2017 Goals and Dreams: A Guide for the Year
Every new year gives us a way to become better people, and 2017 is no different. Here are our personal goals (well, mostly Ruby's) for the year ahead. Note that this does not include professional goals (that part is private).
A Look Back on 2016
We take a look back on 2016 - our achievements, where we've been, and how we feel happened good throughout the year, and what could have gone better.
What’s Wrong With Staying Home?
With the "I Quit My Job to Travel the World" movement, more and more people are becoming unhappier staying at home and doing chillax stuff. We look at this from the other side, those who just want to stay in the comfort of their home and *gasp* are happy about it.
2020 Year in Review
2020 has been a wash. It’s time that we will never get back, but we have no other choice and must move on. It’s a pretty different time to live in. A pandemic came with no set cure, people got quarantined in their homes, travel was non-existent for a few months…. Yeah, it was a really interesting year. Here’s a look back at our 2020: how we coped with the pandemic, what we did when we couldn’t travel, and other achievements. How to Keep Sane with a Baby January & February 2020: Spent most of the weeks trying to keep a baby alive, keeping my sanity intact, and trying to…
Give the Gift of Travel this Holiday Season
For my birthday last September (2016), I asked Peter not to buy me anything; rather, I asked him to give me something travel related as a present. Modern norms tell us that anything that marks an occasion in our lives be it a birthday, an anniversary, or holidays, a present is expected. The thing is, in this world of consumerism, we end up buying more and more stuff as presents, and do not put enough thought into the meaning of it. Which is why for my birthday, instead of getting something wrapped in a piece of paper and trying to guess what it is, I asked him to just cover…