Black Friday is our wedding anniversary.
5.5 Miles Down and a Sea to Cross
We’re bound to fall for many of the places we visit. But if we never leave, we’ll never have the chance to see the next wonderful place.
City Guide to Ireland & Northern Ireland, UK | Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, Belfast, Antrim Coast, & Beyond
Sitting down to write this post is somewhat challenging. We want to share our experiences in Ireland, yet aren’t fully sure we can express them adequately.
Lifestyle Changes - More Smiles!
On our walk this morning, a woman was coming towards us with a big city look on her face, no emotion and a wall between her and anyone else on the walkway. We smiled a big small town smile and said hello. It was amazing
Minimal Travel & Packing Less | Getting Rid of Our Stuff: Update 2
Minimal travel means that we need to constantly reevaluate what we’re packing. We constantly ask ourselves if we really need something? Can we find it where we’re going? And is it worth the space and weight in our carryon backpack? So, we’re at it again. And, yes, here is another update on getting rid of our stuff. Even us, who pride ourselves at aiming to be in the 90th percentile, are getting rid of more stuff.
City Guide to Dublin, Ireland | Must See Attractions & City Cards
Dublin, Ireland was our first destination on a year long continual travel adventure abroad. Join us as we visited every must see attraction, saved a ton of money with the Dublin Pass, and learned a few things about our travel desires!
Good-Bye Hillary Clinton and Good-Bye Donald Trump
If you’re worried we’re about to get political, this is the place to exhale a sigh of relief, because we aren’t.
San Diego to Dublin for Under $70 Each!
After much time preparing and planning, the time to take off on a jet plane is finally here! We’re absolutely thrilled, overwhelmingly excited and a bit nervous about having plane tickets in our hands, figuratively of course, as they’re e-tickets.
Don’t Cancel Your Car Insurance Before Reading This
Selling your car and going without one is scary, but also comes with a new found freedom! We sold our car and happily gave up a monthly car payment. No car equals freedom from
Long-Term Travel Hack #1: Don't Pack What You Can Buy
As we've researched, prepared for and done some travel, we've come up with some tips, tricks and hacks to make long term, light weight traveling possible. Here's a tip that will make things a bit easier.
We Sold Our Car in One Hour!
Our biggest variable in our timeline for leaving the country, in our mind, has always been selling our car.
The (Extremely) Long Search for the Perfect Pair of Shoes
Everything we have with us is well thought-out, essential and preferably multi-purpose. Now, considering how important shoes are, and since most of your waking moments are spent in them, it’s no surprise that a lot of thought went into picking the right shoes for this trip.
UPDATE: Getting Rid of Our Stuff
Some things went as planned, some did not...
We paired down our ‘keep and store’ belongings so well that we ended up keeping things we never thought we would.
We Planned to be Homeless
We sold, donated or discarded 95% of our belongings and stored the rest. We turned in our apartment keys and drove off with a backpack for each of us. We have no apartment and no home-base. We are tied to nothing but each other.
A Method To Our Travel Madness
We're embarking on a huge and significant traveling adventure. As we begin to think what this year around Europe will look like we have many things to consider. Here is what is currently on our mind...
Do We Need to Get Travel Vaccinations?
Being born and raised in the United States, vaccinations beyond childhood vaccines is a pretty unknown subject for us. We know enough to know that we should probably get some additional vaccines for traveling. But which ones?
Our First Travel Backpack Test Run
It’s a bright and early Saturday morning. Our neighbors are sleeping soundly after a long week of work. We, on the other hand, are up a 6AM preparing for a backpack test run. The idea is to find out how each of us does, simulating a hike with our fully loaded packs.
Finding The Travel Backpack We Call Home
One of our most important decisions is what type of bag we’ll travel with. Our bag will be the closest thing we have to a home. So, just like we have important criteria for the place we choose to live, we have just as important criteria for our bag.
Getting Rid of Our Stuff
Our first step in getting ready to leave for our European travel adventure is to get rid of our stuff. We'll sell, donate or discard almost everything we have. We plan to keep somewhere in the ballpark of 6-12 boxes that we’ll store at a parent’s house.
The Meaning Behind Screw The Average
We live our lives with the goal of being better than average. Well, honestly, not just better than average, but within the 90th percentile*. What does this mean?