We want to travel with as little stuff as possible. Less stuff equals less weight and more space. It’s amazing how much difference a couple of pounds can make on comfort and mobility.
We want to travel with as little stuff as possible. Less stuff equals less weight and more space. It’s amazing how much difference a couple of pounds can make on comfort and mobility.
In many ways, finding a house sit is like looking for a job. We need to find an intriguing one, apply, and go through an interview process.
Staying safe and protecting your belongings while traveling is important. As long-term digital nomad travelers this is magnified because we’re always in new places with new surroundings. Plus, just about everything we own is in our single carry-on travel backpack. Through research hand experience we've come up with some tips, tricks and hacks to make long-term, light weight traveling possible and safer.
In our travels around the United Kingdom, we made a stop in Chester. We first learned about the city of Chester when we came across a house sit opportunity. After some research and seeing pictures, we discovered that it’s a marvelous city with a lot of history. We knew we wanted to visit.
There are so many ways to experience a place. The culture, the attractions, the people…and the food. Since we want to fully immerse ourselves in a place and have as complete of an experience as possible, we’re trying some of the traditional food in each region we visit.
We knew it would be a challenge to see London, especially as in depth as we're known for.
There’s so much to see and do in London! It’s by far the largest city we’ve visited to date. London is an iconic city with many must see and do things, like the Thames River, West Minster Abbey, Big Ben and the London Eye, just to name a few.
Sleeping isn’t when the memories and the life changing events happen.
...we were evacuated from the train station due to a strike!
How a Normal Day Turned into an Unforgettable Adventure
As we started to explore all the sights in London, we knew we wanted to see the skyline from high above.
Using less stuff has a multitude of ancillary benefits, and it’s typically a butterfly effect.
We’re extreme. So, saving money on food while traveling (or not traveling for that matter) is a task we take very seriously.
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.
There are so many ways to experience a place. The culture, the attractions, the people…and the food.
We have no shame in being a full on, camera toting tourist. We want to see everything, the big, the small, the famous and the hole in the wall attractions.
We’ve been of the belief that flying is the best way to travel. The ads have told us so since well before we were born. Our parents lived in the golden years of flying and we live in the inexpensive, easily accessible age of flying.
*We won’t ever feel like we’ve ‘made it’, and that may in fact be why we've made it?!
After spending a little under a week in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom for work, we’ve made our way to Amsterdam. We’re excited, not only because it’s Amsterdam, but also because we’re doing a 2-and-a-half-week house sit.
The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule originates from Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. The principle states that “for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes”