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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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During the past year and a half, Tony and I have traveled consistently both domestically and internationally. We have stayed in hostels, we have stayed in hotels, and we have rented apartments. But on some occasions we have had the luxury of staying with close friends and family. Visiting friends, Jorge and Yani, in Santiago, […]

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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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Tony and I just completed our trip around the world and as we are reconnecting with friends and family from home, I keep getting asked the same question: “Did travel change you?” Relaxing in Gili Air Indonesia – Instagram: @LandingStanding In short: Nope! I am still the whacky girl that left on a jet plane […]

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Travel budgets… Everyone talks about them, but what do you really know? Before we left on our trip, I read dozens of articles on how much it costs solo travelers as well as couples. While trying to compare budgets between different travel itineraries and travel styles is difficult, it at least gave us a rough […]

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Being a backpacker on a limited budget, “all you can eat” basically means “eat as much as humanly possible so you can save some money on meals later”… or maybe even skip a meal or two altogether. After countless meals of stale crackers on long bus rides through South America, whenever heaps and heaps of […]

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This time last year, Tony and I were sitting at our desks at work emailing each other back and forth eagerly planning for our trip around the world.  Planning was almost as exciting as the journey itself.  But looking back now, we never fully stuck to those original plans. We decided to forgo purchasing around […]

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Tony. Chocolate. Really bad TV shows… These are a few of the things that I love in the world.  Another one on the list: Bargains. I get unbelievably excited when I am able to find uber cheap accommodations abroad. Hostels, cheap apartment rentals, housesitting gigs… I am down with anything that will give us more […]

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