Best and Worst U.S. National Parks after Visiting All 63

Have you ever dreamed of visiting all of the U.S. National Parks? Us too! We achieved our goal of visiting all 63 U.S. National Parks in August of 2023! Read on to learn a bit about our journey to visit all the National Parks, as well as a summary and some of our rankings of … Continue reading Best and Worst U.S. National Parks after Visiting All 63

Financial Independence Update- March 2024

In March we spent the month working on the websites, looking for travel therapy contracts, traveling, packing and moving. It seems like we're always playing catch up when it comes to work we need to do for the websites. While it's a flexible business and doesn't require more than 15-20 hours or so per week … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- March 2024

2024 South America and Antarctica Trip: Summary and Expenses

At the beginning of 2024 we embarked on our 7th multiple month international trip since 2018. We've learned a lot about how to plan these trips over the years, and each successive trip has been a little more optimized. Although the costs of our trips have increased gradually over the years, our enjoyment of the … Continue reading 2024 South America and Antarctica Trip: Summary and Expenses

Financial Independence Update- February 2024

In February, we finished up our 6 week trip to South America and Antarctica. Our last stop was in Ecuador where we spent some time in Quito during Carnaval as well as in a very relaxing guest house in the cloud forest a couple hours away from Quito. A relaxing week in Ecuador was perfect … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- February 2024

Financial Independence Update- January 2024

January was an action packed month! We spent the whole month abroad. On New Years Eve, we flew to Buenos Aires for the start of our 6 week trip to South America and Antarctica. We were actually in the air over Brasil at midnight, which was an interesting experience. We thought there may be some … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- January 2024

Financial Independence Update- December 2023

December felt like it flew by. It kinda seems like that every year, but this one was particularly fast. At the beginning of the month, we went on a weekend trip out of state with some friends to the Smoky Mountains. This was either our third or fourth visit to the Smoky Mountains National Park, … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- December 2023

Epic 2024 Adventure: South America, Patagonia, and ANTARCTICA

*Written by Whitney* We are starting 2024 off with a bang by taking an epic bucket list trip to South America, Patagonia, and Antarctica! If you've been keeping up with our travels, you may be aware that we said our Summer 2023 Honeymoon trip to Europe, after our wedding in June, would likely be our … Continue reading Epic 2024 Adventure: South America, Patagonia, and ANTARCTICA

Financial Independence Update- November 2023

November was a quiet month. Besides a day trip out of the state (to WV to meet up with some friends for the afternoon), we spent the entire month at home in Virginia. We did a lot of hiking and got a lot of work done for the business. Thanksgiving was a good time spent … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- November 2023

Financial Independence Update- October 2023

October was a good month. I've had an increase in net assets and net worth almost every October since I started tracking my net worth, and this month was no exception. It seems that both income and investments are usually pretty good at this time of year. Another reason October is a good month is … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- October 2023

2023 Europe Trip: Summary and Expenses

At the end of August we wrapped up our most recent long international trip in Europe. We've taken many multiple month international trips in the last 5 years, but this one was really special (why? keep reading). If you haven't read about our prior trips and the associated expenses, you may be interested in those … Continue reading 2023 Europe Trip: Summary and Expenses