Despite my best intentions and a lovely picture in my head of hopping around the globe with nothing but backpacks and a sense of adventure, not having a local "home" is rough.  That $%^&# is hard work!  If Thailand taught...

My girlfriends have asked me to explain a little bit more about the Amazon Affiliate stuff. What is it? How does it work? What do we get? How does it impact their Amazon experience (read: does stuff cost more)? Too easy....

I'd been tracking the Alcatraz tickets online for a week or so.  Again, I'm not a planner so that seemed like a giant level of effort.  There were plenty available so I didn't bother to purchase them.  Let's keep things...