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Hi! I'm Susan, and I love travel and photography. I'm a web consultant by trade, but much of my free time is spent taking pictures of birds. I love to travel to see new places, espcially if I get to add to my birding life list. I hope you enjoy this blog!

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Today was a chilly beautiful morning at Sebastian

Today was a chilly beautiful morning at Sebastian Inlet, Florida ☀️🌊 I met my friend @tinang2018 to take some pictures, and also ran into friends Shelley and Jimmy. What a nice start to the weekend!

#sebastianinlet #florida #floridamornings #floridalife #centralflorida #floridabeaches #floridabeach #sebastianflorida #senastianfl #photographyfriends #birdingfriends #winterinflorida #beach #beachlife #beachday

One of my goals this year is to publish more conte

One of my goals this year is to publish more content while really beginning to share my journey (so far!) towards being a location-independent traveler. Here's another new blog post that addresses both of those goals! #linkinbio

⭐⭐⭐How to Monetize Your Travel Blog⭐⭐⭐

It goes well with my post from Monday about starting your own business that can allow you to work from anywhere...so you don't have to wait for retirement to travel.

Please check out my Linktree from my bio and, if you have time, visit my blog. I'd love a comment or your feedback, and I'm also happy to answer any questions.

Thank you! ❤️

10 years ago today, I registered to take the onlin

10 years ago today, I registered to take the online Jeopardy! test that, to my complete shock, would lead to my being on the show 10 months later. TEN YEARS AGO... it feels like a lifetime and it feels like just yesterday. (If you had asked me today, before I realized it, I would have guessed it was only 5-6 years back.)

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Did I win? No, I did not.

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Was it awesome, anyway? Yes!!! Other than my family, it's one of the things I'm most grateful for in this life. A dream fulfilled, a goal achieved. We also had a great time in Los Angeles, the only time I've been there despite many trips to California throughout my life.

New Post: How to Start a New Location-Independent

New Post: How to Start a New Location-Independent Business and Travel More #linkinbio

Did you know I've been working indendently for over two decades, with 19 years of that being full-time, no "real" job? It's given me so much freedom. When my children were younger, it allowed me more flexibility as a parent. I was able to eat lunch with them, attend school events, and chaperone field trips. Now that they're older (one is "grown and gone!") it gives me the ability to travel more.

Now, a former colleague was fond of saying that, as entrepreneurs, we get to choose our own hours: any 16 hours of the day we want to work! It's funny, but it's not really true. I do still work full time, but that means sometimes I work a 60-hour week and other times I work a much lighter week so I can travel. Even if I don't have time and money for a true "vacation", I can still hit the road (or the airport) to go some place new.

If you follow me on my other account (@susanpetracco) you'll know my passion is birding. Over the past few years I've been able to go to England (before COVID), Maine, Texas, and the Florida Keys to chase birds. I plan to do the same this year. South Texas is on my list, and possibly Minnesota. And who knows where else, as it's only January and there's still lots of time to plan!

The point is, I've done this for so long that I feel qualified to help others learn how they can add flexibility to their schedules or even become location-independent or digital nomads, to reach their travel goals.

Please check out my post; I would love your feedback! Right now it's the first post on my site (travelguideline.net) or go to my #linktree #linkinbio to get there.

Thank you!

Who loves a good mural? 🙋 I really enjoy the ta

Who loves a good mural? 🙋 I really enjoy the talent that goes into many of them. Here's a pretty one of Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi on the Chelsea Square Market in New York City. I snapped this from the High Line Park when my husband and I went for a beautiful morning walk there. 🎨🏙️

Thank you for sharing 2021 with me, here’s to a

Thank you for sharing 2021 with me, here’s to a beautiful new 2022 for each of us! May it be filled with new places, old friends, and beautiful memories.

#topnine #topnine2021 #best9 #bestnine #top9 #happynewyear #happynewyear2021 #travelguideline #travelblogger #spacecoast #floridablogger

Facebook reminded me that we were at Sanibel Islan

Facebook reminded me that we were at Sanibel Island five years ago today. Here are some pictures of the beautiful displays at their shell museum. #shell #shellmuseum #sanibelisland #sanibel #sanibelislandflorida #floridaseashells #seashells #seashellmuseum #floridalife #floridaliving #floridatravel #floridablogger #travelblogger #travelguideline

Don't you just ❤️ a room with a view? How abou

Don't you just ❤️ a room with a view? How about this view of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut? On our summer trip we stayed at the beautiful Omni Hotel right next to the college, where we enjoyed this amazing view from our room.

I have to admit, New Haven wasn't what I expected. In my mind, I pictured Dead Poet's Society or With Honors (I know those weren't at Yale, but that's what I envisioned nonetheless.)

Instead, there were lots of homeless people around, some of whom were belligerent (though most weren't). Plus people were cruising around the area with music blasting from their car stereos. I just didn't live up to my expectation.

So I enjoyed the scenery and architecture, but not much else.

I will say that the hotel itself was beautiful! The lobby was grand, the room spacious...and high enough off the ground for a great view without any of the blasting music!!!

I last visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1

I last visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1990, and saw their Egyptian temple then. If memory serves, you could go inside then. You can't now, and I don't know if that was because of social distancing or something else. It's still an amazing thing to see, and I was happy we got to share it with our daughters more than 30 years later.

From Wikipedia: "The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian temple built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 B.C., as one of many Egyptian temples commissioned by the emperor Augustus. The temple is in dedication to Isis and Osiris. It is also in dedication to two deified sons of Nubia."

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