Finding the Twerp in Antwerp... and reasons to be incredibly thankful

Finding the Twerp in Antwerp, Belgium

We looked up the many definitions of "twerp" - including some seriously weird ones - trying to find how this fabulous city got its name.

Turns weirdest definition by far is the answer!

Join us in the land of severed hands, giants, odd stone lions, and incredible beer... CONTINUE READING >>

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	USA Today asked how we make travel meaningful		Pink Pangea asked Veronica about what makes her tick!
	Midlife at the Oasis featured Going Gypsy!		Starts at 60 ran a story about our travels in Tanzania
	Boomeresque gave Going Gypsy a nice nod!	Adventuress Travel Magazine reviewed Going Gypsy
We discussed our RV lifestyle on the Downsize with Style podcast			DiscoverCorps named us a travel site to watch in 2016
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We Climbed Kilimanjaro! Well, Sort Of

We Climbed Kilimanjaro! Well, Sort Of

We’re talking about the biggest freestanding mountain in the world, rising over nineteen thousand feet!

Fantastic waterfalls, wonderful people, fascinating legends, vile brew, an unusual apology and a very amicable Plan B awaited us on the slopes of Kilimanjaro... CONTINUE READING >>

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Ever Wonder How Our Adventure Began? Guess We've Always Been a Little Crazy!

Have you ever wondered how we met? 

A one-night stand (not ours!), a beat-up old (heavy metal) car named the Sharkmobile, and the US Postal Service delivered a one-three punch we couldn't ignore.

It might not be the most romantic story and, the odds most definitely were NOT in our favor, but... CONTINUE READING >>

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Time to Eat Crow... We're Unorthodox... and How do YOU recharge?

Time to Eat Crow. I Now Believe in Moose!

I stand corrected. I apologize, I couldn't have been more wrong. 

Moose exist.

It was less than a week upon our arrival in Anchorage, Alaska that I spied my first moose while traveling along the Seward Highway south of town.

AND he was swimming. I am now fully obsessed with moose, as demonstrated... CONTINUE READING >>

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We're Unorthodox! What are YOU Going to do with Your Empty Nest?

Deseret News intrigued us with some interesting Boomer stats and asked us to weigh in with our thoughts and experience!

"With a son who is a pilot and is able to fly and see them often, as well as two daughters who can both be visited by traveling to the same city, the family is reunited often.

'I'm fairly certain we see our kids more traveling a lot than if we were in one place'"... Read the full article and leave a comment here

Where Do You Go to Recharge? Meet Me at Women at Woodstock!

I wrote extensively about my first experience at Women at Woodstock last year, about how I agreed to go -- kicking and screaming a bit -- and the immediate benefits I received by attending.

It's been an incredible year for me and the women I met at WAW have been supporting me all the way!

 I'll be speaking at this year's main event, and I would love for you to join me there! Click in to see for yourself how WAW can change your life!

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Frankly My Dear, it's Amsterdam! Did we stay out of trouble?

Amsterdam has a reputation, but the hedonistic side of this city is just a small part of what attracts so many people.

For us, that aspect was a mere curiosity; the real allure is the entirely distinctive personality of this vibrant, energetic, aqua-centric city.

So did we stay out of trouble? Depends how you define trouble... CONTINUE READING >>

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How the Anne Frank House Made Me Feel

The Diary of a Young Girl was the first coming-of-age story I'd ever read. And it hit me hard for a number of reasons.

So, Anne Frank House was at the very top of my list of places to visit when we arrived in Amsterdam.


The house is the actual building where the Anne and her family --and four others -- hid before they were betrayed and captured by the Nazis... CONTINUE READING >>

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Getting Centered at the Equator in Ecuador (or Our Journey to the Center of the Earth)

Just outside of Quito, Ecuador lies the exact midway point between the North and South poles and, being of reasonably sound minds, we had to see it.

Seriously, when do you get the chance to stand on  Latitude 00° 00' 00”?

We did some wacky things there, but only one of us got a certificate for... CONTINUE READING >>

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Picture This: Tonic Food & Dried Seafood Streets in Hong Kong

Famous for ancient Chinese medicines, traditional herbal remedies, and tonic foods such as $5,000-per-pound bird's nests, Hong Kong's Wing Lok and Ko Shing Streets are bursting with wonderful oddities.

And trust us, that's the tame stuff!

The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world, so who are we to argue?
Click in to see some truly incredible wonders... CONTINUE READING >>

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Remember that big news we've been spouting off about? The news we were afraid to talk about because we couldn't believe it was actually happening?

Well here it is (drumroll please!):

We have a book coming out! Can you imagine how hard this has been for over-sharing me to not say anything?

 But, before we get into the details, I want to tell you the story about the cover... CONTINUE READING >>

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Wachau Talkin' About? Austria Along the Danube

In this region -- far removed from any modern hustle and bustle -- the river winds beneath church towers, vineyards, and ancient castle ruins as it passes the hamlets that dot the hillsides along the banks.

No wonder the entire area has been named a UNESCO World Heritage... CONTINUE READING >>

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Yin and Yang: Ancient Meets Modern in Shanghai

How does a city with a jaw-dropping skyline and  the fastest train in the world also embrace its roots?

Join us as we discover Shanghai -- the old and the new -- through her art, religion, architecture and food (soup dumplings!)... CONTINUE READING >>

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Beijing - Forbidden No More

To those of us who grew up in the "eat your vegetables, there are starving kids in China" era, visiting Beijing really seemed like a trip into a forbidden city.

Back then the city was known... CONTINUE READING >>

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Livin' on Hong Kong Time

Hong Kong is the world's most vertical city, with two hundred and ninety-three buildings higher than five hundred feet - sixty more than second-place New York City.

Travel with us as we explore the wonders of this great city - all while taking advantage of a mass transit system that serves eleven million people a day... CONTINUE READING >>

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Traveling in Dr. King's Footprints

Follow your GypsyNesters as we explore pivotal moments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life though travel.

Join us in an emotional journey through Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma as we discover more about what had happened, what is happening now and our hope for the future... CONTINUE READING >>

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Rome Wasn't Built (and can't all be seen) in a Day - But, Man, Did We Try!

A whirlwind tour of Rome as only your GypsyNesters can give you!

Visit the colossal Colosseum, the temples of the fabulous Forum and the grandeur of The Vatican!

And check out the mysterious horned Moses by Michelangelo and the chains in the church of St. Peter in Chains... CONTINUE READING >>

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A Black Friday Rant, our iPad Mini Giveaway & A White Sands National Park Photo Gallery

We saw this quote and just had to share.

It struck us that we may be losing sight on what is truly important this holiday season.

 Last year, in our post-turkey bloat, we grabbed the remote and settled into something we rarely do: We vegged in front of the boob-tube. Immediately we felt bombarded.

The blaring onslaught of Black Friday ads was funny at first. We sat and mocked in our usual.. CONTINUE READING >>

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Click to enter to win an iPad Mini from your GypsyNesters!

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is a blinding alien landscape with giant shifting dunes of pure white gypsum... CONTINUE READING >>
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Pompeii & Circumstances - and we're on the radio tomorrow!

Rome may not have been built in a day, but Pompeii was certainly destroyed in one.

Because of the unique nature of the calamity that buried the city, we have an incredibly well preserved peek into every day life two thousand years ago in The Roman Empire.

We had an amazing amount of history and emotion to absorb, making our day at Pompeii one of the most incredible... CONTINUE READING >>

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GypsyNesters on the Radio!

We will be joining the warm and wonderful Sandy Fowler on air! Join us on Monday (November 18th) at NOON ET! You can hear it on via the web by clicking this link:  www.radio.heartfilledholidays.com

Here's a peek at what we'll be discussing:
 David and Veronica James are more than empty-nesters; they're a couple who've decided to take life by the horns. When their kids moved out they sold their home and started traveling the country to re-connect with family and friends. Along the way they recovered from being a helicopter mom, re-discovered the couple that fell in love, learned about traveling on a budget, saw amazing sights, learned to be parents of adult children, created new traditions and a whole lot more. We'll be talking about family life when everyone leaves home, including Mom and Dad.

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Who's Kidding Who?

The last task of raising a child is letting them go.

Allowing them to flap their cute little wings and fly... giving them a gentle nudge out of the nest to get them airborne.

OK, sometimes it's more like a hard shove off a cliff... but then the harder transition from the parent-child to an adult-to-adult relationship must be made.

This process doesn't happen overnight. The ritual sounds easy in theory, but it can be a bit sticky in practice. It's difficult not to... CONTINUE READING >>

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Vibrant, colorful Buenos Aires - a city alive with music, dance, history and culture. It was so easy to immerse ourselves; to breathe it in.

Find out our favorite spots… CONTINUE READING > >

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