If you’ve ever wondered what goes into planning and RTW, this post is for you. This is our trip breakdown, everything from planning to where we went and exactly how much we spent.
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VIDEO: Our Year in Travel
1,266 videos and 11 hours of footage all wrapped up in 3-minutes. We never claim to be vloggers which is probably why you hardly saw any videos from our travels last year. Most are short clips of random things that don’t really make sense on their own, so we didn’t bother sharing. But now that… Read more…
2012: The Best Year of Our Lives
A year in pictures, a lifetime of memories. 2012, best year ever. When we quit our jobs, never in my wildest dreams did I imagined we’d be spending the year the way we did – a year in travel. It’s been one helluva a year filled with more ups than down, both good times and… Read more…
7 Super Shots – India Edition
Hostelbookers started a tag game in the travel blogging community — 7 Super Shots, encouraging people to share their favorite travel photos in seven categories. Carlo & Geneva from Travel Budget Couple nominated us to pick our 7 super shots of travel photography. We figured it would be a good opportunity for us to share recent pictures… Read more…
Video: Zorbing in Rotorua
Want to find out what zorbing is? Check out our video. You have the option to zorb dry or wet. We did both! Enjoy!
GQ Trippin’ from A to Z
GQ’s ABCs and a wee more than you ever wanted to know. Hey guys! Sorry we’re a bit behind on our ABCs. I was never really good at the alphabet. 😉 We’re so excited to have been selected by Jen from Devour the World to share our travels experiences with y’all. By the time you… Read more…
Souvenirs: To Collect or Not Collect?
We have a combined collection of 300+ shot glasses and magnets. Hoarders? NY152 Joe Fox: So what’s his handle? Kathleen Kelly: All right.. NY152. Joe Fox: N-Y-one-five-two. One hundred and fifty-two. He’s.. one hundred and fifty-two years old. He’s had one hundred and fifty-two moles removed, so now he’s got one hundred and fifty-two pock… Read more…
Checklist: 27 in 27 Days
27 things we need to do before we leave for our RTW! Things have been so busy we couldn’t even get this post out when we wanted to. Imagine this was posted December 1st, so please bare with us… So much to do, so little of time. We’ve had a lot of time to prepare… Read more…
Traveling Couples’ {Digital} Dinner Party
YOU’RE INVITED! Friends, foods, and table talk from travels around the world. Hosted by @twoOregonians – ‘For visitors unfamiliar with the back story, see our #RTWdinnerparty page.’ meet and mingle Hey.. We’re Gerard & Kieu! GQ for short. Currently, G is learning to cope with funemployment while training for a half-marathon. I still have my… Read more…
Itinerary: An RTW in the Making
An adventure awaits. Find out what’s in store for us in 2012! The idea came about during our Mediterranean cruise in 2009. On our flight home, we talked how ‘It’d be nice to take 3 months off to travel’ while G doodled on a napkin of places we’d like to visit — one month in France, maybe Spain…. Read more…