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    • Europe
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      • Romania
      • Serbia
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    • Middle East
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    • North America
      • Canada
      • Mexico
    • South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru
    • Asia
      • Thailand
  • About Us
  • Asia,  Thailand

    The Perfect Itinerary for an Epic Adventure in Thailand

    April 7, 2025 /

    After visiting almost every country in Southeast Asia, we can easily say that Thailand was our favourite. We’d each been there over a dozen times and felt confident about coming up with the perfect itinerary.

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  • Machu Picchu
    Peru,  Real Costs

    We had a Once-in-a-Lifetime Visit to Machu Picchu (Now We Know What it’s Really Like )

    May 5, 2024 /

    I’ve wanted to visit Machu Picchu for many years but I hadn’t anticipated what it’s like to visit a wildly popular world heritage site with tourism on the rise. Whoops.

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    Stephanie and Gillian at home

    Finally, the Big Reveal of our New Home

    April 7, 2024
    Stephanie with Jasper and Huxley

    After Four Years of Retirement, I Have a New Job – Sort of

    May 5, 2024
    Gillian cross-country skiing in the countryside

    We Planned Another Exciting Trip to Peru – and This Time We’re Actually Going

    March 3, 2024
  • Portugal

    5 Tips for Experiencing Beautiful Lisbon Without the Crowds

    February 25, 2024 /

    We came to Lisbon to see a destination famous for architecture, scenic lookouts and historic trams still running across town. What we weren’t expecting was the huge number of other tourists.

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    Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal

    5 Important Lessons that We’ve Learned About Full-Time Travel

    November 5, 2023
    Funchal Madeira

    Lisbon in 2023 was Even More Crowded Than We Expected

    December 3, 2023
    Snowy Toronto in January

    We’re Saying Goodbye to a Very Adventurous 2023 – and Hello to a New Chapter

    January 7, 2024
  • Plan for Travel

    5 Crucial Lessons About Full-Time Travel That You Need to Know

    November 5, 2023 /

    These are the topics that rarely get discussed in blogs or vlogs but are absolutely essential for a life on the road.

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    Our Bucket List for Slow Travel

    May 28, 2020

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

    June 13, 2021

    Money, Travel, Relationship + More

    October 8, 2020
  • Travel Logistics

    All the Practical Details that You Need to Know About Full-Time Travel

    August 27, 2023 /

    All those pesky administrative details that life demands can take a lot of research to figure out. 

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  • Travel with Dogs

    The Ultimate Guide to Traveling with a Dog

    May 7, 2023 /

    Wherever we travel with our two toy poodles, other tourists come up to us in amazement and ask if it’s really difficult to travel with our dogs. 

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    How to Prepare Your Dog for Flying In Cabin

    March 1, 2020

    We Thought We’d Have to Leave Our Dogs Behind

    May 30, 2021

    How to Take an International Flight with a Dog in Cabin

    February 27, 2020
  • Airbnb Living,  Real Costs

    What the Full-Time Airbnb Lifestyle Really Costs 

    February 26, 2023 /

    There’s no end of information available about how to save money while traveling. But none of the usual advice was quite right for us.

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

    February 27, 2022

    Living in Airbnbs Full Time isn’t Easy

    June 6, 2021

    How to Score the Airbnb of Your Dreams Every Time

    February 28, 2021
  • Plan for Travel

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

    October 16, 2022 /

    It’s hard to believe but we’ve been traveling full time for three whole years. That’s a lot of time to have passed since we quit our jobs and hit the road.

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

    June 13, 2021

    Do You Have to be a Minimalist to Travel Full Time?

    February 14, 2021

    The Truth About Life On The Road

    June 20, 2021
  • Real Costs

    How Much it Really Costs to Travel Full Time

    May 9, 2022 /

    We haven’t been honest about how much travel costs. If you’re serious about travelling, there are a slew of other costs you need to know about.

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    How to Travel the World Without Blowing Your Budget

    January 17, 2021

    Living Large in Affordable Belgrade

    September 5, 2021

    Novi Sad Offered the Authentic Serbia That We’ve Been Dreaming of

    September 26, 2021
  • Airbnb Living,  Albania,  Greece,  Malta,  Spain,  Turkey

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

    March 6, 2022 /

    Sometimes the quality of a travel experience just comes down to whether or not we’re staying in a good Airbnb.

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    What the Full-Time Airbnb Lifestyle Really Costs 

    February 26, 2023

    Living in Airbnbs Full Time isn’t Easy

    June 6, 2021

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

    February 27, 2022
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