A Journal of Slow Travel Arrival in Scotland The return from an overseas trip usually stirs a mixture of emotions: disappointment that the adventure is over tempered by relief at being home. Our recent trip to Scotland was different. We came home relieved to sleep in our own bed, of course, but both of us were so enamored with Scotland that the disappointment of leaving was much stronger than usual. After our spectacular house-sit in Wellow, England, the previous year, Martha

Our second trip to Sedona. It's enchanting, otherworldly and we jumped at the chance to go back and explore. Weird housesitting story on how this trip came about. One of Martha's best friends, Laura, from our old home in Purcellville, moved to Sedona. Laura knows we do housesitting and a friend of hers in Sedona was looking for one, so Laura connected her with Martha. This couple was going away for a couple weeks and wanted someone to stay in their home to watch over thei

We've done several family trips in the past; London/Paris, San Francisco, Mexico, Park City, Utah. But going to Thailand was a milestone family trip; though it came about almost incidentally. Jamie has been living in Thailand for the last eight years (now alternating with Buenos Aires) and was urging us to visit. We'd been reluctant because of the distance and the heat. But we finally succumbed. In planning, I seem to recollect mentioning it to Patrick and he jumped

A house-sit in England prompted this trip. We've done some 15 house-sits domestically through Trusted Housesitters , building up our credentials and plotting to take some overseas. It's a way to travel cheaply, but perhaps more importantly, it provides an opportunity to live in a more relaxed atmosphere like a local. This is another instance of Martha pushing me beyond my normal comfort zone and it's been rewarding. We've experienced places and met interesting people tha

This trip was instigated because of the easy accommodation in Sedona, Arizona by Martha's friend, Laura McCarthy, who, along with her...

It had been a long time coming. Throughout 2023 Martha and I had been discussing and debating our next overseas trip. Portugal? ...

A natural assumption about retirement is that you're free to do whatever, whenever. Good in theory, but there are always other...

Going overseas, especially anyplace in Europe, sounds exotic. To family, friends and the obligatory social media audience, there's even a...

We'd arranged a ski trip to Utah - instigated by a wistful comment by Chris - for January. Skiing - and eventually snowboarding - we...

Following the New England trip in June, we made the annual pilgrimage to Castle Park in late July. Martha had to attend meetings of the...

We left Richmond at about 7 am on Saturday, June 19 for the drive up to Boston. With backups on the George Washington bridge in New York...

Covid has driven everyone stir crazy. Outdoor activities have become more popular and small excursions have been a way to safely relieve...

We loved Spain so much on the trip in 2018 and felt there was so much more to see; especially Barcelona which seems to be on everyone's...

(original post) We'd started planning a trip as soon as we knew that our youngest, Nathan, was leaving for Nashville, effectively leaving...

(Note: An abbreviated recollection taken from casual notes) We took Icelandair to save some money, leaving Dulles and stopping in...

Since Jamie is now in San Francisco and the other three are at Camp Highlands, Martha and I decided to spend some of my LLS windfall that...