A Purple Life
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*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Tokyo, Japan to LAX for $44
Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Tokyo, Japan to LAX for $44
We’ve finally reached the end of my “flying around Asia and Oceania on points” saga. This is the last flight I took in that batch that I booked with Singapore KrisFlyer points, wh…
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October 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Tokyo, Japan to LAX for $44
*NEW POST* Review: Journey By Mediavine - An Awesome Ad Network For Websites With 10,000 Sessions
Review: Journey By Mediavine – An Awesome Ad Network For Websites With 10,000 Sessions
When I started sharing this blog 7 years ago, Mediavine was the gold standard ad network, the one most bloggers strove towards. They seemed to have the least annoying ads, the best customer service…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Journey By Mediavine - An Awesome Ad Network For Websites With 10,000 Sessions
*NEW POST* Review: Stonehenge & The Cotswolds Tour From Bath, England
Review: Stonehenge & The Cotswolds Tour From Bath, England
This summer I returned to the UK for the first time in about a decade and this was my Partner’s first time in the country of countries. His mother absolutely loves visiting the UK and her fav…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Stonehenge & The Cotswolds Tour From Bath, England
*NEW POST* MY PARTNER IS RETIRING!!!
MY PARTNER IS RETIRING!!!
I have a surprise for y’all today :) . My Partner has popped onto this blog from time to time to answer y’alls questions and talk about hitting his FIRE number and today he’s here to ta…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
*NEW POST* MY PARTNER IS RETIRING!!!
*NEW POST* The Month Of Bath: August 2025 Recap
The Month Of Bath: August 2025 Recap
Hello from the rolling hills of the English countryside :) . I’m writing this while sitting in my garden listening to new-to-me birdsongs and feeling the sun on my face. Let’s see what …
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September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
*NEW POST* The Month Of Bath: August 2025 Recap
*NEW POST* Slow Travel Review: Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Land Of Canals and Bikes
Slow Travel Review: Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The Land Of Canals and Bikes
Since I retired in 2020 and started traveling the world, I’ve had a goal to only visit places that are 70F and sunny. My mood is instantly improved in sunny weather and a temperature thatR…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
*NEW POST* Slow Travel Review: Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Land Of Canals and Bikes
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Singapore to Tokyo, Japan for $18
Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Singapore to Tokyo, Japan for $18
This is the second part of a very long post about my experience flying 17 hours in Singapore Air Economy Class. In case you missed it, here’s the first part: Review: Singapore Air Economy Cla…
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September 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Singapore to Tokyo, Japan for $18
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Auckland, New Zealand to Singapore for $18
Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Auckland, New Zealand to Singapore for $18
Surprise surprise – I’ve written a lot on this blog about Singapore Air Business Class, First Class and their First Class Suites, but until now, I had never sampled their Economy Class …
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September 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Auckland, New Zealand to Singapore for $18
*NEW POST* The Month Of The UK: July 2025 Recap
The Month Of The UK: July 2025 Recap
I’ve continued my trend of visiting countries I haven’t experienced before during the summer months and this year that brought me to The UK. I haven’t been here in over a decade a…
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August 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
*NEW POST* The Month Of The UK: July 2025 Recap
*NEW POST* I Became A NY Resident (Again): Real ID, Voting, Libraries, Healthcare and Taxes
I Became A NY Resident (Again): Real ID, Voting, Libraries, Healthcare and Taxes
It finally happened :) . After 10 years as a resident of Washington State, I am once again a New York resident. I previously lived in NYC from 2011 to 2015 and now I’m back baby!
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July 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
*NEW POST* I Became A NY Resident (Again): Real ID, Voting, Libraries, Healthcare and Taxes
*NEW POST* Cheers To 7 Years Of A Purple Life!
Cheers To 7 Years Of A Purple Life!
I’m still here! It’s been 7 years since I took this blog public, which is almost twice as long as I’ve ever held one job. This is by far my longest running hobby and in that time,…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
*NEW POST* Cheers To 7 Years Of A Purple Life!
*NEW POST* The Best Budget Earbuds: Soundcore Space A40
The Best Budget Earbuds: Soundcore Space A40
Last year I was on the search for the best over-ear headphones I could find. After a lot of research, polling y’all, and testing, I found them! Well now it’s time to expand that search …
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July 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
*NEW POST* The Best Budget Earbuds: Soundcore Space A40
*NEW POST* The Month Of Machu Picchu: June 2025 Recap
The Month Of Machu Picchu: June 2025 Recap
Half of 2025 is over, time has no meaning and I’m refusing to think about it :) . June was a wild month filled with adventure, books, birds and some unfortunate sicknesses, but overall it was…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
*NEW POST* The Month Of Machu Picchu: June 2025 Recap
*NEW POST* I Bought A Car! What I Learned As A First-Time Car Buyer
I Bought A Car! What I Learned As A First-Time Car Buyer
So remember when I wrote a post 7 years ago saying I was going to be carfree for life? Well this is a great example of why I usually try to “never say never.” I never would have imagine…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
*NEW POST* I Bought A Car! What I Learned As A First-Time Car Buyer
*NEW POST* Medical Tourism: A $68 Dental Cleaning In Lima, Perú
Medical Tourism: A $68 Dental Cleaning In Lima, Perú
My adventures in medical tourism continue! After enjoying my experiences with dentists in Italy, Argentina, and México, I finally explored Perú’s dental care.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
*NEW POST* Medical Tourism: A $68 Dental Cleaning In Lima, Perú
*NEW POST* Review: Bioluminescence Kayak Tour Near Auckland, New Zealand
Review: Bioluminescence Kayak Tour Near Auckland, New Zealand
One of my dreams has always been to see bioluminescence. I saw it in Seattle once and also very briefly during my trip to the Great Barrier Reef in 2023, but I’ve never had a full experience …
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June 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Bioluminescence Kayak Tour Near Auckland, New Zealand
*NEW POST* The Month Of Settling Down(ish): May 2025 Recap
The Month Of Settling Down(ish): May 2025 Recap
Yes – “Settling Down-ish” ;) . I won’t keep you in suspense. Let’s see what wild things I got up to this month!
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June 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
*NEW POST* The Month Of Settling Down(ish): May 2025 Recap
*NEW POST* Travel Delays In Retirement: Surprisingly, Not A Big Deal
Travel Delays In Retirement: Surprisingly, Not A Big Deal
Travel delays are never fun but recently, I was reflecting on why I went from someone who was almost furious when delays happened to now being a chill little cucumber. And I think it all stems from…
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May 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
*NEW POST* Travel Delays In Retirement: Surprisingly, Not A Big Deal
*NEW POST* I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)
I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)
Well, it finally happened. But like a lot of things in life, how it happened was a complete surprise. Of all the reasons I suspected that I would settle down again, such as getting tired of traveli…
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May 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
*NEW POST* I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)
*NEW POST* My Packing List As A 5 Year, Full-Time Nomad
My Packing List As A 5 Year, Full-Time Nomad
It’s finally here! Y’all have been asking me for literal years to write a post detailing my nomad packing list. I put it off because y’all requested, at minimum pictures and ideal…
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May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
*NEW POST* My Packing List As A 5 Year, Full-Time Nomad
*NEW POST* The Month Of Seattle: April 2025 Recap
The Month Of Seattle: April 2025 Recap
2025 is 1/3 over and time is dumb :) . The month absolutely flew by for reasons I’ll explain below, but in general it was nice to be back Stateside after spending the first few months of the …
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May 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
*NEW POST* The Month Of Seattle: April 2025 Recap
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class - Singapore to Auckland, New Zealand for $37
Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Singapore to Auckland, New Zealand for $37
This is the second part of a very long post about my experience flying 17 hours in Singapore Air Economy Class. In case you missed it, here’s the first part: Review: Singapore Air Economy Cla…
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April 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class - Singapore to Auckland, New Zealand for $37
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class - Tokyo, Japan to Singapore for $37
Review: Singapore Air Economy Class – Tokyo, Japan to Singapore for $37
Surprise surprise – I’ve written a lot on this blog about Singapore Air Business Class, First Class and their First Class Suites, but until now I had never sampled their Economy Class p…
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April 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
*NEW POST* Review: Singapore Air Economy Class - Tokyo, Japan to Singapore for $37
*NEW POST* "Is It Worth It?" Green Class Tickets On The Shinkansen Bullet Train
“Is It Worth It?” Green Class Tickets On The Shinkansen Bullet Train
So my Partner loves trains :) . I try to incorporate them into our travel plans as much as I can because he loves them so much. That has led to some fun adventures, such as taking a sleeper train u…
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April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
*NEW POST* "Is It Worth It?" Green Class Tickets On The Shinkansen Bullet Train
*NEW POST* Lessons Learned After 4 Years Of Living In Airbnbs
Lessons Learned After 4 Years Of Living In Airbnbs
It’s been almost 5 years since I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. Every year, my thoughts, revelations and strategies for being a full-time nomad seem to change, so I li…
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April 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
*NEW POST* Lessons Learned After 4 Years Of Living In Airbnbs