Jeff’s blog
Zebras Running at Addo Elephant National Park
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 2nd, 2012
While we went to the Addo Elephant National Park to see the elephants, there were plenty of other wildlife to see. Here we passed a small herd of zebra that were off to the races. Maybe our vehicle spooked them? We did see other zebra at Addo, a lioness overlooking the valley, and even disturbed [...]
Career Break Budgeting Part 4: Reentry Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 29th, 2012
You haven’t even left and now I’m asking you to think and plan for reentry? Yup. In some ways, this is the easiest part of the budget. Similar to any budget, the formula is simply: Average daily spend X Days before earning a salary = Re-Entry Budget See! Easy peasy! I know, I know. That’s [...]
Exclusive: London Olympic Park Construction Photos
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 28th, 2012
On my trip to London in January, I was treated to a quick taxi tour of the Olympic construction site before heading out to the Active Travel Show. The east side of London is currently under construction in anticipation of the big event this summer. With access to cars open, we drove in, got out [...]
Six Steps Toward Freedom: A personal story
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 27th, 2012
Today’s guest post comes from Matt of Intertia Interrupted. I’m always a little hesitant to take guest posts. I receive way more solicitations than I accept. And, I have a process in place to weed out pieces that I don’t feel are good enough for my audience. But, I immediately responded to Matthew’s piece and [...]
Parked Boats on the Seine at Sunset
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 24th, 2012
I went traveling to France, and Paris specifically, for a friend’s wedding. I didn’t realize that the reception was going to be on a boat on the Seine. After boarding our boat in the late afternoon, we started our cruise…with champagne in hand. I really loved seeing Paris from this perspective. Boats, bridges, monuments like [...]
Talking Paris, Movie Inspiration and Oklahoma with Robert Reid
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 23rd, 2012
It’s Oscar time in the US and scenes from one of the Best Picture nominees, Midnight in Paris, has me thinking about my previous travels to France, particularly to Paris. I first visited in 2005 just in time for New Years, leaving the next year 2006. It was a short trip, but the City of Lights [...]
Seductive Paris at Dusk
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 21st, 2012
This is a guest post from Sonia of Sonia’s Travels. If you like or aspire to travel to France or Paris, this is for you! Seeing the world one step at a time is all about the details, the very significant and insignificant moments that allow us to appreciate a new place in a different [...]
Some of My Favorite Touristy Photos From London
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 20th, 2012
I just got back from a quick trip to London where I had to speak at the Year Our Expo, part of the Active Travel Show. On the good side, the weather was good considering I was in London in January, the show went well and I got to catch up with a lot of [...]
Warthog Gnawing on My Foot
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 17th, 2012
While with my parents traveling in Namibia and South Africa, we stopped off at a farm near Gobabis, Namibia, owned by family of some of my friends. About a year earlier, they adopted a baby warthog. These things are so ugly, they are cute! Canon was his name and he was so tame. He craved [...]
Career Break Budgeting Part 3: Travel Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 16th, 2012
Travel the world for $30 a day, $50 a day, $20 a day. It’s so hard to know how much you really need until you get out there. But, that’s little consolation while you’re still at home, at work, trying to make sure you have enough put aside. My goal in this post isn’t to [...]
