Publishing note: this article has been updated to reflect info and prices, current as of June 2023. Bordeaux, France is an exciting European city to indulge in the region’s delicious namesake wine. Yet frugal travelers may be leery of the ability to experience Bordeaux on a budget. Is Bordeaux expensive? […]
Haro Batalla del Vino: Info & Tips for Wine Battle 2023
The Batalla del Vino (Wine Battle) is an annual festival and cultural tradition, in Haro Spain, in which participants drench each other with the area’s red wine. Anyone looking for a fun, unique, cultural experience in Spain should put the Batalla del Vino firmly on their travel list. Join the […]
How to Do Oktoberfest on a Budget 2023: Travel Guide & Tips
So you want to go to Oktoberfest but are realizing how expensive it’s going to be in 2023? You’ve come to the right place. This post has all the tips and resources to help get you to Munich’s Oktoberfest for cheap! Oktoberfest in Munich is one of those quintessential travel […]
How to Take a Day Trip from Bordeaux to Saint Emilion, France
Note: Prices and info have been updated and are current, as of June 2023. The medieval village and Unesco World Heritage Site of Saint Emilion, France, is a fantastic full day trip to take from Bordeaux. St Emilion is located approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Bordeaux, so its proximity […]
Top 20 Travel Experiences of 2015
This unprecedented second year of non-stop travel has brought us roaming around six different continents and 27 different countries for a total of over 65,000 miles while completely circumnavigating the globe. We’re often asked about our favorite places, which is difficult to pin down because each country we visit has […]
Our Top 20 Worst Travel Moments of 2015
The end of 2015 also marked the end of our second very full year of travel. What a year it’s been! We managed to accomplish our goal of circumnavigating the globe. Throughout that journey we traveled across six continents while having some great experiences on each of them! But when […]
Monthly Travel Update: From Oktoberfest to Fort Lauderdale by Land & Sea
This past month of travel took us from landlocked Central Europe all the way to Fort Lauderdale, FL USA without taking a single flight. October was a jam-packed month of travel taking us 6,823 miles on this whirlwind escapade from camping out during the final days of Munich’s Oktoberfest, to a […]
Not-So-Monthly Travel Update: From Middle East to Middle Europe
As we’re about to disconnect from stable Internet for nearly the next month, we figured that now would be a most opportune time to give a quick travel update since our last not-so-monthly update from back in August having just left the Philippines! Now we’ve been roaming around the world on this non-stop […]
Month #11 Travel Update: Roaming Around Greece and Crossing the Atlantic
During the past 30 days, only 20 of them were spent on land, yet we somehow managed to roam around four different continents during this past month of travels! These last 30 days were also unique in that overwater travel became our primary means of transportation, as we didn’t use a […]
Month #10 Update: Roaming Around Romania & Turkey
Another month is in the books. On October 11, we actually marked 300 days of consecutive travel! We were really happy to celebrate this milestone here in Turkey, as it’s been one of our favorite countries so far. And while 300 days have gone by, it still feels like we’ve […]
Budget Travel Cappadocia: A Guide to Goreme, Turkey
Cappadocia is such an incredible area with so much to offer. We found it difficult to narrow down the top things to do in Cappadocia on a budget. We did manage to uncover some really great value here while still having incredible experiences. You can have a very budget-friendly Cappadocia experience with a […]
Month #9 Update of Roaming Around the World
Has it really been nine months now? Where does the time go? We’re not sure, but here’s where it went over the last 30 days… Month 9 Stats: Countries visited: 5 Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania City-to-City transport segments: 17 Trains: 7 Boats: 0 Busses: 10 Miles traveled: […]
Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 1: Why We Went and Arriving to Ukraine
Many people have been scratching their heads and wondering why the heck we’ve ventured into Ukraine while the country is in the middle of the largest conflict of its young history. Friends, relatives, and followers of this blog have all expressed concerns for our safety and well-being. So we felt […]
Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel?
You can find Part 1 – Why We Traveled to Ukraine During a Time of Conflict – here. Is Ukraine Safe for Travel? The short answer: yes, most of Ukraine is actually quite safe for travel. The situation currently unfolding in Ukraine is the first time since World War II […]
Our Ukraine Vacation: Part 3: Why Travel to Ukraine Now?
Previous posts to this series can be found here: Part 1: Why We Went & Arriving to Ukraine Part 2: Is Ukraine Safe for Travel We found that its prices, people, food, culture, outdoor pursuits, and its cities made it an absolutely fantastic travel destination. We just loved our two […]