Gambia: Life in an African Compound
Many years ago I arrived in the West African country of Gambia, broke as the day is long. Having a poor understanding of the country’s infrastructure, I assumed that having money wired from abroad would be a relatively easy task and was not overly concerned. I was misinformed. I had come to this sliver of [...]
Gambia: Life in an African Compound
In late 1979 I arrived in the West African country of Gambia, broke as the day is long. Having a poor understanding of the country’s infrastructure, I assumed that having money wired from abroad would be a relatively easy task and was not overly concerned. I was misinformed. I had come to this sliver of [...]
Not Wasting Time: Meet Plan Go Career Break Style
In October 2011, George and I were the hosts for Meet Plan Go Los Angeles, part of 17 cities hosting events about Career Breaks, Mini-Retirements and Long Term Travel. We had traveled for nearly a year in 2008-9 and this month we left again for at least a year. Meet Plan Go National recently [...]





