When I set out on this adventure, it was never my intent to be gone for as long as I could, or “until the money ran out”. I knew that I wanted this trip would have an end date, but wasn’t ever exactly sure when that day would come. I wanted to travel until I […]
A cold and rainy day in Prague was the perfect excuse to take a break from being a tourist and do some much needed traveling planning. The last 2.5 months of exploring Europe have been incredible, but I recently noticed that I am getting antsy. The off season here in Europe has been a welcome […]
In life, I have found that the most unexpected things are the ones that can make me so happy. How many times have you been driving to work or up early shuttling the kids to soccer when you look up and see a hot air balloon floating in the glow of a new sunrise? I […]
It has been over 8 months, 257 days to be exact, that I left the United States to begin my trip around the world. It has been an unbelievably amazing adventure and there are times I have to pinch myself to ensure that this life I am living is real. I have surprisingly on had […]
A life of travel does not come without its sacrifices. I gave up a lot in order to fulfill my dream of traveling around the world. I resigned from my job I held for 9 year, sold my home I owned for 6.5 years, and sold all of my possessions. None of these decisions were […]
There are a lot of fun things you have to do when planning a trip such as this (deciding where to go, buying fun gear, etc.). But, there are also some “I-would-rather-pull-out-my-fingernails” type tasks that unfortunately you have to deal with. Insurance…is one of those. I spent quite a bit of time researching this subject […]
If you wait until the time is perfect, it will never happen. I have learned this in my instances of my life, but it is definitely accurate when it comes to long term travel…and maybe when it comes to having kids (so I hear). When I first seriously started thinking about traveling long-term, I thought […]
With less than 30 days until I leave, I am working diligently on checking things off of my to do list. Thankfully, I was able to take care of most of the major items over the last year: Sold my house Had garage sale – sold what I could, and donated everything else Arranged for […]