A Husband and Wife Travel Around the World
“How could you possibly fit a year of clothes into a 32 liter bag?” “I could never have only a few changes of clothes in my bag. Didn’t that get gross? At the very least it got boring, right? I hear you. I really do. I didn’t think it would be possible either. But after […]
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My job officially ended at the end of October 2011, but we weren’t going to start our trip until January 2012. My time between those two dates was spent mostly researching and buying all of the travel gear we would need… and I read everything about what size backpack to get: product reviews, travel forums, […]
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Can you handle the uncertainty of traveling without a real plan? I didn’t think I could. But after a year of traveling to different countries with very little idea of what country was next… I have learned how. I embrace the uncertainty. I embrace the adventure. But I still make sure to wrap that uncertainty […]
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Welcome to Mount Fitz-Roy, stretching high above the tiny town of El Chalten, Argentina and offering some of the best hiking in Patagonia. This town was first established in 1985 for the sole purpose of aiding in a border dispute with Chile. Since then, it has become the base for backpacking day-hikers and some of […]
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You might not say it to our faces… but we still know you’re saying it! If you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, SwingingTravelers.com, or any of the other social sites we are on, then you might be wondering where we are based off of all the highway pictures. While we still might be […]
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“The world is not as dangerous as you think,” was a common refrain from us when talking to our friends and family back in the states. This is COMPLETELY true… for the most part… most of the time. The only place on our travels where we ever felt aggressively unsafe was La Paz, Bolivia, one […]
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334 days of travel. $36, 774 spent. 14 countries visited. So what was the cheapest country? What was the most expensive? What were the biggest surprises? I know these are your most burning questions because you all told me. It basically comes down to everyone wondering how to travel the world on a budget. In […]
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If a 36 ton Humpback whale jumps clear out of the water only a few feet away from you, but you were stuck inside napping and missed it… did it really happen? Based on the sounds from my sailing companions: A resounding YES. We were cruising up the west coast of Kauai on a 65 […]
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