Last month I let you know about the speeding ticket my husband got while we were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre. We drove around a sweeping curve and saw the policeman right away -- talking with another driver by the side of the road. He never turned around to face us until after he pulled us over. We believed the cop couldn't possibly have clocked us, no matter what speed we were going, because he had his back to us the entire time he was within our line of sight. Nevertheless, he …
How to Stay Connected Overseas without Breaking the Bank
Recently a reader told me he'd appreciate "any suggestions on how to stay connected." When it comes to staying in touch with family, friends and business back home, a little planning before you leave can save you lots of money and frustration. All these suggestions will work whether you're traveling short-term or living long-term. Mobile Phone Your cell phone may not work outside your home country. Before you travel, make sure you have an unlocked phone that uses a SIM card and works on the …
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Getting Ready to Teach English in Prague
Guest Post by Sean Lords Gearing up for a year of teaching abroad can be both a stressful and exciting time in your life. On one hand, you are preparing for what will probably be one of the most memorable times of your life, but on the other, you are getting ready to leave everything you have come to be familiar with behind. I remember the nervous/anxious panic that fluttered inside of me in the weeks leading up to my departure. There were goodbyes to be said, bills to get in order and …
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8 Sites that should use the WordPress Explorable Theme [Review]
Recently I had the chance to install the new Explorable Theme by Elegant Themes. It's an excellent choice for travel-related sites, with a giant map on the home page. (Maps are integrated from Google Maps.) To put pins in the map you create Listings. The listings pop up on the home page when a reader clicks a pin on the map. Or they can follow the link on the short description to go to a page with more detail about the location (the theme creates this page for you automatically). You and …
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Horses and Ponies and Cows — Oh, My!
Kiddie rides. . . hot dogs on a stick. . . ice cream and cotton candy. . . cows and horses. . . farm equipment. . . furniture. . . experimental agricultural techniques. . . this fair in Los Santos, Panama has them all. It reminded me of the county fairs of my youth, with the 4-H barns and plant exhibits, the latest in combines, and lots of greasy, sugary, yummy food to settle (or unsettle) your stomach after whirling around on one scream-inducing ride after another. The Feria Internacional de …
WordPress Site Structure — Don’t Let the House Fall Down!
Some people are organizational whizzes. All their paper documents are filed neatly in cabinets, all their virtual documents are in the proper folders, and they can find anything in no time flat. The rest of us? Not so much. But no matter what level your organizational skills are, you need to structure your WordPress site so that readers can easily find what they're looking for. You wouldn't expect someone visiting a retail store to paw through teetering piles of mixed goods -- sweaters, …
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