Before I begin our story, I want to apologize for our recent lack of posts on LandingStanding. The past month has been incredibly insane and wonderful all at the same time as we drove our Camry (aka Little Blue) across the US visiting friends and family along the way. Between all of the dinners out […]
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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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After 3,500 miles in the car from Boston on our recent cross country road trip we finally arrived in our favorite city in the U.S. – San Francisco. San Francisco holds a special place in our heart. It was where Tony lived for five months in 2009 for his former job at Wells Fargo and […]
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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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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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I have a very important Breaking News story: We LOVE food. Okay, it’s not that little of a fact… it’s a HUGE fact. We love food so much that we sometimes let it dictate where we travel to. Our adventures to France, Italy, and Thailand weren’t just influenced by the history and culture of these […]
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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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