Thank you for the real nice compliment. Sometimes seeing how far my money goes even blows my mind!

Now that's a compliment I won't forget! Thank you!

That's what I've been thinking! Thank you!

The bus trip was bit third worldly, meaning pot wholes galore, swift kick in the but turns of he driver yanking the wheel one way then the other. But 3 hours later we made it. Ticket was 5 bucks. All in all it was an adventure and I'm happy to be here. Vang Vieng is a total hidden Gem. I had no idea how nice and high standard of living I would have here.

 Yes I've got so many post I can do it's not even funny. Including one about this hotel. I've got so many photos from Vienteine to go through. That's two post there. Incredible monuments and structures all throughout the city. So much to do. I've been researching the hell out of steemfest. I saw 222.22 for the tickets but that's steem. so it's like 300 bucks. My account liquidity in steem is totally short. I just started powering down, and calculating what I need to deposit from paypal to make it happen. Then I read about how if I don't buy soon, prices are likely to go up. Then logistics. Then to go kayaking tomorrow and visit caves with some nice people I met, it's all too much sometimes. Life would be easier if I sat on the computer all day, or not! I shouldn't complain as all my problems many people would be jealous to have. Life is good. Keep on steemin' you're doing great here!

Totally agreed. Some think I'm on permanent vacation but I'm not, otherwise I wouldn't be on steemit right now, I'd be out spending money. I'd take that hot air balloon ride for 80 bucks, or rent the dune buggy for 50 dollars a day. All things I won't do....unless I blow up like that @sweetjsss girl on here! lol

$20 dollars a day in the US, forget it. And all of western Europe too for that matter. Otherwise you are cutting into quality of life big time. I like to travel in the 80% of the planet that is not overly developed, overly expensive. Then you've got some real sweet spots where you can live like a king for next to nothing. Vilcabamba Ecuador, Playa del Carmen Mexico, Mui Ne Vietnam, Seihnukvile Cambodia, Goa India, a few spots in Peru, where I am now, and where I just was in Thailand. There are sweet spots all over the planet, but LA and NY and everything in-between, certainly don't make the list! Glad you totally get me bro! Have a great day.

Yay! You two would make great friends.

Yes that would be great to meet you there as well. Yes, sometimes you have to sacrifice living conditions I totally get that. But there are some parts of the world you can have it all! for very little. So I'm working on the Portugal Steemfest deal. The more I research the more I realize the expense. I'm not coming or going from a "home" So I've got to figure out what I'm going to do after Portugal. And I don't have any warm clothes so that's another thing I'd have to take care of. It's all getting very complicated and expensive. I'm gonna keep crunching numbers, routs, hotels, and travel plans, then the tickets themselves. I hope I don't talk myself out of it I do want to go.

Thank you, that's my next post. But I've been way busy, socializing with friends and family, making travel plans, including plans back to Florida for 10 days then back to Ecuador for December then from Ecuador south and out through Buenas Aires to Europe. Visas, moving money around, then researching the heck out of Steemfest and how much that would cost me, looking more and more like I can't afford the added expense and monkey wrench in my travel plans. Certainly want to go. But it's getting way complicated and expensive the more I look into it. Then I have so many photos to go through, then I have to go tubing, caving, hiking, and more while I'm here. Between all that I've mentioned my steemit activity is unfortunately having to take a back seat for the moment. Thanks for your support and encouragement as always! -Dan