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November 23, 2015March 16, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

The Brasil Story:
How Determination and a Dream Got me to Paradise

Not many people get to quit their jobs, pack up, and move to paradise, but Brasil had made such an impact on my life, I knew I had just had to be there. Nothing would stop me. Here’s my story. A different blog entry This article is not like the others. Unlike the standard one-page…

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November 23, 2015March 17, 2017 By Ramblin' Randy

Ireland

Ireland – 2015 Thanksgiving week included five new countries: Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Ramblin’ Tip:  I was virtually out of vacation days, but was able to make some magic happen and take nine days off from work while using no vacation days!  This can be accomplished on Thanksgiving week and only if your…

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November 23, 2015March 29, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Barbados

QuikTrip My Barbados stop was one of the shortest stays, on a ten-country Caribbean jaunt that was only nine days long. I landed at 8:20PM and would leave the next day at 12:30PM, so we’re talking only a couple of hours to really enjoy this island. Such a shame, because it’s a gorgeous place! It…

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November 23, 2015April 12, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Canada

Not Your Normal Trip Canada was only my sixth country–a long, long time ago, and over a decade before I started keeping this online journal of my travels…nonetheless, an absolutely epic trip; a trip with a purpose. As crazy as this sounds, I traveled all the way to Canada with the sole purpose of visiting…

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November 23, 2015August 22, 2021 By Ramblin' Randy

Panama

So 2000 and Late I started this website in 2015 and have done a pretty good job at chronicling my journeys in near real-time. But creating entries for trips I’d taken before this website was born has proven to be quite a task – mostly because memory fades over time. That’s one of the reasons…

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November 23, 2015April 21, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Costa Rica

Amazing Race Two trips here. My first 2014 visit to Costa Rica was part of my challenge to visit all of the Americas before turning 40. Since this was during the days before my serious traveling–and before my travel writing–the details will be few: I didn’t take a ton of notes, but luckily snapped some photos…

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November 22, 2015November 28, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Nicaragua

Coming soon!

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November 22, 2015May 14, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Guatemala Holla

My 2014 visit to Guatemala was part of challenge to visit all of the Americas before turning 40. Since this was during the days before my serious traveling–and before my travel writing–the details will be sparse. I wish I would’ve kept a journal back then, because my quick, two-night stop into the small town of Antigua was a…

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