Way back in April (2018), I wrote about my budget for my spring/summer 2018 mid-life crisis/first retirement trip around the world: US $20,000. Well, my trip is over, and the numbers are in. (They’re recorded in loving detail on my stats page.) The final price tag: $13,002.48. Way under budget. I pat myself on the
It’s been awhile, but I’m back. Where did I leave off? Ah yes. The date was 8 August 2018, and I was about to leave Tallinn, Estonia and return to the United States of America after four months overseas. Better late (I’m writing this on 6 November 2018) than never, I guess. Here’s how my
I feel basically the same way about Tallinn, Estonia that I felt about Split, Croatia. It’s a cool place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live here. Which makes sense. Both cities are cruise ship ports, and as such host mobs of tourists every summer. Now throngs of tourists aren’t necessarily a show-stopper; Prague,