Hey Reader, We don’t spend a huge amount of time on social media, but it’s something we’re working on so our followers can see more of the everyday. How we feel planning our Instagram content. That got us thinking…are you following us on Instagram? If not, we’d love to be pals/chums/friends/whatever you want to be. 🍒🍧👉 Click here to connect 👈🌈🌟 We try to share moments that never make it into a blog post or travel mishaps we'd rather laugh about than write 2,000 words on (though we are a bit...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Hiya, We're getting closer to meeting up in Bilbao, and it has us reflecting on how we got here. A couple of years ago, this summer wouldn't have been possible. Now, Julia's spending the summer volunteering in Italy and Sweden, and every train ticket, flight and hostel has been paid for by the blog we started as a side project. It's still a little surreal. Looking back, there were a few moments that changed everything. 🇱🇦 February 2024 – Laos We were traveling through northern Laos and kept...
30 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Can we ask you a question? What does community mean to you? Right now, Jess is back in the UK working, while Julia is volunteering at a holiday spot in the Swedish countryside. 17 days until we meet up in Bilbao for a week's holiday!! After that, we'll be apart again. Julia's heading back to the US to apply for her UK spouse visa, while Jess goes back to work in England. We always knew this time apart was part of the process, so we're both making the most of it. One thing it's...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Helloooo Reader, It's very much feeling like summer and while we're both thankful for the lack of cold and rain, we're also a bit too sweaty. If we could just have sunny spring days year round that would be amazing (please send recommendations for places to live with this weather, thanks). This week we wanted to share one travel tip: download the Tripadvisor app! When we were in Bangkok last October, we booked an amazing street food tour for a ridiculously low price after receiving a random...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Friends, Nothing new or crazy here. Julia is halfway through her Worldpackers exchange in Italy and Jess is working hard in England. Jess is actually doing a lot of pet sitting in the coming weeks, as a favor to friends but also as a change of scenery. Speaking of pet sitting, we wanted to remind you about (and share with our new subscribers) our pet and house sitting guide. We've done over 15 house sits around the world, so we know what we're talking about when it comes to being chosen...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, So here's where we're at right now: we're officially long distance until October. Julia is in Italy for the next month and Jess is hanging out and working back in England. Once Julia is back, her visa terms restrict how long she can spend outside the UK, which means no LONG backpacking trips for a while. That has us wondering whether we still have relevant things to share with this community. We think so. And we reckon the reason you're still here isn't really about the specific...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, The past two weeks were the first time we haven't sent you a weekly update in over a year. And to be real...we just didn't want to. We've been busy living life offline, spending time together, and prepping for Julia to leave the UK (she's doing a couple Workaway exchanges in Italy and Sweden while she waits for her Spouse visa, for those that are new here). We'd rather take a breather and give ourselves a break from the online world when needed than resent having to show up. We...
3 months ago • 2 min read
DISCLOSURE: This is not an ad, but does contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you book or buy something through them - at no extra cost to you. We only recommend things we’d actually use ourselves. Read more in our Privacy Policy. Hey Reader, Last week we shared a mistake we made in Sri Lanka, but this week we want to talk about luck. We’ve talked about “travel magic” before: how to create serendipitous travel moments for yourself. But we think serendipity is just a...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Hope all is well in your world. We were scrolling through our Sri Lanka photos and came across this one… It may not be obvious, but we are smiling through gritted teeth after accidentally engaging in the kind of tourism we actively try to avoid. The owner of our homestay in Sigiriya was insistent on taking us around the area, which was mostly great. We’ll assume it came from a good place… but one too many times with this guy we found ourselves in a classic Sri Lanka tourist trap....
4 months ago • 1 min read