Hey Reader, Autumn is officially here! 🍂 (Well, at least in the Northern hemisphere.) We just came back from our morning walk near my dad's house in Austria, and all the greens are starting to turn red and yellow. Not going to lie, while it's pretty, we are ready to pack our bags and fly to Asia ☀️🏙️ New adventures await! If you have the itch to escape the cold too, check out Booking. com's annual Late Escape Deals. For bookings & stays between today and 7th of January at participating...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, While enjoying our last weeks with family & friends in Austria, we are already busy prepping for our upcoming trips! We are going to housesit in Thailand again and will spend 18 hours in Beijing on the way. We have never flown with Air China before, but so far only heard good things. We timed our flights so we will arrive in Beijing very early in the morning so we can hop on the FREE layover sightseeing tour to the Great Wall of China! 😱🤩 It's organized by Trip. com and totally...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I am curious: are you also working remotely? I started my 'career' after university, working in digital marketing with 2 office jobs for about 7 years. It came with the typical 9-5 working hours (until 6 pm actually!) without a single day of home office 😅 Then the pandemic hit, and my work requirements got flipped upside down. Marketing became one of the easiest jobs to work remotely, lucky me! I landed an online marketing job fairly easily, but there are many different paths to...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, We are wrapping up our 1-month stay in Barcelona. It has been amazing! Especially because we got surprised with 2 events we didn't know would happen: 1) We were lucky to see a 100% solar eclipse! 😎 Apparently people all over Europe flew to Spain to see it - and we just happened to be there!! It was so cool to watch the moon cover the sun, leaving only a glowing orange ring around it. If you ever get the chance - go see one! (There is another one next year in the South of Spain or...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I don't know about you, but my family - especially my 90-year-old granny - is always concerned about our travels. Even after 6 years on the road! It doesn't really matter where we go, we always get asked about safety and whether we are being careful. And I get it, if you watch the news (we don't!) the world is made out as a scary place. But in reality, it's much safer and kinder out there than most people think. Not to say, you don't need to be careful. When riding scooters in...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, We just landed in Barcelona, one of our favorite cities in the whole of Europe! I looove getting lost in the maze of streets, cycling along the beach and watching the laundry flapping in the wind that covers every balcony here. I always feel this weird sense of belonging here. Maybe because most people guess I am from Spain when they meet me for the first time, or because I am addicted to the sun. Or because we spent 2.5 years in Mexico and I just looove Spanish culture and life....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, After weeks of writing & editing, it's finally liveee 🎉 Our unforgettable 2-week South Island New Zealand itinerary. We have been visiting New Zealand for years now, but mostly spent our time in Auckland with Allan's family. It was so much fun exploring Allan's home country like a tourist, but also kinda like a local. We would sometimes run into hordes of tourists, but often - especially on campsites or hikes - be totally by ourselves. It was also the first time that we rented a...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I'll be honest: travel health insurance is a boring topic. It feels daunting and bureaucratic. It even held me back 6 years ago, when I quit my job in Amsterdam to travel. I was used to being insured by the country I was living in or only knew providers that cover short trips, like a 2-week vacation. But a health insurance that covers open travel without an end date? When I would not even know all the countries I will be going to? That was unheard of - at least for me. So I put it...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Over the last 6 weeks, we made our way from the Southern to the Northern hemisphere, because we hate winter. Following the sun is one of the best perks when it comes to full-time travel. I think the last winter we had was 4 years ago! While it's peak winter in New Zealand, we are enjoying peak summer in my home country, Austria. And it's stinking hot! It's 37°C forecast for next week, so if you are heading to Europe soon, make sure you are ready for some heat 🔥 Talking about...
5 months ago • 1 min read