When the opportunity to take the slow boat to Laos had presented itself, we found ourselves ready to hop aboard. A theme we often hear in travel is “try something new”. Whether it’s food, culture or activities, you find yourself consistently in this mindset, applying it to all aspects of your journey. Anyone that has…
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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,…
Dear Anthony, I’m currently sitting in the back of a bus next to a Buddhist monk somewhere in southern Laos. It feels like I’m a million miles away from home, in distance, surroundings and in comfort, but for some reason as I stare out the window at the bright full moon in the sky, I…
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but for us, it didn’t take much longer than a few days to start feeling like we were ready to move on. While in Rome we walked a TON. The temperatures were over 100F every day we were there, peaking at 105F (40-41C…still working on mastering these conversions). We…
Somehow over a year has flown by since we made the decision to leave everything to travel. Somehow we are 2 sleeps away from taking off to Rome, and beyond. The realness of this has increased a notch with each passing day. After saying goodbye to work 2 weeks ago, Nick and I tried to…
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…
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…
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…
