Health Insurance for Full Time Travel

04 May 2019
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All prices are in USD.  We are Americans, Blowing Bubbles is Canadian. In October, our friends on S/V Blowing Bubbles were in a major accident in Indonesia.  Kyle was evacuated to Singapore, where they received a $78,000 medical bill. We’ve had small medical bills...
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A Year with Our Drift Paddleboards

01 May 2019
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I wrote a while back about unboxing my new Drift Paddleboards I got in Australia and taking them for a spin.  Since then, I’ve had a blast paddleboarding with the Gemini Twins (or the singular, Lord and Lady Gemini) all over Southeast Asia. However, after my first few...
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Galveston Art Tour by Bicycle

27 Apr 2019
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I’m a proud Houstonian; I’ve lived there most of my life (from about two years old on).  I graduated high school out in the ‘burbs, bought my first house inside the loop, and my parents still live out in Clear Lake.  And all my life, Galveston has been...
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Magma Products Nesting Pots and Pans Review

24 Apr 2019
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I was already a huge fan of my Magma Products nesting cookware set.  I had brought a set over to France when we moved aboard the boat and easily fell in love with them.  However, after four years and some mistreatment on my part, my pans were not doing so well. ...
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Safari in Kruger Park, South Africa with Honeyguide

20 Apr 2019
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Our jeep creeps to a stop, and Richard shuts off the engine.  Another jeep faces us, engine off and headlights shining in the dusk. We wait quietly, the noises of the park around us. Then, we see the movement; from the edges of the headlights next to us comes a pride of...
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Uligamu: Formalities and our First Taste of the Maldives

17 Apr 2019
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We arrived in the Maldives from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka after five days at sea with spectacular sunsets and a dolphin escort.  We were dropping anchor on March 27th, our anniversary!  Already, we were stunned by the beauty of these atolls, and excited to be spending 6-8...
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Passage of Dolphins: Sailing from Sri Lanka to Maldives

14 Apr 2019
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After clearing out of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, the night before, we got up early on March 22nd to weigh anchor and make our way out of Town Bay and into the Indian Ocean.  We chose this window because we only had five days left on our Sri Lankan visa, and if we waited any...
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Trincomalee, Sri Lanka for Cruisers

13 Apr 2019
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After 7 days at sea from Thailand to Sri Lanka, we arrived into Trincomalee (Trinco) which would be our home base for our 25-day stay. Table of Contents - Click to Jump Cruising in Sri LankaWhy Trincomalee?About TrincomaleeHiring An AgentFormalities in TrincomaleeWhat to do in...
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3-Night Safari in Wilpattu National Park

10 Apr 2019
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Nine years ago, David and I had a wonderful experience on safari in South Africa – this is well before Starry Horizons and our 6-year circumnavigation.  We loved the safari trip, and thoroughly enjoyed spotting the big five game animals – elephants, lions,...
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