Archive | December, 2010

The new year is a great time to ponder goals for the future, as Morgan did one year ago on a beach in Nelson, New Zealand ...

Goals and Grit for 2011

I’m writing about goals and grit rather than “new year’s resolutions” because that phrase seems so prone to failure. Goals take grit, which might be defined as perseverance combined with passion. Also, I want others to go public with their goals here. How about we make a virtual pact to go for it?

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Our family in Barcelona, March 2010

The Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Planning Long-Term Travel

We muddled through the highly subjective, somewhat arbitrary, always tortuous, often fascinating, and just as often maddening process of planning a year-long travel itinerary. Along the way, we learned from mistakes and developed a few guiding principles to minimize the time spent planning while maximizing the chances we’ll wind up in fabulous yet affordable places.

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