Due to its timeliness, I am once again breaking into our regularly scheduled calendar of events… Why? Because February is my birthday month & I get to do whatever I want 😛 Let’s be honest the month doesn’t really effect that. So a quick interlude about an impromptu girl’s trip in what we refer to […]
Tag: travel
🪳Cockroaches & Cabinet Reorgs
I think most folks would agree, the only good cockroach is a dead cockroach 🪳 So in a slightly better frame of mind than the night before, I set out to clean & negotiate. Now to be fair we are in the jungle tropics 🌴 There are bugs here. As much as I hate the […]
💼 Baggage Difficulties & Other Airport Fun👮♂️
Let’s discuss why you want to decorate the hell out of you luggage… because people do not pay attention! The pilot gift at Balloon Fiesta one year was a rolling carry on size suitcase, black with AIBF artwork embroidered on the front. We were one of 650+/- pilots that received these, so it’s safe to […]
Back On Track…🧳
With our res cards in hand, after only two & a half weeks in Mexico & a full three weeks before we expected & were scheduled to, we once again regrouped & repacked & rescheduled & rambled on… We have been coming to Mexico for the last few years to participate in the Festival Internacional […]
🇲🇽Best Laid Plans meets Bureaucracy🇲🇽
Wonderful food, beautiful art & amazing culture were a nice distraction to what would become a plan of changing plans, with stops, starts & many changes in direction. Here is the incredibly long story about the drama on Monday & Tuesday, the beginning of November at the immigration office for those of you who were […]
San Miguel de Allende 🖼️ Art & Foodie Wonderland 🇲🇽
If you ever find yourself self in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, I highly recommend not only the colorful city of San Miguel de Allende but also its two other nearby cities, the state’s capital & university town of Guanajuato City & the larger, Leon with its Zona Piel (leather market) & Plaza de Zapatos […]
🌼San Miguel de Allende💀
Three & a half weeks was not nearly long enough to take in the beauty & grandeur of this quaint yet bustling town. SMA was the perfect spot to get started on this adventure, a bit of comfort in the expat community with plenty of opportunities to learn how things work & gain the courage […]
💻✈️ He’s a digital nomad 😉❤️ She’s a vagabond (ME!) 🌏💼
A little back story… May 2022, we sold our house 🏡 in Colorado Springs, where we raised these kids who are now adults, grown & flown. We purged most of our stuff & put the rest in storage. We are hot air balloonists, who love adventure & traveling ✈️ and skiing ⛷ & hiking and […]