Things to Do in Vienna on a Budget

Vienna is well known for its beauty and high quality of life. It is consistently ranked as one of the topmost livable cities in the entire world. With an incredible public transportation system, arts, culture, infrastructure, parks, entertainment, and food, it’s safe to say it deserves to be at the top. It is the model…

Finding Paradise in Panama

Traveling the world for over a year is an experience that many people dream of, but few get to live out. Sure, the journey is filled with incredible memories, beautiful landscapes and amazing new friends, but it’s not all rainbows and butterflies. A year is a long time. When you’re living out of a backpack…

How to Handle Your Money While You Travel

Have you ever been worried about how to handle your money while you travel? For some, it can be quite overwhelming. How do you navigate the ATM’s, currency exchanges, credit cards and are travelers checks still a thing? (No they are not!) How do you know if you’re getting ripped off? The Bros have traveled…

Top 7 Travel Credit Cards

Ready to start travel hacking, but don’t know which card to start with? You’ve come to the right place. All info in this post is based on information from May 2020 and will be updated periodically since program details are constantly changing. Our best tip: Search for the credit card on an incognito window in…

How to Hack Your Way to Cheap Flights

Have you heard the term travel hacking? Maybe you’ve heard tales of travelers who have booked intercontinental flights for just a few dollars. The answer is YES, you can score cheap flights all over the world just by signing up for certain credit cards. It is absolutely one of the best travel tips there is!…

How to Road Trip The Great Ocean Road

The chance to experience cities, nature, wildlife, and activities all on a single trip has the makings of an epic adventure. Australia can be an expensive place for a backpacker on a budget, but it doesn’t have to cost you a ton to have an amazing time. A road trip in Australia is something on…

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The Journey Around the World

Follow the journey around the world in our footsteps through 5 continents and 23 countries by means of flying, walking, driving, taxis, buses, tuk-tuks, vans, sleeper buses, camper vans, trains, slow boats, long tail boats, speed boats, ferries, hitchhiking, motorbikes, back of pickup trucks, cargo vans, bicycles, dune buggies, sandboards, skateboards, hiking, swimming, cliff jumping,…

How Much Does It Cost To Travel Around the World?

This post is all about the numbers. Have you ever wondered… “How much does it cost to travel around the world?” Check out the facts behind our journey around the globe! WHO WE MET We met people from 67 countries, covering over one third of the world’s nations, including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda,…

My Experience of 42 Days in Italia

Early on in the process of researching and prepping for traveling around the world long term, Nick and I decided that we would make a point to visit Italy first, and would plan to spend at least a month there.  Being that we are both Italian Americans who have never been to Italy, it only…

A Full Moon Surprise

As the ferry pulls up along the shore of Koh Phangan, our thoughts were centered on the upcoming main event of our trip to Thailand, the Full Moon Party.   After months of planning, research, and anticipation, it was only a couple of days away.  We dropped off our packs at the guesthouse and began…

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The Plan…or Lack Thereof

So where are we going? In our past travels this was a simple, straightforward question with an equally simple, straightforward answer.  However, this journey will see us taking on a different approach, not only due to the length of time that we will be travelling, but also the way we want to travel.  When we…

The Trip of a Lifetime

“You are so lucky!”  “It’s going to be the trip of a lifetime.”  “I’m so jealous of you.”  “I wish I could do that.”   These are a few of the most common responses I get when telling someone our plans of leaving our jobs and everyday lives to travel the world.  What’s ironic is…

Bidding Farewell to a Dream to Set Sail on Another

I’m giving up a lot for this lifestyle, including what I thought was my dream job… Today I will resign from store manager at the largest on-mountain snowboard shop in the world, a position that has been so rewarding and has helped me build life long friendships through snowboarding.  Having your office at the base…

Traveling the World While Life Back at Home Goes On

One of the fears or concerns that I’ve dealt with since making the decision to travel the world is all of the “what if’s” pertaining to life back at home.  From the “what if one of my plethora of cousins is getting married?”  That would be something I would hate to miss.  To the more…

Moving in with Mom & Dad at 30: A Sacrifice for Long-Term Travel

The time has come.  In about 3 weeks I will be 30 years old and living in my parents basement.  It’s not something I’m overly excited about for obvious reasons, but I recognize the importance of this step in the process.  The amount of money I will be able to save while living with Mom…

Support from Loved Ones, A Boost to any Traveler

I’m going to assume that not everyone who tells their family and friends they are quitting their jobs to travel the world at the age 30 is met with the same reaction as we were.  I imagine a lot of people would be criticized for reasons including throwing away a career, wasting a ton of…

A True Gift to Travelers: The Couchsurfing Community

We both were aware of Couchsurfing for a while now, although we didn’t know too much about it besides its existence and basic function.  However, last summer after we decided to take a trip around the world, we both began to research more about it.  We signed up, got verified and decided to invite some…