue and I need help! I’m hoping I’ll get a lot of suggestions on this post from our amazingly insightful readers.This past holiday season, we had a lot to celebrate. In addition to our typical yuletide festivities, we were blessed to celebrate my in-law’s 60th wedding anniversary two days after Christmas and our own anniversary a week after the new year started.
As wonderful as it was to have such momentous events smack-in-the-middle of the holidays, it led to more good-byes to our adult kids than I’m normally used to.
Having The Spawn come and go in such short and hectic celebratory spurts gave me some interesting insight into how I deal with my empty nest good-byes.
Not well, it seems… CONTINUE READING >>
February 23, 2015
A Peace of Olso, Norway
As unfamiliar visitors making our first trip to Oslo, Norway, we didn’t know what we were in for.Chase us around Oslo as we visit the Nobel Peace Center, get schooled in Olympic ski jumping, have cocktails in a bar completely made of ice (including the glasses), explore Viking burial ships, have a scream with Edvard Munch and eat, ahem, rotted fish… CONTINUE READING >>
February 22, 2015
February 20, 2015
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February 17, 2015
How to Volunteer at a National Park (and live for free!)
Are you a retiree or empty nester looking to enrich your life through volunteerism?
An outdoorsy-type wanting to get back to nature, or a college student looking to pump up your resume in a meaningful way?
The Parks Service provides wonderful ways to help preserve America’s natural heritage.
And now is the time to prepare for next summer’s adventure … CONTINUE READING >>
February 15, 2015
Do People Live in the Galapagos Islands?
So do they? We get asked this a lot, actually.
Truth is, we didn’t know until we got there.
Say Galapagos and what pops to mind? For us, no doubt as for many folks, it was the image of giant tortoises.
They may well be the most famous attraction of these islands, but… CONTINUE READING >>
February 14, 2015
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