Monthly Archives: September 2007

LIP Health Hazards Part 1: Mosquitoes

Living in paradise comes with its downsides. The biggest of these for us at the moment are mosquitoes (and as I’ve just discovered today, needle jellyfish – but that’s another post). The pesky little things (although not so little here in Grenada, some are the size of small birds) are voracious, persistent and very sneaky.
If [...]

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Family Reactions to LIP living

When I had my hair cut short last week, I had an interesting conversation with my hairdresser (yes, that does happen sometimes!?!). When I last saw Claire, a week before we left for Panama, she told me how she & her boyfriend were desperate to move to Australia and given that hairdressers are in high [...]

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More Ideas for Making LIP Money Online

The internet, and more specifically, making money on the internet is one of the key enablers for LIP Living. The following are more suggestions to generate additional income online that I’ve either done or will be doing:
1) Blogging
There are a number of services which allow you to earn an income from blogging which include: Weblogs [...]

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Packing For A 3 Month LIP Trip

Only 14.5 hours until our taxi comes to pick us up & whisk us away on the next stage of our LIP adventure. With the prospect of a 4-day fun & food-filled trip to NYC and then 3 glorious, sun-baked months in Grenada, here’s what we’re taking & how we’ve packed…
His & Hers Clothes

With the [...]

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What Makes A 'Home' For A LIP?

As we get ready to leave the nearest thing to what we call ‘home’ for another 3-7 months, I’ve been pondering…
(actually I pondered this a while ago but have only just got around to writing this)
…what makes somewhere feel like ‘home’ for a LIP?
As far as I can tell, this is what makes somewhere feel [...]

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