Prior to leaving for our trip, Phi and I set on a budget of $50K to last us for 6 months of travel. After the dust settled and we arrived back in the United States, we calculated that we were able to travel for 6 months for just a little over $38K. I thought it might … More Matt’s Stats: Budget Recap
A few of our friends asked us for our top tips/lessons learned from our travels so we decided to throw together a list. I’m sure as we do more reflecting, we’ll have more things to share but hopefully this initial list will be helpful to those itching to do a RTW trip or about to go … More MAP Travel Tips
Bonjour from France. This is it, guys. Our last freaking stop. Where did the time go? We only visited two cities in France and we savored each day in Fontainebleau and Paris. So without much further ado, here goes our last trip recap…for this trip. 🙂 At Fontainebleau, where we soaked in the great outdoors. The … More Last stop: France (like a boss)
Between soaking in soothing coastal views, getting lost in time through the various Old Towns and enjoying the country’s natural beauty on hikes, Croatia easily become a contender for our favorite European stop. Since we were nearing the end of our trip, we tried to balance between relaxing but also making the most of every day (and avoiding … More I see you, Croatia
MAP are back in the United States! We’ve been home for just a bit over 2 weeks visiting family on the east coast. It’s been a whirlwind of family activity and catching up with friends. As a result, we’ve gotten a little bit behind on the blog. I’ll share some stats and we’ll follow-up with our … More Matt’s Stats: Trip Recap
When I was in 7th grade, our English class did a whole unit on Roman and Greek mythology. It was my first introduction to myths and as a bookworm, I loved discovering a new type of story. And to be honest, I also loved reading all about the different gods/goddess personalities and all the drama … More Roam Sweet Rome
In 2010, Jonas and I visited a family farm in a town called Tiers. It’s located in Northern Italy and has a population of about 1,000 people. The connection to the farm was through one of my good friends from UCF. He met Ingrid, who grew up on the farm and parents still operate the … More Tiers: Life on an Italian Farm
