traveling abroad Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/traveling-abroad/ Funding the Adventurous Life Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:20:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/clippingchains.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-TEST_CC_Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 traveling abroad Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/traveling-abroad/ 32 32 150809980 The Flat White Chronicles https://clippingchains.com/2024/10/21/flat-white-chronicles/ https://clippingchains.com/2024/10/21/flat-white-chronicles/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=10227 My wife and I spent September in Australia. This essay, the first in a series, recounts our sun-drenched start before things took a turn for the worst. Listen to the Podcast Australians, it seems, are utterly smitten with coffee. The beverage of choice appears to be the flat white, a silky yet buttoned-down cousin to …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2024/10/21/flat-white-chronicles/feed/ 0 10227 “The Rewards of Being in One Place for a While” (Meghan Walker and Callan Cooper) https://clippingchains.com/2023/12/26/meghan-walker-callan-cooper-podcast/ https://clippingchains.com/2023/12/26/meghan-walker-callan-cooper-podcast/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=9794 By popular demand, I’ve decided to extend a travel series centered around the topic of building community or maintaining our need for social interactions when away from home. Community building is especially complicated when abroad, where cultures and languages vary considerably from our own. My guests today, veteran travelers with considerable expat experiences, are perfectly …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2023/12/26/meghan-walker-callan-cooper-podcast/feed/ 0 9794 The Social Dilemma of Extended Travel (Jeff, A Way to FI) https://clippingchains.com/2023/11/20/the-social-dilemma-of-extended-travel/ https://clippingchains.com/2023/11/20/the-social-dilemma-of-extended-travel/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=9744 In October I published a mini episode on my thought processes on the pros and cons of extended travel abroad. Many of you left comments or emailed me your thoughts, and I’m so thankful for your input. You’ve all given me plenty to consider. One of the most insightful emails came from Jeff of awaytofi.com, …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2023/11/20/the-social-dilemma-of-extended-travel/feed/ 0 9744 Mini Episode: Is the Best Life Lived at Home? https://clippingchains.com/2023/10/16/is-the-best-life-lived-at-home/ https://clippingchains.com/2023/10/16/is-the-best-life-lived-at-home/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=9678 Years ago, we decided to one day try living abroad for at least a year. We always loved traveling and also always felt that we never had enough time to truly experience a place beyond the superficial. I wanted to stay for a while, learn the language, and slowly morph into a new life mode. …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/02/08/questions-vol1/feed/ 2 6498 Lee Cujes: Super Psyched on the Long Game https://clippingchains.com/2020/11/30/lee-cujes/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/11/30/lee-cujes/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=6087 This week I’m thrilled to bring you an interview with a pinch of international spice and flavor. Please welcome to the site, the legendary Australian climber Lee Cujes. In this interview we take a hard look at the long-term aspects of finding a balance on career, lifestyle, relationships, nails-hard climbing, and future prosperity. Lee graciously …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/11/30/lee-cujes/feed/ 2 6087 Sicily, Part 3: Two People, Two Weeks, $1300. https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/02/sicily-part-3-two-people-two-weeks-1300/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/02/sicily-part-3-two-people-two-weeks-1300/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4056 Hey guys, we’re back stateside (coronavirus free?) and I’m here to provide the final installment on our trip to Sicily. We’ve discussed the climbing, the lifestyle, and the food, but perhaps there’s a feeling of dismissiveness because it all seems too outlandishly expensive to go galavanting around in Europe. But is it? We’re frugal, but …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/02/sicily-part-3-two-people-two-weeks-1300/feed/ 0 4056 A Winter in Sicily, Part 2: The Big City Life https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/24/a-winter-in-sicily-part-2-the-big-city-life/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/24/a-winter-in-sicily-part-2-the-big-city-life/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4029 Alrighty then, welcome back to more spray-down about our trip in Sicily. If you missed last week, check out the little ditty on the beachside climbing mecca of San Vito Lo Capo. This post highlights the cities of Syracuse and Palermo, a stark contrast to the low-key coastal town we experienced in our first week. …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/24/a-winter-in-sicily-part-2-the-big-city-life/feed/ 0 4029 A Winter in Sicily, Part 1: San Vito Lo Capo https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/17/a-winter-in-sicily-part-1-san-vito-lo-capo/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/17/a-winter-in-sicily-part-1-san-vito-lo-capo/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=3939 So last week I quit my job. And now we’re in Sicily. Greetings from the sunny Mediterranean! And sunny it is, a wonderful departure from the snowy and dark northern latitudes where our journey began. We find ourselves this first week in the small town of San Vito Lo Capo, living that peninsula life in …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/02/17/a-winter-in-sicily-part-1-san-vito-lo-capo/feed/ 0 3939 The Astonishing Cost of Unused Vacation https://clippingchains.com/2020/01/13/the-astonishing-cost-of-unused-vacation/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/01/13/the-astonishing-cost-of-unused-vacation/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=3672 Hey you guys, it’s 2020, a new year! One of my favorite (past) pastimes is to begin each year with a plan for using all of my vacation. Studies, however, reveal that Americans are rarely capitalizing on the full gift of paid time to not work, and it’s costing us all big-time. The rippling effects …

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