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How to Navigate our Cost of Living Comparison Worksheet

As we plan for traveling in our retirement, understanding the cost of living in various cities compared to your home base can be crucial, whether you’re planning a relocation, nomadic traveling, or simply exploring financial scenarios. We built a Google Sheet with two tabs that we use to discuss and plan with clarity and precision.Tab 1: City Cost-of-Living...

Planning our Early Retirement for Full-time Travel

We are so excited to start this series, sharing with you our retirement plans! Travel is so very special to us; the preparation and planning we’ve put into retiring early so we can continue this journey FULL TIME is something we can mark the day on our calendar for now. In this series, we’ll share our plans and experiences – we feel ours is unique in that we’re...

Beware of Social Media Travel Hacking “Experts”

{sigh} A bit of a rant, so please show some grace.We are members of several Facebook groups with travel, travel hacking, points & miles-related topics. For the most part, we spend more time sharing from our experience, but do find nuggets of information or insights that benefit us.Something that’s important to us, across all facets of our life, is accountability...

Weekend trip to San Francisco

Every once in a while we just wing it, and this was an adventure where we did just that! Using points and miles we’ve accumulated over the past year, Chris & Stephanie spent a weekend in San Francisco, visiting Muir Woods, Sausalito, and a couple of wineries.Many thanks to Viator for a great tour, and a wonderful stay at Hotel Adagio, a Marriott Autograph...

Unpacking! The Podcast

Because we don’t have enough going on, we’re adding a podcast to our YouTube Channel!As we’ve traveled, many of the questions we get and the stories we want to share just don’t fit well into the travel vlog nature of our other content. This podcast is a natural extension of our website and YouTube channel, providing a more intimate behind-the...

Making a Day Trip of Lake Atitlan

As part of our adventures in Guatemala, we took a day trip to Lake Atitlán, courtesy of Viator. Lake Atitlan is a stunningly beautiful body of water located in the Guatemalan Highlands, surrounded by lush green mountains and volcanos and dotted with quaint villages.Our day included a cruise to the village of Santiago de Atitlan, known for the beautiful crafts of the...