Looking back on our 2 years of planning and budgeting, I am constantly amazed by how far we have come. As I’ve said before, we are new people when it comes to financial planning and responsibility, and it is unarguably one of the best things that ever happened to us. Now with our trip lingering [...]
RTW tickets out. Freedom in. This is the first of many updates that will report on the ever evolving itinerary set before us. Why? Because the itinerary just got a lot more simple. There isn’t one. In a whirlwind of emails and phone calls between myself and a major US based airline, we’ve decided to [...]
Dave and I prepping for a much needed 1 week summer vacation—likely the last one-week vacation I will have for quite awhile. And likely the last travel experience we’ll have as real vacationers and not backpackers. While mid way through packing it occurred to me that when we return we will be embarking on our [...]
The ending of this passage marks the run to the finish line for us- no looking back now! I feel like the biggest leap is now behind us and from here on is where the real preparation begins to bloom on this site- from packing to purchasing and booking.. we are on the brink of [...]
Three weeks and countless hours later, we just closed the door of our vacant house. It looks entirely different from the condo we moved into 6 years ago. Every corner has been updated and personalized, pondered over, and redesigned. I’m going to try not to sound overdramatic when I say I feel like i’m going [...]
I am learning how to shut my mind off. Funny, since I’ve spent the better part of three decades struggling to keep it going in overdrive. My attempts to try to ease my constantly running internal monologue have generally failed. I am constantly reviewing ‘to do’ lists in my head, thinking about tomorrow’s project meetings, [...]
I read a lot of travel blogs. Lately, much of this time is spent looking at the actual websites—my limited web blogging abilities require that my mind be fed by the many others out there who know more than me. I’ve pulsed through so many looking for layouts and ideas—all the while questioning why I [...]
A commonly asked question lately has been about savings: How we’ve financially planned for this trip, and whether or not we’ve been able to stick to the plan. I figured I’d write a little about our thought process here, although I am sure that every traveler has different methods of financially preparing for a big [...]
