Going to the US and London! And Meetup Plans!
I opened a bank account in Brooklyn, New York when I moved there fourteen years ago. It was at a convenient location for me, the branch a mere minutes walk from where I was living. Over the years, this became my bank account that I used for all my American needs, all my work over […]
Classism and Stigma, Why Its Wrong, and What You Miss Out On; Reflections From Our Camping Trip
Having just come back from a very enjoyable and practically free camping vacation on the beach with my family, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. How many people would never do what I did. And not because they don’t like camping, and not because they don’t like the beach, and not because they don’t […]
Our Super Frugal Beach Camping Trip, The Last Two Days
A few hours ago, we got home from our family’s longest camping trip ever, five days and four nights camping on the beach. To get there entailed taking one bus, then three trains, then another bus, plus a bit of walking… but it was well worth it. The kids and I had a wonderful time, […]
Our Frugal Beach Camping Vacation: The First Three Days
I’ve been planning this five day beach camping trip with my kids pretty much since our similar but shorter trip last year. Slowly I’ve been stocking up on supplies from cheap places, learning from our mistakes last year, to make this trip as great as possible, but still as the date approached I was filled […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 6, Tsikalaria, Souda
My sixth day in Greece… honestly, there’s not so much to write about. It was the day after I completed the 14 kilometer Samaria Gorge hike, more than half of it with a sprained ankle and an injured knee. The morning of my hike, the taxi driver bringing me to the gathering point told me […]
Making Banana Flower Salad
On my trip to Greece, most of the food I saw being sold was pretty standard, not things that made me go “huh?” Other than this. This was in Vera’s mom’s fridge and I had never seen them before. Her mom called it banana hearts, which Vera told me is a banana flower, and that […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 5, Samaria Gorge
Yesterday I had quite a day. Originally we’d planned on going to the pink beach in Elafonisi, but because of bad wind, we decided to ditch that. Samaria Gorge is a hike that is really special to Crete, and in fact, is the longest gorge in all of Europe, and has some amazing sights, but […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 4, Chania
Today just finished my fourth day in my Cretan Greek vacation. One thing I’m absolutely loving about Greece is how laid back everything is here. Today, after a relatively late night in town last night, we slept in and had a pretty chilled out morning. We, Vera, her friend Mariana, and I then headed into […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation — Crete Day 2 and 3, Chania
My second and third day of my Cretan vacation have been so wonderful, but been busy, so I’ve combined them into one post. The one thing that I can say about the city Chania is that it literally exudes charm. Every place has been more picturesque… Than the next… Just walking around the city… Gives […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation — Crete, Day 1, Chania
I am running on fumes, because I got fewer than 4 hours of sleep over the past 24 hours, but I wanted to get this post up already, because I know many people are anxious to hear about my trip. As soon as I finish this, then I’ll go to bed. I had an early […]
