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Financial independence, early retirement & slow travel

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  • Welcome
  • Binge!
  • Popular
    • What’s New
    • Plan for Travel
    • Airbnb Living
    • Real Costs
    • Travel with Dogs
  • Destinations
    • Europe
      • Albania
      • Austria
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Italy
      • Malta
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Romania
      • Serbia
      • Slovakia
      • Spain
      • Ukraine
      • United Kingdom
    • Middle East
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • Canada
      • Mexico
    • South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru
    • Asia
      • Thailand
  • About Us
  • Plan for Travel

    Is it Safe for Us to Travel the World as an LGBT Couple?

    June 13, 2021 /

    We’ve always felt really grateful to live in a country that accepts us for who we are. But not every place is as open and accepting.

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    How To Get Rid Of Everything You Own To Travel

    March 20, 2020

    Our Bucket List for Slow Travel

    May 28, 2020

    Medical Coverage Abroad

    July 30, 2020
  • Airbnb Living

    Living in Airbnbs Full Time isn’t Easy

    June 6, 2021 /

    On the surface, our life of hopping from one Airbnb to another might seem glamorous. Behind the scenes, it’s a very different story.

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    What the Full-Time Airbnb Lifestyle Really Costs 

    February 26, 2023

    Our Top 5 Favourite Airbnbs (and Why They Weren’t Perfect)

    March 6, 2022

    How to Score the Airbnb of Your Dreams Every Time

    February 28, 2021
  • Travel with Dogs

    We Thought We’d Have to Leave Our Dogs Behind

    May 30, 2021 /

    It was the hardest decision we ever had to make. Do we live out our dream of seeing the world? Or do we stay at home to be with our dogs?

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    The Ultimate Guide to Traveling with a Dog

    May 7, 2023
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    April 9, 2020

    How to Take an International Flight with a Dog in Cabin

    February 27, 2020
  • Plan for Travel

    What Not to Pack for a Year of Travel

    May 23, 2021 /

    We headed off for a trip around the world and our suitcases were just jam-packed full with a ton of stuff that we didn’t need.

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    The Truth About Full-Time Travel (After Three Years on the Road)

    October 16, 2022

    How To Get Rid Of Everything You Own To Travel

    March 20, 2020

    Our Bucket List for Slow Travel

    May 28, 2020
  • Retire Early

    Is This the Year You Can Finally Quit?

    April 25, 2021 /

    It’s the number one question that we get asked time and time again. How did we know we had saved enough?

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    Getting Ready To Retire Early And Travel

    December 6, 2020
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    March 18, 2020

    Biggest Financial Mistakes When Trying to Retire Early

    September 3, 2020
  • Greece

    Discover the Greece You Never Expected to Find

    April 22, 2021 /

    When we headed to Greece, we were expecting to hit up the top sights that everyone talks about.

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    What We Spent Living in Athens For One Month

    September 24, 2020

    Adventure of a Lifetime Quickly Goes Off the Rails

    July 7, 2024

    Cost of Living in Northern Greece

    October 15, 2020
  • Croatia,  Greece,  Italy,  Malta,  Real Costs,  Turkey

    Look What $2,500/Month Gets You in Europe

    April 18, 2021 /

    When we first started traveling Europe in 2019, we weren’t sure how far a budget of $2500 USD a month would take us.

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    A Month in Dubrovnik

    November 1, 2020

    Cost of Living In Split

    December 20, 2020

    7 European Destinations that Won’t Break the Bank

    January 2, 2022
  • Turkey

    The Lifestyle You Want at a Fraction of the Cost in Turkey

    April 11, 2021 /

    We all fantasize about what our ideal home could look like. Maybe it includes a beautiful setting, great food and lots of interesting things to do.

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    The 5 Worst Airbnbs We’ve Ever Stayed in (and How to Avoid Them) 

    February 27, 2022

    Our Top 5 Favourite Airbnbs (and Why They Weren’t Perfect)

    March 6, 2022

    This is Why We Keep Coming Back to Turkey

    March 13, 2022
  • Real Life in Retirement

    How to Survive Your First Year of Early Retirement

    April 4, 2021 /

    You’d think that a life of retirement would be pretty easy. But it turns out that a lot can go wrong during the first year.

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    8 Reasons We Love Early Retirement

    November 8, 2020

    Travel During COVID, Money, & Nomad Life Q&A

    March 21, 2021

    How to Plan Life After Retirement

    July 23, 2020
  • Croatia

    Find Out Why Croatia is the Ultimate Base for Europe

    March 28, 2021 /

    We are definitely planning to keep traveling for a few more years. But we’re also on the lookout for a country that might be a good home for us.

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Stephanie & Gillian
🌎 Traveled the world with our dogs
❤️ Now making a home in Ontario
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A final glimpse of our time in Georgia — medieval A final glimpse of our time in Georgia — medieval villages in Svaneti, misty mountain views, and a whirlwind wander through Kutaisi. 

Don’t miss the full adventure on YouTube, including our unforgettable stay at @baias_wine — complete with warm Georgian hospitality, a feast of traditional dishes, and more wine than we could drink in a month. 

Just click on the link in our profile to watch now.
There were plenty of misadventures to go round, bu There were plenty of misadventures to go round, but we still managed to have an incredible time on our first trip to the country of Georgia. Watch the full-length video by clicking on the link in our profile.
It's part two of our trip to Georgia, and this is It's part two of our trip to Georgia, and this is where all our carefully-made plans started to fall apart. 

The misadventures began when our easy 45-minute flight to the mountains was replaced with a 10-hour odyssey by train and mini-van. However, despite all ups and downs of the trip, we still managed to enjoy the highlights of western Georgia, including the medieval villages of the Svaneti region and a ridiculously huge feast at a winery.  

You can catch the full adventure in a new video going live this Sunday. See you then!
The final round of shots from our time in Tbilisi. The final round of shots from our time in Tbilisi. We just couldn't get enough of all those atmospheric mansions and apartment buildings as we wandered the neighbourhoods. 

If you haven't seen our video yet, it's a whirlwind sampler of Tbilisi highlights from our first day on the ground. You can check it out by clicking on the link in our profile.
It's our first full day in Tbilisi, and we're brin It's our first full day in Tbilisi, and we're bringing you along for the ride. Check out the full video on YouTube -- just click on the link in our profile to watch now.
We're back from our trip to the country of Georgia We're back from our trip to the country of Georgia, and what an adventure it was. This trip was exciting and interesting but also demanding in all kinds of unexpected ways. 

We're excited to share the entire journey with you, starting with a new video this Sunday. We're bringing you along for our first day in Tbilisi, including powering through some of the major sights, tucking into classic Georgian dishes, and a look at a truly spectacular Airbnb. 

See you then!
The final batch of photos from our beautiful 10-da The final batch of photos from our beautiful 10-day hike along the Cotswolds Way. This is a hike we'd recommend for anyone who wants to start off with a hearty English breakfast and then spend the day passing through some truly lovely countryside. The adorable lambs and spring blossoms are just a bonus. 

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We spent 10 glorious days hiking along the Cotswol We spent 10 glorious days hiking along the Cotswolds Way in England.  To watch the full video, click on the link in our profile. 

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We’re back from our 10-day springtime hike in Engl We’re back from our 10-day springtime hike in England, and here’s the good news: Contrary to expectations, it did not rain every single day of the hike. 

Here’s the even better news: the Cotswolds is an absolutely beautiful corner of England, filled with quaint villages, rolling hills, and frolicking lambs (honestly, they really do frolic). It truly is a storybook landscape.

And the best news of all: You can see it all for yourself in our latest YouTube video. That’s right, after a very lengthy hiatus from YouTube, we finally have a new video to share with you. 

We knew going into the Cotswold Way that it would be particularly scenic and made sure to bring along our video equipment. The end product is a fun round up of the highs and lows of the Cotswold Way (including the costs, of course). And it’s coming your way this Sunday.
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