We could choose to spend a month literally ANYWHERE in the world (thanks to Airbnb). You might be surprised to read that we selected Chicago to kick off our ten month adventure for our first month long stay. Having time…
Nomadic Nesters ~ Our new digs in Hoi An
We intersperse our nomadic lifestyle with occasional bursts of relative geographic “permanence”. When we do settle in (for a bit), we appreciate the relative calm that comes with being still and the process of nesting, creating a space that is…
Gems from Spain’s Costa Brava ~ Llanca, Besalu and Cadaques
From Tarragona, Spain we take a high speed train heading towards the North Eastern region of Spain, just below the border with France. A home exchange request had come our way, a few months earlier, from a family with an apartment in…
First visit in Sri Lanka from family…
Our nest is full! Oren and his fiancee Jess, came to visit us in Sri Lanka over Christmas and New Year. This was their first trip to Asia and we were super excited to host them and share Sri Lanka…
Creating our nest in Sri Lanka
Had I known what we were getting into at the start of this project, I might not have gone for it… Having restored a very old house years back in Granada, Nicaragua, I would have been quite happy this time…
Not in the least “blase” about Fort Galle, Sri Lanka.
It is an interesting milestone when adapting to a new home country, when one starts revisiting favorite locations more often than one discovers new ones. The beauty of Sri Lanka, of course, is that there is so much to discover…
Inspiration from Buddhist temples on the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka.
Peta’s paintings always reflect our travels and lives ~ Stray dogs in Nicaragua, goats in India, sculptures in the Jardins des Tuileries in Paris, ancient artifacts and archaeological treasures in Peru, textured colorful wooden fishing boats in Morocco…. Here in…
Back to our Jungle Nest ~Delawella, Sri Lanka
After a jam packed period of travel, which started two months ago, we are finally both back in Sri Lanka. Our travels took us to Malyasia, then Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. After which, Peta continued to Chicago, Los Angeles and…