San Miguel de Allende, Mexico is well worth a visit! Before visiting this beautiful Spanish Colonial town, be prepared with our travel tips and tourist information to make the most of your travels!
Award Travel | Category 1, 2, & 3 Hotel Maps: Hilton, Radisson/Choice, Marriott/SPG, IHG, Hyatt (Updated April 2024!)
We couldn't find a 2018 map of hotels broken down by their categories for award travel and point redemption, so we made our own! Look no further for a map of Hilton, Hyatt, Radisson, and SPG/Marriott category one, two, and three hotels.
The Ultimate Mattress Run | Hacking Hotel Rewards for Free Rooms with Hilton!
Learn how we took travel award hacking to the extreme and got 41 hotel room nights free with Hilton using hotel rewards and promotions. And, we’re not just talking zero cash out of pocket, we used less than 65 reward points per night on a normally 5,000 point room. Not only did we essentially stay free, we also extended our Hilton Honors Diamond Status for another year!
Remembering Those We Love | Losing a Grandparent
Two of the things we hold in high regard are family and elders. Our elders are the ones that are always there for us and the ones that have been there before us. They’re to be honored, respected, and listened to.
Financial Independence, Retire Early (FI/RE) Colorado Meetup
The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) community is thriving. We experienced this first hand on a trip to Northern Colorado where we found ourselves welcomed into the NoCo Mustachians community at a Meetup at Mr. Money Mustache Headquarters!
A House Sitting Job at the Foot of the Colorado Rockies
We never would’ve thought that when we started to travel house sitting would turn into a lifestyle for us. But now we’ve house sat extensively and have nearly 20 house sit jobs under our belts. Our latest house sitting job took us to Colorado where we enjoyed a comfortable home at the foot of the Rockies, with the most adorable, fun, and amusing dog and cat!
City Guide to Sofia, Bulgaria: Part 3 | Must See Attractions
Sofia, Bulgaria may be a city less visited by tourists, but we found it to be a city well worth visiting. We spent our time exploring the streets and discovering thousands of years of history. It was hard to do, but we've curated our favorite must see attractions in Sofia, Bulgaria. We hope our pictures, adventures, and map can be inspiration for your personal itinerary when visiting!
City Guide to Sofia, Bulgaria: Part 2 | Public Transportation
Once we knew we were bound for Sofia, Bulgaria we did a bit of research to familiarize ourselves with public transportation. Here’s what we found as well as what we experienced firsthand, hopefully it’ll help you move around Sofia a bit easier!
City Guide to Sofia, Bulgaria: Part 1 | Travel Tips & Tourist Information
If you're planning a visit to the up and coming city of Sofia, Bulgaria and are in need of a city guide, then you've come to the right place. We spent nearly two weeks in city center and took in everything we could of this wonderful city! Read on for all of the travel tips and tourist information you'll need.
Tips For Getting a Great Frugal Haircut While Traveling Long-Term
If you’re traveling for more than a few months you’ll find yourself needing a haircut along the way, unless you know how to cut your own hair of course. Furthermore, if you’re a digital nomad and long-term traveler like us, you’ll find yourself needing haircuts in cities all over the world.
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 7 | Traditional Food
Greece is known for its Mediterranean cuisine, so of course we just had to try it while in Athens! Moreover, Shannon couldn’t visit Greece without indulging, since Greek cuisine has been a favorite of hers since she was a child. We did our research and found several traditional Greek dishes that we were eager to try.
Update! Getting Sick Abroad | Seeking Medical Care in Athens, Greece
Shannon’s biggest fear was getting on a plane with an ear infection and she dreaded the pain she thought she’d experience. Unfortunately, by the time we boarded the plane bound to Athens, Greece her ear was still not healed and she had to face her fears.
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 6 | Street Art
Athens, Greece is known for its Ancient Ruins and of course no visit is complete without seeing the Acropolis of Athens. However, built among the Ancient Ruins, is a large city that has an emerging young and political art scene. Athens is budding with creative young artists who’ve taken to the streets to express themselves.
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 5 | Visiting The Acropolis of Athens
When in Athens, Greece, a visit to the Acropolis of Athens is a must on just about anyone's sightseeing itinerary! So, read on for our tips and tricks on how we accomplished this seemingly impossible task: Having the Acropolis of Athens to ourselves!
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 4 | Must See Attractions
There are the places you want to visit, and then there are the places you absolutely must visit. For us, Athens, Greece was among the latter! Arguably, we have the culture, laws, science, math, and innovation that we have today in part because of Ancient Athens.
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 3 | Visiting Ancient Ruins
If you don’t want ‘ancient ruin fatigue’, or if you have a limited time in Athens, here are the best of the best ancient ruin sites in Athens, Greece (in our humble opinion) that you shouldn’t miss!
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 2 | Athens Combined Ticket
Athens has made it easy, offering a Combined Ticket, which includes access to seven ruin sites, including the must see Acropolis. The best parts are that the combined ticket can save you money, time waiting in line, and it’s good for five full days!
City Guide to Athens, Greece: Part 1 | Public Transportation
Every city’s transportation network and system work a bit differently, so it always takes a bit of fumbling around to figure it out, or if you’re like us, you do your research ahead of time. So, to hopefully make things easier for you, we’ve put together everything we researched ahead of time, the things we learned along the way, and a bunch of pictures to help you familiarize yourself with all things Athens public transportation.
How We Saved $1,500 in Lodging While in Downtown Athens, Greece!
Many people have been amazed at the places house sitting has taken us (Paris, London, Amsterdam, Budapest, and many more!) and ask us how we do it. If you’re wondering the same, read on as we share our experience of applying, being selected for, and actually undertaking a house sit in Athens, Greece.
Why We Keep Coming Back to the United Kingdom: House Sitting & Schengen
As we travel Europe, we seem to find ourselves visiting the UK (United Kingdom) more than we’d imagined we would when we started this adventure. It’s actually not something we’ve tried to do, it just seems to have worked out that way, for what we think are two primary reasons...