A lot of thought went into planning my original packing list for long term travel.  I tried to pack light and efficiently. Everything had to serve a purpose (or several) in order to earn its place is my Osprey 40L backpack. The exact items have evolved a little bit, but I still swear by this …

We travel a lot and aren’t easily shaken. We did just fine in Medellin where there was very little English, we loved the ebb and flow of motorbikes in Hanoi, and we thrived in Beijing even though we had no idea what was happening ever. But our first night in Cairo was a lot to …

From the start of our points journey, the Etihad Apartments have called to us. Just the name “Apartment” makes it sound like a flight experience unlike any other. The Apartment brings things to the air that you’d only expect to find on the ground: a lobby, a shower, a space to invite your friends over. Getting …

If you’re a traveler and you find yourself in Abu Dhabi, it’s probably for one of two reasons: (1) you took a day trip from Dubai to see the Grand Mosque and have to get back or (2) you flew into UAE on Etihad Airways, who naturally placed you at their hub in Abu Dhabi, …

We’re back in the UAE, folks! Dubai is one of three cities we’ve gone to on this trip that we’ve already vacationed to in the past (Munich & London being the other two). We look back on our first time in Dubai mostly fondly (we seem to have mixed memories), but we didn’t come back …

I’ve collected a lot of things over the past nine months of travel. I’ve got t-shirts from every country, coins in every currency, and thousands of rows of data. Across +20 workbooks, we have meticulously tracked every aspect of this trip. We can tell you how many miles we’ve flown (62,176), how many times we’ve …

In the past nine months, we’ve been to five continents, 24 counties, 53 cities, and twelve Disney parks. That is every single Disney park across the globe, plus the Aulani Hawaiian resort just for good measure. We expected international travel to wear away at some of Disney’s sparkle. We thought that maybe after traveling the …

We’ve passed the halfway point of our trip and it’s starting to freak us out a bit. We knew it would go fast, but we always felt like we still had so much time. But as the time we have left starts to get smaller than time we’ve been on the road, I can’t help …

After four great days in Melbourne, we jumped back on a plane and made our way to Sydney, Australia! And let me tell you, in case you didn’t already know, Sydney is flippin’ GREAT! Like, bust-open-your-piggy-bank-and-book-the-flight-now great. Look at this sunset! Look at this bridge! Look at this beach! Sorry for the exclamation points. This …

Getting coffee is considered a formal travel activity for us. We spend more time researching cafes that have great coffee, reliable wifi, and hip interiors than we do planning actual tourist attractions. While this is totally normal for us, it’s rare that we see coffee shops creep into the list of must-do attractions in a …