A surge of passport applications and renewals has increased wait times extending to 2018 for processing applications over the coming months.

SOLO TRAVEL Bold, Daring, Adventurous… Not necessarily words one would use to describe me.  And quite frankly, not words I would use to describe myself.  I have always been more of the safe, planned, and calculated type.  You know, keep a list, and run a well-oiled system that works just right for me.  Spontaneous, not […]

Adventure awaits me in Japan! Of course I am always trying to find a way to go someplace new and to make it as affordable as possible….. hence on a dime! I recently got a call from my nephew who has been teaching English in Japan for the last 4 years or so. That call […]