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Five Ways To Use Pinterest When Trip Planning
I, like most people, started using Pinterest to look at pretty pictures and procrastinate from whatever I was supposed to be doing. I am the queen of procrastination! Supposed to be cleaning the house? Look at all these beautiful decor pins! Supposed to be making dinner? Look at all these yummy food pins! Supposed to [...]
Continue reading...Monday Moment: Veggi-Wallah in India
7. May 2012
I took this picture as we drove through a village in northern India. There was dust and grime and cows and people everywhere; his neatly stacked vegetable stand stood out.
Continue reading...Monday Moment: Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina
30. April 2012
This isn’t the craziest road we drove on. I think the road from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal was crazier but I think that was because the vehicles were older and the drivers cared less (I’m afraid I have no pictures as I was terrified and clinging onto whatever I could find that was solid). [...]
Continue reading...I’m So Proud Of You
26. April 2012
Five small words that, aside from the big three (I love you), are some of the most powerful words we can put together. I was reminded of this recently as I chatted with a friend who is experiencing what she says is ‘the universe finally shining down on her’ and offering some great opportunities but [...]
Continue reading...Wide Open Spaces
12. April 2012
I love wide open spaces. Although I grew up on the coast, where big mountains and big trees dominate, I have always loved staring out over the ocean. I like being able to see forever over the water. I realized, as we traveled, that one of my favorite things to do was to just stare [...]
Continue reading...Turns Out It’s Not About That Number At All
5. April 2012
We have ruminated and discussed, questioned and queried, mused and calculated. We came up with a number. Determined how long it would take us to save the number. Figured out how big the number would be if we didn’t save quite enough, and thought about what that would mean. What have we learned? Turns out it’s [...]
Continue reading...Searching For The Magic Number
29. March 2012
One plus the interest rate (stated as a decimal) divided by the number of times interest is compounded by year to the power of the number of times the interest rate is compounded by year times the number of years. All multiplied by the amount of the principle. Huh? Where: A = final amount P [...]
Continue reading...To The Coast
22. March 2012
We flew to the coast this past weekend. As we descended through the cloud cover our first glimpse of the ocean was through a rainbow. A good sign…no? Where I come from the beaches are rocky. Smooth and round up the beach; rough and barnacled near the water. Turn one over and you’re likely to see [...]
Continue reading...I Want To ‘Go With Oh’ To Dublin!
10. March 2012
Photo Credit: ccharmon I know that Dublin has tons to offer. History, culture, architecture, park space, castles and seaside. But if I were to go to Dublin it would be all about the beer! Knowing my love of beer it might be hard to believe that I’ve actually never had a Guinness! You see, I come [...]
Continue reading...I Want To ‘Go With Oh’ to Berlin!
8. March 2012
Some of the fondest memories of our RTW trip are the five days we spent in an apartment in Berlin. I was already head-over-heels in love with Germany – its cleanliness and orderliness, its undeniable history and steadfast resolve to overcome it, its attention to detail, and its beer….oh, the beer!! Staying in an apartment, [...]
Continue reading...How Much Is Enough?
1. March 2012
Photo Credit: RefractedMoments We struggled with this question when we were planning our RTW trip in 2009. Back then we were able to look at other traveler’s budget sheets, research costs in each country, figure out air fares and figure out how big the chunk of money would have to be in order to travel [...]
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Wanna-be expat. Giant Stepper. 
Welcome to OneGiantStep.
I'm Gillian. In 2009 my partner, Jason, and I set out to travel the world for a year.
Now we're looking for something more long term; a place outside of our 'home and native land' to hang our hat; another Giant Step along the path.
Come along as we figure out where to go and how to get there.
17. May 2012
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