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

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

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

2.5 Weeks in Switzerland (Europe Honeymoon 2023)

We kicked off our 10-week European Honeymoon trip in a long-anticipated destination: Switzerland. We had only ever heard amazing things about Switzerland, so we knew we were going to love it. The only downside to Switzerland-- and why we had delayed going there up to this point in our travels-- is the high cost. But, … Continue reading 2.5 Weeks in Switzerland (Europe Honeymoon 2023)

Recap of Our 4-Month Summer Adventure in Alaska

Written by Whitney Background & Planning Alaska has been on our list of places to visit for a long time, and it had been in the back of our minds to take a Travel PT contract there at some point in the future. After traveling extensively over the last several years, we had visited 49 … Continue reading Recap of Our 4-Month Summer Adventure in Alaska

Our 4 Month Alaskan Adventure: Summary and Expenses

Whitney and I have wanted to take a road trip to Alaska and explore the state for several years now. In fact, for our very first travel physical therapy assignments, we almost accepted 6 month contracts in Anchorage, but ended up staying closer to home instead. The problem always was that it's very far away … Continue reading Our 4 Month Alaskan Adventure: Summary and Expenses

Hawaii: Living, Working & Exploring for 3 months (Recap)!

In the summer of 2021, we had the experience of a lifetime getting to live, work and play in Hawaii for 3 months! I (Whitney) had the opportunity to take a travel physical therapy contract on the Big Island, and Jared came along for the adventure! We had an amazing time, and I want to … Continue reading Hawaii: Living, Working & Exploring for 3 months (Recap)!

Mexico Adventure 2021: Trip Recap and Expenses

*by Whitney* Return to International Travel in 2021 We had an amazing time exploring Mexico for two months earlier this year, in Februrary & March of 2021! This was our first international trip since Europe in 2019, since we had to cancel our Latin America trip in 2020 due to COVID! With there still being … Continue reading Mexico Adventure 2021: Trip Recap and Expenses

2020 Cross Country Road Trip Summary and Expenses (~$37/day!)

Back on the Road! Covid really threw a wrench in everyone's plans and aspirations for 2020. Although we were very fortunate compared to many people around the country and the world, we were impacted as well. We were disappointed that our 5 month trip to Latin America was cancelled this year in March after months … Continue reading 2020 Cross Country Road Trip Summary and Expenses (~$37/day!)