Challenges of Eating Abroad

By Emily Landsiedel If you’ve been reading our blog lately, you know that some salmonella and bacteria infected food/drinks landed me in the hospital earlier this week. You may be thinking to yourself, “Emily, why aren’t you being more careful?!” And while some of that nagging is well founded,...

Dealing with the Lows of Travel

By Emily Landsiedel Travel is a beautiful, inspiring, depressing, and exhausting thing. It takes you to the extremes of your emotions on a daily basis. I knew that there would be ups and downs to travel, but I don’t think I realized I would be experiencing this yo-yo effect...

Travel Budget for a RTW Trip

By Emily Landsiedel You may have read my post on how “Travel Doesn’t Have to be Expensive,” but you’re probably still wondering exactly how much does it cost to travel to all these countries on a budget? Peter and I read through countless websites to try and get a...

Travel is Empowering

By Emily Landsiedel There is nothing quite like the feeling of setting a big goal for yourself and achieving it; picking something that almost feels insurmountable when originally thought up, working your butt off to attain it, and actually making it happen. It is one of the most invigorating...