By Emily Before Peter and I embarked on our world tour, I published our travel budget for our RTW trip, which included our estimated daily expenses as well as my best guess for the cost of overland and inter-country travel. Although at times we feared we would run out of...
By Peter Emily and I meet a lot of people from all over the world. Some are seasoned travelers with dozens of countries under their belt, and some are on their first trip abroad. We see many of these newer travelers making the same or similar mistakes. On a long delayed...
By Emily Spending every waking minute with your significant other while navigating a new place can make or break a relationship. Although every relationship is different and what works for one couple may not work for another, here are a few ways my husband and I have stayed on...
By Emily Landsiedel Peter and I put together a budget for each country on our world tour before we left. Below you can see how much things actually ended up costing us in Europe. Thankfully, with the exception of some unexpected expenses, our daily estimates were usually within a few dollars...
By Emily Landsiedel I made a packing list for all climates before I started traveling around the world, but after five months some things have been added and taken away. Here’s what made the cut after five months on the road: Round the World Packing List for Women: Warm...
By Emily Landsiedel Those of you that know me personally know that I’m a hyper-organized checklist lover. Peter likes to tease me for always needing to plan and have everything figured out, sometimes down to the minute detail. We balance each other out that way: I’m the planner who...
Peter’s Packing List: Backpack- Main Pack- Mystery Ranch 3DAP in Black Day Pack- Osprey Daylite day pack in Blue Rain cover for main backpack Clothing Belt, brown Merrell Moab Rovers, Espresso Chacos Marmot rain jacket REI CoOp down jacket ( 650 fill down) Northface Beanie, black 2 Collared shirts 3...
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...
By Peter Landsiedel Emily and I decided early on that we wanted to travel light. When I was 17, I convinced my parents to let me backpack around Europe for a few weeks with my good friend Linden (that’s a whole ‘nother story I’ll save for a later post). We...
By Emily Landsiedel So how does one pack for a round the world trip with nothing but a carry-on? This is a question Peter and I struggled with a lot. We spent many hours unpacking all the advice on the subject. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!) There’s just so much...
Peter and I decided to make our first video post! We wanted to have a discussion about three things we often get asked related to our trip: 1. What are we most looking forward to; 2. What we are most nervous about; and 3. What we hope to learn...
By Emily Landsiedel The first and most frequent question Peter and I get when we announce we are traveling to 22 countries over the next nine months is, “How can you afford that?” Well, getting to this point was both very difficult and surprisingly easy. It was difficult in...
By Emily Landsiedel I came to the realization this year that I’m wasting money by using a debit card. When I spend my money using a debit card, I get nothing in return, yet if I use a credit card, I’m reimbursed for money I was already planning on...