Took a free bike to Ikea's free co-working space.

Ljubljana has some very good things going for it!

Heading to Europe for extended travel. Curious when/where you've found an International Driver's license helpful or essential. I don't think we have used ours on past trips but will get one if I should.

The perfect quick escape!

Well isn't this lovely.

My "fully covered" colonoscopy in the US cost me almost twice as much as my daughter's did in Albania. I wrote about that here for Medium.

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At the Oriole's spring training stadium in Sarasota tonight something looked like it exploded in the sky. It trailed off, and we all speculated on what we had seen. I took a video afterward but it just shows a light. When I read about the Starship explosion I checked the video time: 6:40 pm.

I'll admit I'm torn about Airbnb in many ways. I've love to hear about alternatives. I love hotels but they are not usually great for groups or longer-term stays.

It's time for #TopTravelPics with the #TravelAddicts!

Show us your favorite #Beaches from around the world. Use all the hashtags. Tag this week's Hosts

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My pics: Cannon Beach in Oregon is stunning!

I've been talking with lots of people who would like to spend extended time out of the US. Here's a few things I always suggest:

1. You won't know until you go. It's hard to find the perfect place that checks off every box, and some places I expected to love were "meh" while /

Passport renewal update. My online passport renewal application resulted in a passport in my hands exactly 7 days later (with upgraded express mail shipping but no fee for expediting.) 🛃

My family member's mailed passport application took a total of...

Renewed my passport online last Saturday. It arrived by priority mail today - exactly one week later! ✈️ (I paid the extra fee for priority mail return, though turns out I didn't need to.) Super impressed with how easy and fast it was. The most difficult part was the photo because

A reminder that I don't always have to travel far for #blueskies

Just a warning if you are renewing your passport online: Walgreens digital passport photo is not cropped or sized at all. It took me about an hour to get it to the right size and resolution for the website to accept it. Frustrating.

Perfect holiday reading!

And one of my favorite travel bloggers!

On my list! Helpful resource for Tuscany travel.