Mappy Monday Newsletter Archive

2025

Snack on Roses / Did Claude Trip? (AI Song Edition) / $5 Buffet + Pet Sanctuary = Heaven / Morning Sun Magic / Free Airline Mini-break / Spider-Verse Sucked Us In / Strolling Paris with John Baxter / Count Time Like Peanuts / Four Elements Walk into a Game

MAGS MAY 26

Homemade Retreats, Baby AI, and some very rude Cossacks

Osage Murders & Tornado Alley Gardens / Smartest AI, Talking Baby & Cute Coach / DIY Digital Detox Surprises / Wizard of Oz & Adrenaline Junkies Hit the Big Screen / Stay Alive for 10 More Years / 100k Chase Sapphire Bonus / French Film ‘Driving Madeleine’ / Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Gems / Procrastination Gets a Pass / Hilarious Historical Letters

MAGS APR 28

Bacon, Bonuses, and the Women that made it all work

Chandler Bing Was Wrong – Route 66 in Tulsa / Two AIs Discuss My Stories / Fitia App vs. Bacon / Sneak Peek at Japan’s World Expo / $2,900 in Bank Bonuses / Binging British ‘CB Strike’ / Women’s Daily Rituals / What Makes Life Worth Living? / Crack a Mysterious Manuscript

MAGS MAR 31

AI Fixed My Water Heater (and Other True Stories)

Texas-shaped Surprises on Rt 66 / AI Saves me $13k and a Water Heater / A Year of Radical Honesty / Ikea as Cultural Exploration / Protein vs. Muffins / Neil Patel on the AI Gold Rush / “Her” (2013) in 2025 / Grief and Hope in Apeirogon / What is Forgiveness? / Learn through Pictures

MAGS FEB 24

Adventures in Minimal Effort

“Hemingway’s” take on AudioDiary App / Just 3 Things on Your To-do List / Party Like a Hobbit! / Make Your Workout Fun / The Magic of Compounding / The French Classic – Amélie / James Clear’s Atomic Habits / How to Pick a Job / Gif-ed Doodles

MAGS Jan 27

2024

Mappy December!

Grab your favorite holiday beverage and let me tell you about a year that somehow involved $5 flights (not a typo), 10,000 mile road trip, medieval Christmas treats, AI therapy sessions, and one very particular pup.

MAGS DEC 30

Mappy November!

Route 66: New Mexico / I Talked to My 80-year-old Self / 5 Days of Sauna for Back Pain / Check out European Christmas Markets / Better Heart, Eyes, and Skin with Astaxanthin / Marvelous Gifts and the Card to Buy Them / Documentary “My Octopus Teacher” / No Doggie Bag for Bad Memories / French vs English Booty Call

MAGS NOV 25

Mappy October!

Make $450 in 25 min with Citi Bank bonus / See Slovak Fatra Mountains in the Fall / Drive Route 66 through Arizona / Learn Languages with the New ChatGPT Advanced Voice / Walk 10k Steps / Take Calcium the Smart Way / Make the Main Thing the Main Thing / Give Better Gifts / On Halloween, watch “A Quiet Place”

MAGS Oct 28

Mappy September!

Quirky but Tried Travel Hacks / 10 AI Apps to Play With / Cost of Our 73-day US Roadtrip / Booger-busting NAC / The Future of Tech / Drunk Mal Gibson Arrest Diorama / Side-effects of Habits / Gen Z vs Boomer Emojis

MAGS Sep 30

Mappy August!

Hyatt Mexico City Walkthru Video / 10 AI Apps to Play With / No-Snap Challenge update / $25 per Month Travel Insurance / Stretch-sit to Fix Your Back / Chase $400 Referral Bonus Ending / Read “Invisible Man / How Your Mind Distorts Reality / Watch Young Ukrainian Violinist

MAGS Aug 26

Mappy July!

Survive a Long Road-trip with Your Partner / AI Makes Non-PC Jokes / Take the No-Snap Relationship Challenge / Choose: Yellowstone vs Yosemite / Talk About Sex / Invest Fake Cash / Read A Man Called Ove / Access Your Right Brain / Roll a Perfect Joint / Sum Up Long Text with RecastAI

MAGS July 29

Mappy June!

Sleep in “Hotel Prius” / Create with Magic Switch / Visit Crazy Horse and Mt Rushmore /Try Thai Yoga Massage / Watch Great Stand-ups / Read about One Night Stands / Procrastinate with Fredrik Backman / Get 4 Types of Wealth

MAGS June 24

Mappy February!

We Touched Pyramids! / Stunning AI videos / Teeth affect Brain and Heart / Housesit! / Watch Limitless Thor / Read about Elegant Murders / Do Self-love meditation / Check out Ancient Mind Maps

MAGS February 26

2023

Mappy December!

2023 has been a rollercoaster of a year but there’s also a lot to be thankful for. Have a peek at a few of my favorite things of the last 12 months.

MAGS December 25

Mappy November!

We stayed at a $3200 All-inclusive Hotel Suite for Free / See the First Ever Smiley / Shush About the Past (an Experiment) / AI-made Commercial in 2 min / Writing on the Go – Minimalist Gear / Brain Health and Exercise / Black Friday Lies / Petite Maman Movie / How I Got my Travel Bug

MAGS November 27

Mappy September!

The New, Amazing Vegas Venue – The Sphere / Learn How to Lucid Dream / What is a Silent Meditation Retreat like? / AI is joking / Month Of Sticky Situations (an Experiment) / Watch Samsara movie / Get Back to Health Basics / Read Unreasonable Hospitality / Use CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste without formatting

MAGS September 26

Mappy August!

The Hubby ended his 1611-day-streek on Duolingo / How to Sleep Better / Chat GPT-generated Riddles / How We Travel for Free / How to Seemingly Slow Down Time / Acroyoga Therapy / Can You Shop Smarter? / Watch Alma’s Not Normal / The Beautiful Opuntia Juice / Watch the US Congress UFO Hearing
MAGS august 28

Mappy July!

Trip to Coral Pink Sand Dunes / Get 5.3% APY / Kangaroo Sausages? / Make Quick Cash with Credit Card Bonuses / Epic Vegas to Denver Road-trip / Yoga and Trauma / Movie about Death and Mushrooms / Read “Think Again” / Do This Before you say “Yes” / Create Your Personal Soundtrack / Read about the Biggest Psychedelic Gathering in Denver, Colorado

MAGS July 31

Mappy June!

In this letter: We volunteered at the biggest Psychedelic Conference in the world. What a trip!

In lieu of my regular Mappy Monday Monthly, I’m dedicating this issue to the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver, Colorado.

MAGS June 29

Mappy May!

In this letter: 90 y. old’s Longevity Secrets / Psychedelic Conference / Vietnam trip 2&3 / Last Minute Campsites / Meditation and productivity / Book: Outlive by Attia, MD / $400 Chase Referral Bonus / Sylvia Plath

MAGS May 29

Mappy April!

In this letter: Workaway: Eat, Sleep, Help for Free / Skiing in Vegas / Vietnam Trip / Outsourcing to Bangladesh / Camera Pill vs Colonoscopy / Avoid ATM Fees abroad / Are you mad? / Rick Rubin‘s new book / The Gentlemen, film by Guy Ritchie / Mac Premo’s mesmerizing videos

MAGS Apr 24

Mappy March !

In this letter: A month in Chiang Mai, Thailand, post and a video / 6 weeks volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary post and 2 videos / Betting on our weight loss to earn credit card points and cash / Auto-dumping period discs / Dr Attia and Tim Ferriss on new longevity science / Make $400 Chase referral bonus / Earn 4.8% APY / Female pleasure documentary / David Sedaris‘ funny book / Breathing against anxiety / The comedian Ron White got clean using ayahuasca

MAGS Mar 27

Mappy February !

In this letter: Life as a Travel Destination / How I travel hack with US credit card points / 28 days of Panchakarma cleanse in India / Morning sun exposure / Cheap flights to Kauai / AloMoves 30-day free trial / 4.55% APY on your savings / Read The Tao of Pooh / Discover your Sparketype / Historic figures as Modern people

MAGS feb 27

Mappy January !

In this letter: A Penthouse Suite for free / A city-wide water fight / Exercise like a baby / Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary / Waking Up free trial / Get 4.3% interest on your savings / Eat at a vegan buffet

MAGS Jan 30

2022

Mappy December !

In this letter: My Favorite Things of 2022 / Favorite Experiment / Trips / Money moves / Books / Movies / Apps / New favorite furry friends

MAGS Dec 26

Mappy November !

In this letter: Death Valley video / Get Your Best Sleep / Ideal daily schedule, according to me 🙂 / Dark Sky Festival in February 2023 / Chase card’s $900 bonus / The Gut-Brain connection / Colum McCann book for aspiring writers/ Decisions: Am I the kind of person who…? / The passionate Ben Zander won’t sleep until you love classical music

MAGS oct 31

Mappy October !

In this letter: The Best Seconds of Summer / We spent a month in Bali on $25 a day / We tried 2 Meal kit delivery services / 9 days in Yosemite, last minute / Saturated fat and protein, Eggs vs EVOO / My four favorite recipes from Hello Fresh and Blue Apron / The Crown series / Ask for what you need / Penny the talking cat

MAGS oct 31

Mappy September !

In this letter: The folly of Time Management / 2 new videos – Venice Beach and Mt Charleston / Thai Lantern Festival / The most effective charities and how to boost your donations / Liver dumpling soup / The Uncommon Reader book / Test how present you are / 52 wacky ways to stand up (video)

MAGS SEP 26

Mappy August !

In this letter: New Zealand part 2 (South Island) / Taking a break from health talk / AirBnB news / Wealthfront for savings / Keto granola / You are living a dream life / 33 unique maps that make you see the world differently
MAGS Aug 29

Mappy July !

In this letter: The one where we car-camped New Zealand / 30 days of No Negativity / Freebies at Grand Hyatt San Diego / How Trauma affects the body / Split your money into buckets with Wealthfront / Make Gremolata / Watch ‘Gavin and Stacey’
MAGS JUL 25

Mappy June!

In this letter: Make an easy $1100 or How to get started with Credit Card Bonuses / We asked the 36 questions that make you fall in love / Dr Sarno on psychological causes of chronic pain / Get $300-$750 for opening a Chase account / Andrew Weil’s kale salad / 3 options mental hack

MAGS

JUN 20

Mappy May!

In this letter: Can you do a meditation retreat for free? And a video of desert blooms up close. / Sleep mouth taping / Covid / Make Slovak National dish / 80k points Sapphire card bonus ending / Mental hack Choose-Want

MAGS

MAY 23

Mappy April!

Mark went silent for 14 days / Collagen as a dessert / Bali is reopening, prices are low / Watch Britcom “Mum” / How we got paid for losing weight / Have a look at Time-lapses of Earth

MAGS

APR 25

MappyEverAfter Launching, shockingly, on time.
A Welcome Letter

MappyEverAfter.com launched on April Fool’s Day
MAGS APR 1

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Free Car Camping in the US Rest Areas

Mags

An honest, personal experience of sleeping at highway rest areas during our 10,000-mile road trip across 18 US states

Mexico’s Yellow Town: Izamal, the Pueblo Magico

Mags

How one Mexican town got a sunny makeover and joined the ranks of Pueblos Magicos

Ruta Puuc – Chasing the Ghosts of Ancient Maya in Yucatan

Mags

The Rain God and the Dwarf - forget Cancun, Ruta Puuc is where the real adventure lies

Renting a Car in Merida, Mexico: Find a Local Gem

Mags

How we got fed up with Mexico car rental horror stories, found a local company and enjoyed smooth sailing around Yucatan

Mayan Magic in Yucatan, Mexico: Chichen Itza and Beyond

Mags

DIY Yucatan escapade! From Mayan skeletons in water-filled caves to unevenly distributed charm of Magic Towns, Yucatan is eye-opening at every step

Patagonia Hiking Adventure, part 2

Tim

Boating on Lago Argentino and Lago del Desierto,, and trekking to Laguna de Los Tres, Sentinel viewpoint, and the Lomo del Pliegue Tumbado trail

Patagonia Hiking Adventure

Tim

Tim Trekking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, and Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Teotihuacan: Explore the Lost World, DIY-style

Mags

Skip the crowds and organized tours. You can discover the magic of this mysterious city on a self-guided mission

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on affordable travel and wellness

Free Car Camping in the US Rest Areas

Mexico’s Yellow Town: Izamal, the Pueblo Magico

Ruta Puuc – Chasing the Ghosts of Ancient Maya in Yucatan

Renting a Car in Merida, Mexico: Find a Local Gem

Mayan Magic in Yucatan, Mexico: Chichen Itza and Beyond

Patagonia Hiking Adventure, part 2

Patagonia Hiking Adventure

Teotihuacan: Explore the Lost World, DIY-style

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