Sometime in the middle of last week, Brian and I hit a wall. Neither of us is what you would call a detail person. We’re best at planning an overall strategy or figuring out how elements fit together into a larger system, and we struggle with keeping track of the little things. When you undertake…
who are the watsons?
We are a 30-something married couple who decided to leave behind our home, careers and comfortable Silicon Valley lifestyle to try a new course. Join us as we travel the world to learn about other cultures, lifestyles and ways to generate income beyond the traditional 9-5.
Tag Archive: slow travel
Have car, will travel
Generally, Brian and I plan to utilize public transportation or rent motorbikes or bicycles to get around during our travels. In the States, however, we’re accustomed to hopping in our cars and going wherever we want, whenever we want, so we figured that on Hawaii’s Big Island we’d prefer a car. What to do? When…
The elephant in the room
As the true nature of our travel plans — that we’re leaving the Bay Area to travel indefinitely — dawned on friends, family and colleagues, we’ve noticed the appearance of a rather large elephant in the corner. In general, folks have been intrigued, supportive and at times wistful about our plans, but the elephant has…
What’s the plan, man?
A friend asked me to explain our travel plan today. I gave him the same answer we’ve given everyone: “We’re flying to Hawaii first. We’ll spend four months on the Big Island and then we’re going to Japan.” He followed with, “How long are you staying in Japan?” “I don’t know,” I said. “And where…
Happy New Year!
Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010! 2009 has been good to us in Northern California, but it should come as no surprise that a couple who moves around as often as we do is embracing change, again. In March, Brian will be leaving his job as a research scientist and Kate…
