Our spring break trip in South Africa included visiting an elephant sanctuary, riding ostriches, exploring underground caves, ziplining through a forest, and jumping off the highest bungee bridge in the world. However, one of the moments that remains most vivid, even nine years later, took place late one evening on a quiet beach.
Scrolling through the ‘gram, reading travel blogs, listening to podcasts about location independence, and scouring all the other places cool full-time travelers are sharing their experiences always makes us desire to ditch the house and jobs and head out to explore the world full time. However, we (probably) will never be full-time travelers and it comes down to two main reasons.
I want to experience my destination to the absolute fullest from the moment I arrive until the moment I leave. If I want to do that, then my accommodation better allow me to do it. I’ll share how you can find these unique accommodations, too!
Vacation Evan is the most fun version of me (well maybe it’s a toss up with Wedding Dance Floor Evan, but I digress), so why not tap into him as often as possible? For me travel does not necessarily mean going to the other side of the word, going to a city far from home, being in a foreign place, packing a suitcase, getting on a flight, or staying in a hotel… instead it is whenever I can tap into that person and that feeling.
If we had to leave for a long term trip and only had a small bag to fill, here is what we would grab on the way out the door.
One of my favorite aspects of traveling is sharing places I love with people who haven’t previously experienced those places. One of my favorite aspects of working in education is the opportunity to expand my students’ worldview and provide them with new experiences. When I have the chance to combine these two activities, the joy I feel is multiplied.
My desire to visit Utah was almost entirely inspired by people I follow on Instragram. In 2018, we finally planned a week-long vacation to southern Utah… and it was everything I imagined it to be, and more!
While living in Uganda we took a week-long vacation to Rwanda and western Uganda. Here’s what you need to know about traveling to Kigali and Lake Bunyonyi.
Traveling to a new place and having all new experiences is one of our favorite things, but returning to a place with some familiarity is pretty great, too. Going away from normal life will always have great benefits for mental health and family bonding, but what is so great about returning to the same place?
We are all taught from a very young age not to talk to strangers because they could have bad intentions or be trying to take advantage of us. But one belief we have that guides our life is that people are good.