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Destinations Europe Iceland 2025

Ólafsfjörður, Iceland

David - The Geezer Abroad February 20, 2025February 26, 2025 Aurora Borealis, Iceland, Northern Lights, Ólafsfjörður Leave a Comment 190 Views

Ólafsfjörður Our first impression of Ólafsfjörður is that it is a very small town, which we knew before arriving. We also knew the town had only 800 residents and...

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Our 2024 Travel Summary

David - The Geezer Abroad January 20, 2025January 23, 2025 Budget Travel, Travel Leave a Comment 209 Views

Where did we travel in 2024? In 2024, we traveled to four (maybe five) countries, two (or three) were new to us. We started in Tbilisi, Georgia, and ended...

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4 Months of Travel – How Much Did it Cost?

David - The Geezer Abroad September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Georgia, Romania, South Africa, Turkey, Turkiye Leave a Comment 934 Views

How Much Did It Cost? How much did it cost for our nomadic adventure? We did a test of traveling full-time for 4 months. It was initially a 6-month...

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Three Weeks in Romania – Our Expenses

David - The Geezer Abroad September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Bran, Brașov, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Dracula, Georgia, Romania, Ruse, Turkey, Turkiye Leave a Comment 599 Views

Three Weeks in Romania After Turkiye, we decided to spend about three weeks in Romania. Our flight from Antalya via Istanbul arrived in Bucharest around 8:30 PM. Since we...

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Two Months in Turkey – Our Expenses

David - The Geezer Abroad July 18, 2024September 19, 2024 Ayvalik, Bodrum, Çanakkale, Didim, Fethiye, Istanbul, Şile, Turkey, Turkiye Leave a Comment 721 Views

Turkey 2024 – Part 1 We spent approximately two months in Turkey between March and June. Our first visit was 6 weeks including an overnight layover on the way...

Destinations Europe Georgia

Are We Going to Die at the Georgia-Azerbaijan Border?

David - The Geezer Abroad April 27, 2024August 23, 2024 Azerbaijan, Border Crossing, David Gareja Monastery, Firing Range, Georgia, Google Maps, Mastiff, Military Exercise, Rustavi, Tbilisi, Udabno Leave a Comment 710 Views

Are We Going to Die? It is not a great day when you send your exact location to family members in case you go missing. Apparently, sending drivers down...

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Georgia The Country

David - The Geezer Abroad April 24, 2024 Batumi, Europe, Georgia, Georgian-Russian Friendship Monument, Gori, Gudauri, Kutaisi, Mtskheta, Poti, Rustavi, Sighnaghi, Stalin, Tbilisi, Telavi Leave a Comment 465 Views

Georgia We spent a couple of weeks traveling through the country of Georgia starting in Tbilisi and ending in Sarpi when we crossed into Turkey. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t...

Destinations Europe Portugal Scouting Trip 2022

Alentejo – Portugal Scouting Trip

David - The Geezer Abroad November 28, 2022August 11, 2024 Albufeira, Algarve, Beja, Coimbra, Evora, Lagos, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal, scouting trip, Spain, Tavira Leave a Comment 1021 Views

Alentejo Alentejo was up next on my Portugal Scouting Trip. It wasn’t originally part of my plans for the trip. However, it was on the way from the Algarve...

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Tavira – Eastern Algarve – Portugal Scouting Trip

David - The Geezer Abroad May 29, 2022May 31, 2022 Albufeira, Alcoutim, Algarve, Castro Marim, Europe, expat, Faro, Huelva, Lisbon, Loule, Portugal, retirement, São Brás de Alportel, scouting trip, Seville, Silves, Spain, Tavira Leave a Comment 1604 Views

Tavira I arrived in Lisbon around 5 PM and immediately headed to the rental car location at a hotel across the street from the airport. After a short wait,...

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Portugal Scouting Trip 2022 – Itinerary

David - The Geezer Abroad May 19, 2022August 7, 2024 Algarve, Aveiro, Azores, Braga, Coimbra, Faro, Lisbon, Portimão, Porto, Portugal, retirement, road trip, scouting trip, Spain, Tavira Leave a Comment 3405 Views

Portugal Scouting Trip What is a Portugal Scouting Trip you ask? Portugal has been on our radar for a few years as a retirement destination. This trip was to...