These posts tell our story and include personal anecdotes that you won’t find anywhere else. They’re not travel guides, how-to’s, or lists. Perfect for when you have some free time or are simply interested in hearing our opinions.
There’s no denying that 2020 sucks. It’s been one of the suckiest years that ever sucked, in fact. The entire world was brought to its knees by a microscopic virus. There was no March Madness, nor any summer music festivals. They even canceled the Olympics for the first time since …
It’s hard to believe that fall is almost upon us. We had a feeling this year would drag on, but it turns out it’s still been flying by. It’s already been 5 months since we took a humanitarian flight out of Medellin back to the US! Today we’re going to …
Life During Quarantine Time: A Summer 2020 Recap Read More »
Being from East Tennessee, I grew up in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains. When I was a kid, I would visit Gatlinburg every year but we never ventured into the national park. We decided that needed to change this year when all of our other plans were canceled …
Great Smoky Mountains Vacation: A Spectacular Getaway Read More »
There’s no doubt about it that we’re living in unprecedented times. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic and the resulting economic collapse. Millions have lost their jobs and over a hundred thousand have died in the United States alone. As if that wasn’t bad enough, we are once …
We interrupt our regularly scheduled travel content to talk about current events in the USA. It just doesn’t seem right to talk about anything else right now. The last few months have really laid bare many of the issues plaguing America. But the last two weeks specifically have truly brought …
It’s been a little quiet here lately, and we apologize for that. We’ve been back in the US for just over a month now after making the difficult decision to leave Colombia on a humanitarian flight. Pretty much all of our plans for the rest of the year have been …
10 Years of Travel: A Look Back at a Decade on the Road Read More »
To say that we’re living in strange times is a vast understatement. The coronavirus pandemic has brought much of the world to a screeching halt. There have been countless stories of travelers stranded, desperately trying to get home. But what about us digital nomads? How does one “go home” when …
Just like a vast majority of the people on Earth, we are currently dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. We had to cancel all upcoming travel plans and are now living that quarantine life in Colombia. I wanted to share an update about our situation and some thoughts on this whole …
Are there any moments in your life that were a major turning point? Teaching English in China is one of those major decisions that turned out to be the best we’ve ever made. Both Sasha and I have been teaching English for a combined decade now and it’s allowed us …
How Teaching English in China Gave Us a Better Life Read More »
It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the end of not just the year, but the freaking decade. A lot has happened for us in the last ten years. We’ve lived in three different countries and traveled to dozens of others. We started this website about halfway through the decade and …
