{"id":3946,"date":"2014-12-17T18:15:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T02:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2015-01-27T19:21:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T03:21:44","slug":"looking-back-looking-forward-2015-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/looking-back-looking-forward-2015-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back &#038; looking forward, our 2015 plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2014 brought many new changes. We began traveling internationally again after over a year of traveling around the United States. We visited 8-10 countries depending on how you count \u2018em. We began and sustained what I am calling \u201cphase 3\u201d of this travel blog and I became a certified yoga teacher. It was a fun year full of family, travel and all good things. It really felt like a year. We experienced at least a bit of each of the four seasons (in no particular order) and got to see old friends and familiar places, as well as meet new friends in new places.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-afba7bb624f80bdf3dac1cde574189a5 jig-preset-global\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/WhistlerMountain-Sarah-Jenny-Snow-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FWhistlerMountain-Sarah-Jenny-Snow-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"All 4 Seasons Around the World\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">All 4 Seasons Around the World<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Spring-Mt.-Fuji-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FSpring-Mt.-Fuji-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Mt. Fuji\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Spring Mt. Fuji<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Koh-Jum-Thailand-Beach-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FKoh-Jum-Thailand-Beach-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Koh Jum Thailand Beach\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Koh Jum Thailand Beach<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Fall-in-Sebastopol-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FFall-in-Sebastopol-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Fall in Sebastopol\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fall in Sebastopol<br\/><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>In &#8220;phase 1&#8221; of the blog I puked whatever I was thinking at the moment onto my keyboard, didn\u2019t bother editing it and threw it at the internet. In phase 2 I didn\u2019t write at all, and then summed up over a year and a half into one paragraph. In phase 3 I decided to get serious, and am proud at how I have stuck with it. In the past year, I have written about a post a week; 60 posts, or 5 posts a month to be exact-ish. <\/p>\n<p>Before &#8220;phase 3&#8221; I was quick to let people know that our blog was \u201cnot a real blog.\u201d It was just a way to keep our friends and family updated, like a facebook page. This had the added benefit of meaning that I did not have to be held accountable for the quality of my writing or the regularity of the posts. I mean who proofreads personal letters, jeez!? <\/p>\n<p>This way of thinking had one major flaw, the vast majority of our friends and family stopped reading our blog a couple of years ago, so why was I still keeping it? <\/p>\n<p>Because I like it. Because I like travel blogs and personally rely solely on travel blogs for up to date information, and want to contribute to that wellspring of information. Mostly it is because I am a travel nerd. I am endlessly interested in travel and love connecting with other people who are too. <\/p>\n<div id=\"jig2\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-e277eb8e09accbc016c6337d7c790444 jig-preset-global\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig2-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/El-Nido-Philippines-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FEl-Nido-Philippines-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"El Nido, Philippines\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">El Nido, Philippines<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Snorkeling-in-Thailand-980x735.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FSnorkeling-in-Thailand-980x735.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Snorkeling in Thailand\" width=\"1066\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Snorkeling in Thailand<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Raflesia-flower-in-Malaysia-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FRaflesia-flower-in-Malaysia-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Raflesia flower in Malaysia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Raflesia flower in Malaysia<br\/><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phong-Nha-Vietnam-980x653.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftillthemoneyrunsout.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FPhong-Nha-Vietnam-980x653.jpg&amp;h=800&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Phong Nha Vietnam\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Phong Nha Vietnam<br\/><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Admitting publically that I am actually doing this is kinda scary for many reasons. First and foremost I am now responsible for the content that I am spewing out onto the internet. Along those same lines, I need to be even more honest and personal. That may seem like a contradiction, you\u2019d think you would be more honest with loved ones than strangers, but there are times when that is not the case. We try to be positive about all of our experiences and don\u2019t like to write anything that would make the people we love worry about us. However, if the goal is to be a practical resource for the travel community, it is important to let people know about situations where we have felt unsafe, or other less positive aspects about our experiences to help other&#8217;s avoid the same situations. <\/p>\n<p>We spent the last year re-working our site into a \u201creal blog\u201d and now I am feeling ready to move on to phase 4. What will phase 4 look like? Some exciting changes including letting go of what I think of as \u201cthe narrative\u201d and posting about places in a different order than we visited them, adding packing lists and gear reviews and other helpful, non-location specific tidbits, and continually striving to find a balance between the personal and the informative. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2.jpg\" alt=\"Working Mermaid\" width=\"3629\" height=\"2419\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-980x653.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3629px) 100vw, 3629px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2.jpg\" alt=\"Working Mermaid\" width=\"3629\" height=\"2419\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-288x192.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WorkinMaid2-980x653.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3629px) 100vw, 3629px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enough about the blog, what does 2015 (our 5th year of continuous travel) hold in store for us? We are currently in Hawaii, camping on Tom\u2019s Dad&#8217;s farm for the holidays, and then will visit two other islands. In mid-January, we will head down South to the Oaxacan coast of Mexico to look for a place to settle for a few months. Does anyone have a lead on a good rental in Puerto Escondido or Mazunte? Or a tip for another town that has good food, a relaxed vibe and people who I can practice teaching yoga to? After Mexico, we are looking at exploring more of Central America. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP\/\/\/wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii.jpg\" alt=\"Camping on the bess farm Hawaii\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-188x188.jpg 188w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-288x288.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii.jpg\" alt=\"Camping on the bess farm Hawaii\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-188x188.jpg 188w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-288x288.jpg 288w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/tillthemoneyrunsout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Camping-on-the-bess-farm-Hawaii-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This last year we spent about half the year in the U.S. and half the year traveling internationally and that felt like a good fit for us.  We will continue that tradition and will try to make it back to the Bay Area for our nephew\u2019s 3rd birthday in early June and then will return to our yearly house-sit in San Diego.  At least that\u2019s the plan this week. <\/p>\n<p>Comments are always very much appreciated! Do you blog? Why do you blog? Do you have any tips for Southern Mexico or Central America destinations? Any must-see towns, must-eat dishes or must-stay places?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2014 brought many new changes. We began traveling internationally again after over a year of traveling around the United States. We visited 8-10 countries depending on how you count \u2018em. 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