Author: Justin and Steph

  • Things to Know Before Traveling to Vietnam (Updated 2024)

    Things to Know Before Traveling to Vietnam (Updated 2024)

    Vietnam is cruising up lists of popular places to travel. It is a country filled with history and amazing places. We wanted to share some things to know before traveling to Vietnam for anyone planning a trip. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or anything…

  • Important Things to Know Before Traveling to Laos

    Important Things to Know Before Traveling to Laos

    Laos is a wonderful place. It was one of our favorite places to visit. We had not met anyone else that had been there, so when we were figuring out the things to know before traveling to Laos, we had to piece a lot together. There is so much to…

  • Iceland’s Ring Road: The Ultimate 8-Day Guide

    Iceland’s Ring Road: The Ultimate 8-Day Guide

    We first took interest in Iceland way back when thanks to the Mighty Ducks sequel. And then when Walter Mitty took his secret life to the land of fire and ice back in 2013 we knew it was a place we needed to travel. The issue was there wasn’t a…

  • How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    How to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park in a Few Hours

    National Parks are a popular stop on US road trips. Everyone has heard of Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Yosemite, but there are quite a few lesser-known national parks that are worthy of their place on bucket lists and itineraries. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of those places we…

  • A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    A Guide for Visiting Big Bend National Park in Three Days

    They say, “Everything is bigger in Texas,” right? With a reputation like that, it makes sense why this 800,000-acre desert behemoth was established as Big Bend National Park in 1944. That’s larger than the state of Rhode Island. This is Texas saying, “We’re so big; we have state-sized parks.” Remarkable.…

  • Our PNW Bucket List: Embracing Our New Home

    Our PNW Bucket List: Embracing Our New Home

    One of our favorite things to do when we move somewhere new is to create a big long list of all the things we want to explore in our new home. It gives us a reason to drink wine and dream big with the computers, and it helps when we…

  • Six Months in Seattle: A Little Recap

    Six Months in Seattle: A Little Recap

    For those of you that have been here a while, you might remember our monthly recaps from our 12 months of travel. We put that series on hold when our travels went on hold due to the pandemic, but we figured it would be fun to bring it up as…

  • Favorite Books – Spring 2020

    Favorite Books – Spring 2020

    After a full month in social isolation, we have read a few new books. It hasn’t been as easy to concentrate as we would have liked, but there are still some good ones we wanted to recommend. Hopefully you are finding some quiet time in your day to read a…

  • Month 12 Stats & Recap

    Month 12 Stats & Recap

    Countries Visited 1 – USA We have been in the great state of California for the entire month. Most of it has been spent sheltering in place, but there was a time in the month of March when travel wasn’t discouraged and we got to see a few new places…

  • Renting a Campervan in Australia: Everything You Need to Know

    Renting a Campervan in Australia: Everything You Need to Know

    We have been dreaming about living out of a campervan for a while. When we had two unplanned weeks in Australia, we decided it was the perfect time to test it out. Renting a campervan in Australia was the ideal way to try it. Plus, we could see more of…