We get asked all the time, “How can you afford to take a year off to travel?” Since there isn’t a simple, straight-forward answer to that question, we usually end up stumbling through a brief response with statements like “Well, we’ve been saving for a while…” or “We’re traveling on a tight budget…” In reality, […]
More Than Two Weeks: Why We are Taking T...
It was a few years ago that we really started to consider the possibility of taking an extended trip. We were in the middle our 12-day vacation to Hawaii in 2013, having an incredible time relaxing, exploring, and eating our way across multiple islands when the conversation came up – Where should we head next? […]
UNESCO in our Backyard: Visiting the Sta...
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” – UNESCO.org One of our goals on this trip is to visit as many of these World Heritage sites as possible. As […]