2023 Europe Trip: Switzerland Update and Expenses

For our more recent trips, I've been waiting until the end to write about all of my expenses for the whole trip. But for our 10-week trip this summer through Europe, I thought that our first destination, Switzerland, deserves it's own post. There are a few reasons for this. First, Switzerland was the first country … Continue reading 2023 Europe Trip: Switzerland Update and Expenses

Financial Independence Update- May 2023

In May we spent a lot of time at home, finishing up wedding planning and started our honeymoon planning. Although our wedding and reception are both going to be small, there were more things to plan and prepare for than I expected. Trip planning, while exciting, is also stressful. We're going to be spending 10 … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- May 2023

Europe 2023: Epic Honeymoon and Last Long International Trip?

WE'RE MARRIED! We got married on Friday, June 9, 2023 -- which was our ten year dating anniversary! We've already had so many amazing experiences in our first ten years together, and we can't wait to see what the next chapter holds for us. The Honeymoon First up on our married-life agenda is heading out … Continue reading Europe 2023: Epic Honeymoon and Last Long International Trip?

Guide to Visiting the National Park of American Samoa

Our Goal to Visit all of The US National Parks Several years ago, when we started our careers as traveling physical therapists, we began visiting a few US National Parks near our travel therapy contracts on the east coast. When we set out on our first cross-country road trip in 2019, we decided it would … Continue reading Guide to Visiting the National Park of American Samoa

Financial Independence Update- April 2023

April was a pretty laid back month. Besides a quick trip to Kansas City for a few days for the annual AOTA (Occupational Therapy) Conference, we were at home for the rest of the month. The conference went really smoothly, and we were compensated well for attending the conference with one of the staffing companies … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- April 2023

8 Years of Sign-up Bonuses: $17,000+, 1.88 Million Points, and 9 Free Nights

It's been nearly 5 years since I last wrote a thorough update on my journey with credit card and bank account sign-up bonuses (check out that article here) and almost 6 years since my first article on it (click here for that one). Much has changed since I wrote those. I have continued to sign … Continue reading 8 Years of Sign-up Bonuses: $17,000+, 1.88 Million Points, and 9 Free Nights

Around the World in 2022

2022 was a whirlwind of travel for us! We spent only eight weeks at home all year, not consecutively. We set a goal to travel as much as possible before settling down and having kids soon, and we really cashed in on that goal in 2022. We spent the first two weeks of the year … Continue reading Around the World in 2022

Financial Independence Update- March 2023

March was a good mix of travel, work, and working on our health/fitness. We were at home working and dieting for the first two weeks of the month, and then back to traveling for the second half of the month. We went to Mexico for about a week for the free all-inclusive Core Medical Group … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- March 2023

Latin America Adventure 2022 (Trip Recap)

At the beginning of 2022, we set out on a 10 week trip through Latin America. Ever since our 5-month long trip to Latin America got cancelled in 2020 due to COVID, we had been trying to resume some of our travels there. In 2021, we spent about 2 months traveling around various parts of … Continue reading Latin America Adventure 2022 (Trip Recap)

Financial Independence Update- February 2023

After being home in Virginia all of January, we were back on the road again in February. At the beginning of the month we left on a 2.5 week road trip down to Key West. The main purpose of this trip was to visit Dry Tortugas National Park south of Key West. Along the way … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- February 2023