ONE YEAR FULL-TIME TRAVEL COSTS - Find Out How Much It Will Cost You!
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You are very fortunate to have each other as a travel companions. I am doing the same thing, but solo which adds to the expenses considerably.
I find that in addition to the "2 heads better than one" when it comes to planning, the RIGHT travel companion can make a huge difference, positively , and sharing in the cost is an added benefit as well.
Keep on traveling!
Hi, Robert. We do feel very fortunate that we found each other and that we each have the same dream to travel the world. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Safe travels!
Cheers 🍻
I'm curious why you say traveling solo ADDS to the expenses. I would think it would reduce your costs considerably, having only one mouth to feed, one ticket to buy, etc
True, this is why I just stay home and enjoy where I live. I travelled for work and have already done everything. I would only be interested in slow travel. But the idea of paying for my own travel, and going alone, it too big of a hurdle.
I love traveling solo but would like to spilt the accommodation costs by two 😅
Why should solo travel add to your expenses? It should be more affordable for a solo traveler. I too am considering solo travel.
But having companionship is priceless. Surely life is so much more enjoyable with someone to share it with.
That’s amazing guys! 30k for 2 people, dream destinations and memories you cannot put a price on. Really enjoy your channel. Look forward to another year following your travels. Really interested in how you pick your flights! $5,000 for 2 is impressive, hope you have a video about that coming next year. Would love some coaching for our family vacation next summer going to Europe 😂
Thank you, Lev. We are always looking for new video ideas!!! Safe travels and Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!🍻
Yes, I second that. Would luv to see how you choose most economical flights.
I guess traveling through Europe is very affordable. Usually you can find $15-$30 flights to many places.
Very impressive! You are such an inspiration for those of us wanting to retire early and still be able to afford travel.
Thank you, Lisa! ♥
Still in my 20's but it's really great to see not only young people travelling but also those who came before us. Simply amazing!
Thank you for watching! We very much appreciate the support! ❤
Thank you UA-cam for finally recommending a legit great video! This was a motivating video for sure and i appreciate the transparency of your costs etc. $30k a year is not what i expected for a year in Europe and for two people! Looking forward to checking out more of your videos for sure. Happy new year!
Thank you so much!!! Happy New Year!!🍻
This is a great video! Including the map was a great idea to give folks a visual of your travel footprint in relation to countries and places within those countries that you covered. You seem like down to earth people with a healthy curiosity for life. I love that. Keep up the great experiences and thanks so much for sharing them with us. You are helping a lot of people see the reality of your travels and inspiring many... Safe travels and best wishes from New York. All the best in 2023!
Thank you so much for the kind words. We really appreciate the support!
Cheers!!!🍻
Excellent video, well edited. Keep them coming!!!!
Thank you, Nicole! Happy New Year.
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks for a great video. Would love to see a video on how you pick your flights.
Happy New year!!! Looking forward to your videos in 2023.
Happy New Year Kat!!
Been following you guys since the beginning, in Valencia! It's been super interesting watching you guys learn along the way in this first year. My girlfriend and I have been traveling pretty regularly for going on 8 years (though typically staying in places for at longer periods), and its been quite the journey. We just decided to start a channel ourselves (we would love you to subscribe and follow along)!
People always think that travel has to be super expensive- but it's not true. If you're flexible, and willing to make some sacrifices, it's possible to travel quite cheaply.
Really looking forward to seeing what you guys get up to in SE Asia. We lived there two years, and it resulted in some of our most memorable travel experiences. Hope you guys have another fruitful, exciting new year!
Hey guys!! Thank you for following our travels, we have most definitely learned a lot along the way! We will be sure to check out your channel and follow along. Congratulations on taking the UA-cam plunge. 😀
Cheers!!!🍻
Thanks again for another straightforward video. Happy New Year! We hope to follow in your footsteps soon.
Happy New Year Janna. Thank you for watching!!
Happy New Year! May 2023 be even better than your 2022!
Thank you for this summary, it was great to see on the map where you went. I will ‘force’ my husband to watch this video, and maybe it will convince him to start a similar journey.
Happy New Year Dora! Hopefully, our videos will help!! 😀
Cheers!!!🍻
Great video, I like seeing hard numbers like this. Very informative
Thank you, Tim!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Thank you - that was helpful!
Thank you so much for watching!
This was such a well done breakdown! Loved the map too! Cheers to you both for an awesome 2023!! 🍻
Happy New Year guys! Hope to see you two again soon!
Cheers 🍻
Greetings from Seattle! Thanks so much for sharing this very inspiring video. Happy New Year to you both.🌅
Greetings from Bellingham!! Thank you for watching. Happy New Year! 🍻
Brian and Carrie, thank you so much for this. My wife and I are planning to "hit the road" next year and we've been trying to set our budget, just like you guys did, so thank you for sharing it. Great job!!! Keep rolling and enjoying life!
Thank you for watching and safe travels!!!
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks. Going solo when I go. I budgeted higher with the goal of coming in around your numbers. Thanks for helping us see this is possible!
Thank you for watching Scott!! Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
Another excellent video; thanks so much for sharing the details of your adventures. You’ve both encouraged us to add many of your locations to our list of places to visit. Well done and congratulations on a successful 1st year! You guys are amazing planners. Happy New Year and safe travels always!☀️
Thank you, Suz! Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!!🍻
That’s good!! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻 Happy New Year 🎉
Hey guys!! Thank you, Happy New Year!
Great video! It's nice to hear the breakdown of costs. It seems like you guys are doing really good. Happy New Year!
Thanks Chris!! Good to hear from you! Hope all is well..
Great video! Very detailed, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching, Frederick!
Cheers!!!🍻
Thank you for being open with your expenses. You two did really good. I am surprised how much ground you covered for so little.
You're very welcome! We will have our breakdown for 2023 coming later in January. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Erin. Thank you for watching!!
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing! My Wife and I would just like to follow you around for a year!
Thank you for watching, Bryan!! 😃
Cheers!!🍻
Amazing video! Providing great clarity! I'm planning to be traveling from April to September full time this year. I'm learning a lot from you!
Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Happy New Year! 🎉. Wishing you an amazing 2023. I am enjoying your videos.
Thank you, Deb, and Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!🍻
Planning to do the same soon so good to get some budgeting tips! Thank you for the advice:-)
Thank you for watching, Mark. Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
Thank you for sharing ❤🧳
Thank you for watching, Stephen. Happy New Year! 🍻
Happy, healthy,and prosperous 2023! You made the best outcome for your dollar, just amazing 😊
Thank you, Nicola!!
Amazing 🎉 we are just finishing a year of travel ❤
Amazes me you guys live on so little! So impressed by your budgeting!
Thank you, Dustin, and Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Thanks for another great video guys - you’re inspiring a lot of people. Happy New Year and safe travels in 2023 🙏🏻🍻
Thank you, Ron. Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great video guys 😊my husband and I are in the middle of planning a 3 month in Europe.Thanks for sharing your travels and idea with us.
Thank you for watching!! Safe travels and Happy New Year!!
@@BrianandCarrie I can’t wait to see your new Asia videos 😱exciting
Thanks for sharing. This is very helpful information.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing, such great help for us in our planning stage Carrie and Brian. Looking forward to following your SE Asia adventures once you’re on the go again. Happy New Year and May it be safe and a healthy one for you both. Annette & Pete 😊
Thank you!! Hope you two are doing well. Happy New Year to you two and safe travels.
This video is very helpful, thank you. I just got back from spending some time in Vietnam, very affordable and should fit right into your budget. Happy travels!
Thank you for watching, Heidi. We are excited about Vietnam and loving Thailand!
Great video guys❤
Thank you!!
Fantastic video and so on point as a new year begins and travel starts again. Thank you for sharing all of the details of your monthly costs, it helps us travels budget our costs and know that some months might be a bit costly compared to others and that is ok. Excited to see your videos from Southeast Asia. Safe travels.
Thank you, Jamie! Happy New Year!! 🍻
great summary of your first year guys. I wish you all the best in 2023, enjoy your journey and take a lot of deep breaths :)
Thank you, Karel and happy New Year!!
Yes please more of this!
We just released our new 2023 version of this video!!
Cheers!!🍻
Great content in this video,good luck in Asia!!!
Thank you, Danie.
Cheers!!🍻
Happy New year to you both . I have to say that I follow a few other slow travel couples but definitely enjoy your videos the most .. I travel solo so I will be looking closely at your videos from Asia.. thanks
Thank you and Happy New Year!! 🍻🙂
Have really enjoyed your videos. We’re recently retired and about to venture on our first long term trip(6 weeks in Nice, France). I must say we’ve gone on 5 1 week trips in 2022 and spent almost your annual budget doing it(WTF, I know). But you’re teaching us to do it better. If this trip goes well, we’ll expand more to extended trips. Thanks for providing such informative videos.
Thank you for watching Andy! "Vacations" can be much more expensive than living while traveling. Thank you for watching and for the kind words. Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
WOW! Great Budget!
Great Video! We are looking at our travel costs much the same way. We are Canadian and quite frankly living full time abroad could potentially save us a significant amount
of money. Based on our initial research I think from a cost perspective you are in for a pleasant surprise heading to SE Asia. Happy New Year!
We are really looking forward to SE Asia and 2023. Home for a few weeks next summer then who knows but most likely we will be heading to Mexico or Central America. Significantly less than where we are from. Thank you for watching and Happy New Year!
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks for Sharing Carrie and Brian!! We were turned onto you two over summer by a fellow nomad while in Bulgaria, and have enjoyed your videos.
We are going into our fourth year now of full time travel. Having sold it all as well to go minimalist and nomadic at the end of 2019. Our focus has been our website but we are finally trying to share more of what we have learned from being nomads on our channel.
Our 2022 costs to travel were very close to yours. We were stuck in the states for four months spending way to much on rent while we dealt with some major surgery and health issues (despite being young like you two). You can absolutely travel full time on your budget even with some big costly set backs like we have had this year.
Thanks for spreading the news and inspiring others to seek experiences and not things or bigger stuff! Slow travel can be stressful at times but also, so very rewarding!
We are headed to Portugal next week to start out next 8 months trip in Europe. The original plan was SE Asia, maybe we will see you on the road sometime.
Cheers,
Joel & Michelle
Joel & Michelle, thank you for the kind words. We will definitely be checking out your channel!! We just arrived in Bangkok from our hometown of Bellingham WA. for 2 months and agree, we spent way too much money on basic living!! It is exciting that you are heading to Portugal!! It is our favorite country to this point. We would love to meet up someday, safe travels!!
Cheers!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie We are watching all of your Portugal videos now. I (Joel) lived half my life in WA (Kitsap Peninsula) too.
Enjoy Thailand and beyond!
Love your videos! You are definitely helping us plan our retirement travels! I really appreciate your spending breakdowns. Can you please do a video of your 2023 costs? Thank you!! Happy holidays!!
Thank you so much! Yes, absolutely - our costs for 2023 video will be out mid January. Cheers!!
That's awesome guys! We spent much more our first year in Europe and Mexico but the second (which includes housesitting and a camper van)should be a little less! Love your channel!
Thank you so much!! Safe travels.
Cheers!!🍻
Excellent vids. We’ve been binging on them this week in Cabo. Very transparent with the cost and budget which is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work and thank you.
Thank you two for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Netflix: Queen of the South
Congratulations on seeing the world while sticking to your budget! My husband and I enjoy your videos immensely. We will be returning to the Algarve in October (Lagos) for a month. We’ve never been able to get the great Airbnb deals you get though!
Thank you!! Those great Airbnb deals only come in the off-season and month-long stays. Prices should be coming down in October in Lagos. Happy New Year and safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! 😊
Thanks for this video, very informative. And wow, good job on your annual costs. Thats impressive.
Thank you!! Happy New Years!!
Cheers!!🍻
Wow! You guys are rocking your budget. Very inspiring
Thank you!! Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!🍻
This is the video I was waiting for. The proof is in the pudding. Fantastic Job well done!!!!. Would love to see a video on the logistics behind the planning. How to find cheap flights, accommodations etc. etc.!!!. Keep up the great work and cant' wait to see the numbers in SE Asia.
That is a video we will be doing sometime soon! Thank you for watching and for the video suggestion!
Cheers!!🍻
Amazingly frugal without missing out by the looks, congratulations are in order😊
Thank you!!
Very Encouraging video. My partner and I can definitely afford your travel lifestyle. We love you guys. Happy 2023! ❤
Thank you, Victor! Happy New Year!
Deep in the woods of Orcas ,, enjoying your journeys ,, planning my own , thanks
Thank you for watching from the amazing San Juan Islands!! We are looking forward to getting back to the PNW this summer!! Thank you for watching and safe travels.
Cheers!!🍻
Thank you SO much for sharing your story and suggestions. I just signed up for Cigna Global and never would have known about it if I hadn’t watched your video. My husband and I split our time between NYC and France and hope to spend all of next year abroad.
I cannot tell you what a lifesaver it is having this new insurance. It’s soooo much cheaper than my old plan and has much better coverage! Thanks!!
Oh and I also got the Bigger Carry-On from Away and the Beis bag you recommended 😊
I'm so happy to hear this! We are very pleased with the coverage Cigna provides and agree for the price point it was the best. Thankfully we haven't had to use it at this point, but feel confident with the customer service we've had so far. We love our Away luggage and it's traveled quite the distance and going strong. The Beis bag has been one of my favorite purchases! It holds so much and is so study while still looking nice. Hope you're loving them as well 😊. Thank you so much for watching!!
Thank you. Your ability to stay within that budget is remarkable. Safe travels to SE Asia.
Thank you!! Happy New Year!!🍻
Good stuff. I am trying to pull the trigger on this as well. After traveling to more than 100 countries in the last 30 years, and watching as the USA falls apart, I am envious. Great videos. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you so much for watching!!! We are looking forward to seeing as many places as you have! 🍻
Cheers!!
Thanks for posting all this great info and for pointing it out to me. Sounds like my plans are very doable, even on my own. Most likely will be starting out in the Algarve for a couple months this fall. I too believe that when I want to settle down, this could be the place and a great hopping off point to the rest of the world.
The Algarve is a perfect spot to get to the rest of Europe. The airport in Faro is small and easy to navigate. As always, thank you for watching!
Cheers!!🍻
wow, thank you for sharing, it is great to know that travelling in Europe is so affordable!
Thank you for watching!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Bravo!! As usual, your video was fun to watch, informative and inspiring….sitting here in San Francisco, CA, my wife and I are bound and determined to make our way, as you have, (probably 9 months or so from now). Your videos have been so much fun to watch, and have been so encouraging! We will continue to follow you in this coming year. So, Happy New Year 🥳 and Bon Voyage!🤟
Thank you for watching, 9 months will go by in no time! Happy New Year!
Cheers!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie I’m sure it will….and we have sooo much “stuff” to unload, including shutting down my business, a house to figure out what to do with, etc….🥴🤦♂️….we’ll keep you posted.
Please do! We are always interested in others stories!
Thank-you so much for the information. We are currently travelling SE Asia and hoping to head to Europe in the Spring. Great information on what to expect for costs during our future visit! Cheers! Chris and Jim
Hi guys!! Thank you for watching! We will be checking out your channel. We leave for SE Asia next week! Happy New Year and safe travels!!
Cheers!!🍻
@@BrianandCarrie Happy New Year 🎊🍻 Hope to cross paths one day and share a beer with you fellow Pacific Northwesterners. Safe travels!
You guys are an inspiration for my wife and I. This annual expense is amazing. Our desire is to see as much of the world as possible and your style of sloe travel is right in line with what we want to do when we retire. Than you for producing these videos
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Wow! How incredible to have so many priceless experiences. It would cost so much more to live in the US and not have the life experiences. Great video! Happy New Year.
Thank you, Kimberly! Coming home for the holidays we did have a bit of sticker shock!! 😳
That's very encouraging! And I hope you got to drink some Boundary Bay IPA when you were home. 🍻Cheers
Hi, Michael! We haven't made it to Boundry Bay yet but have had a few Stemma IPAs since we've been home. 😀
Cheers!!!🍻
Good luck!
Thank you, Luke!
Cheers 🍻
you guys really did well with your budget , that is little money to live in Europe for a year good for you, I have travelled to all those destinations but on short vacation trips over the years. wishing you well and more happy travelling
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. We appreciate the support. 😃
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support, Mark!! Our recent fast travel through central Europe only confirmed to us that slow travel is the best option. If you haven't had the opportunity to see the video on our fast travel experiences and how we compare them to slow travel, you may be interested. Thank you again for the SUPER THANKS! It is very much appreciated!
Cheers!!🍻
Just stumbled upon this video from my recommendations, super helpful! Subscribed and will be diving into more of your content soon! I don't think you'll have a problem beating your total from this year if you're going to be spending a significant amount of time in SE Asia. Absolutely beautiful, but, one of the cheapest regions to travel. All the best to you both.
We are happy that you found us! We are excited about SE Asia! We just arrived in Bangkok!
Cheers 🍻
Thank you for this information!
What map did you use in this video?
We use Google Maps.
Thank you for providing such good information, you both are an inspiration for us and our desire to retire and travel the world. I hope that our paths cross sometime in the not so distant future.
Thank you so much for watching and following along on our journey ☺. That would be great if our paths crossed, let us know! Cheers 🍻
Thanks guys - really informative video. Would be interesting to see how you research the airline costs as you managed to keep them really low. Also, the ‘other’ costs bracket was quite low - presumably you’re not eating out much?
Hi, Russel. We will be doing a video in the next few weeks on how we research our airlines, Airbnb, and other transportation. You are correct, we don't eat out much at all. In Croatia, we only ate out 1 time in two months. We understand that food is a part of travel and we do occasionally eat out but keep it to a minimum as much as possible. Of course, that will all change when we head to SE Asia next week. 😀 Thank you for watching and have a happy New Year!🍻
Great video, thank you, guys! You should do Asia next time - it will be even cheaper! Or Central/South America!
Thank you for watching!! We just arrived in Bangkok and will be in SE Asia for the next 5 months!!
Cheers!!🍻
Thanks so much for the break down. Great budget while having so many adventures. Sure is a lot less expensive than most people spend on living here in the US. I have gotten to be a minimalist in the last 5 years. I would rather have an experience than to buy "stuff". My husband and I don't need more of anything. I always enjoy the videos. Thanks from the Oregon coast. Kathleen.
Thank you, Kathleen. We agree that experiences are more valuable than "stuff". When we finally became minimalists, it was so refreshing! Thank you again for the comments and for watching our channel!
For under 30K for a year visiting that many countries, a trip back to US, all the Fun and enjoyment PLUS all the Craft beer, and visiting so many new places you did Marvelous. You guys proved that travel is not Expensive at all, and there is no reason to throw big budget amounts to the package travel companies that charge way too much and rush you through places. You guys are Fabulous and I wish you all the Best for 2023 travels. By the way Brian & Carrie you both looked so fresh and relaxed in this Vlog may be its the American Air.
We really appreciate all your support over the last year in a half CM! We did take some time off while home and feel fresh and ready to get out and start a new adventure in SE Asia. Thank you again for sticking with us!!
Cheers!!!🍻
Amazing and inspiring. Thank you. Would love to see you travel more in Latin America.
Thank you and stay tuned!!! 😀
That’s great! Some people spend that in their annual 2 week vacation!
Very true! Thank you for watching Anita!
Cheers!!🍻
Great Video, could we see a post on how you book your flights.
For example, have you booked your flights already for South East Asia?
If so when did you book them and which website/ strategies are you using to score great deals?
Thanks and Happy New Year
Hi, Tony. We will be doing a video in the coming weeks on this. To answer your question, we have booked our round-trip flight from Seattle to Bangkok already. We booked them about two months ago and used ANA Airlines. We will go into more detail in the video. Thank you for watching and Happy New Year!!🍻
Hello! This video answered my earlier question about your approximate yearly expenses- very helpful and insightful. Thank you for being so transparent and giving us the added breakdown- If you have not done a refresher on the most efficient way to book flights, please do share- Carrie, I think you take the lead on this topic. I would love to know your go to sites for booking air. Much appreciation for all you do and doing it so well!
Hi! Glad that video helped 😃. For flights I always start my search on Google flights. When you have flexibility with dates, this helps you find the best days to travel. I do majority of narrowing down on there and then when Im ready to book I either go to the direct airlines website or Expedia, which ever offers the best deal.
It is nice seeing someone else doing the same thing we are, we have been traveling since my retirement in May of 2022 and have been operating in a very similar manner as you. We are traveling on a basic budget of $2,500 per-month, although we did have several big ticket "bucket list" locations/activities that we wanted to hit the first year, but we set money aside to allow for these. This year is looking good budget wise, currently we are on our second month in Thailand, in Chiang Mai at the moment, going to Phuket next followed by Siem Reap, Hanoi, Da Nang, George Town (Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, and finishing up in Portimao before returning to the US for a little family time.
That sounds like a great trip! Staying within $2500 in SE Asia is a smart way to travel. It allows for big-ticket expenses as you choose. We did the same thing with our Ha Long Bay cruise and smaller excursions like Maya Bay. We plan on returning to SE Asia in 2025 to explore Siem Reap. You will love Vietnam!! Safe travels!
Cheers!!🍻
Happy New Year Brian and Carrie, this summary is awesome. I am not sure how you managed to keep the travel cost under 5K for the year. We don’t travel full time but a single air from NA to Europe seems to cost around 1200 per person.
If I may ask, how do you choose a good accommodation ensuring it’s safe, clean and fits within budget. Great if you could shed some lights on this.
Anyhow, looking forward to your 2023 travel videos. Safe travels and have fun❤❤❤
Happy New Year!! We will be doing a video in the next couple of months on this topic. We will explain how we book flights and accommodations and how far in advance. Stay tuned!!
Cheers!!🍻
This is very helpful and thank you both for keeping such detailed information and sharing. I am curious to know how you categorize expenses such as “gifts” to family and friends. I’m assuming that since you are both parents and grandparents that you spend some amount of funds on gifts. And secondly, I’d would love to know Carrie’s best tip for snagging reasonable airfare to Europe. I’m planning 2 trips in 2023 and am seeking tips for great rates. Thanks and cheers! Deb
Hi, Deb. Thank you for watching. Gifts would fall into the miscellaneous category although being we only use carry-on bags, we don't buy anything extra on while on the road. Of course, being home for Christmas we did have some gift-buying to do. 😀
Thank you for a really informative video. How much did you spend for lodging when back in the US?
When we return home, we stay with family, and we house site for a friend that travels for a month at a time. Fortunately, we have free housing for the 6 weeks that we are home.
Thanks for sharing all that info. It gives me and my partner more confidence we'll be able to budget. We've just retired, mid fifties from New Zealand and have bought a property on the Croatian coast and plan to travel, mainly in the EU, occasionally returning to NZ to see family. So this video has come at the right time to reassure us, that it's possible!
Hi, John. Thank you for watching, New Zealand is on our list to visit someday. Safe travels and Happy New Year!!
Cheers!!🍻
we stumbled across your channel and have watched all your videos so far. If you're ever back in Istria Croatia look us up. Have a great new year, safe travels.
We do plan on going back to Croatia someday and Istria looks amazing! Thank you again for watching our channel!
It will be great to see what months you were in what places in those maps you show in your annual report for the previous year. Helps to correlate the rental prices during low or off seasons for better travel planning for others. Thank you.
Thank you for watching our videos!! We appreciate the support.
What an epic first year of travel! Love all of the information. Sorry if I missed it, but do you find your long term accommodation just on Airbnb? Sounds like you got some great deals!
Hi, Riana. We do use Airbnb most of the time. Booking for 28 days at a time saves a lot of money. We also save by traveling in the off season. Thank you for watching our channel. We appreciate the support.
Cheers 🍻
New here from Canada. The dream is to travel but at this point it’s still a dream…the jobs keep us stuck! Happy New year 🎉🇨🇦
Thank you for joining us!! We just decided to quit our jobs and leave! 😆
Cheers!!🍻
Greece is part of Schengen? You two have been around!! Love it!!
Yes, Greece is apart of Schengen. Thank you for watching!
Cheers 🍻
Thank you for sharing great information!! Could you be more specific in your health care and the cell phone usage. Did it happen to you to actually use your health insurance when you were traveling?? what kind of cell phone coverage you have moving country to country in Europe??? Thank you very much!!!🤗🤗🤗
We use Cigna Global. The plan we are on covers us for major medical every place we go. We haven't needed to use it since we have been traveling but it is nice to have. We used Orange sim cards for our cell service in Europe. It was inexpensive and worked great. We change sim cards depending on what is available. Thank you for watching!
Cheers 🍻
I’d be really interested in your planning process. How do you choose a destination and how do you book transportation and accommodations?
That is a great idea! We will start working on that video in the next few weeks!! Thank you!
Cheers!!🍻
Great video and very informative. What an awesome year and lifestyle you have created! My girlfriend and I are going to spend over $30k this year in rent in the US, your entire years budget! Way to go guys and keep living out your dream, I will be sure to stay tuned!
We lived in Bellingham WA. and paid $1800 a month plus utilities for a small 2 bed 2 bath condo. Car payments, insurance, gas, phone plan, etc... we just decided to be done with it and do what we are doing now with no regrets! Thank you for the support and for watching our channel!
Cheers!!!🍻
Great video. That's more than reasonable to travel around Europe for two people, AND including heath insurance. Very nice. Do you guys budget/withdraw based on the 4% rule or something similar?
Yes, we are budgeting for long-term stability. We actually try to save money for any extra excursions that we may want to do. Just like you would for a vacation.
Thank you for these videos. I'm wondering if you ever rent cars once you've arrived at a destination?
On our recent full-time travels, we have not. We try to stay within a set budget each month so renting a car is one way that we can cut back.
Could you do something like a top 5 places you traveled and why?
Trying to make a decision about a big trip. Seems we like the same type of destination
Hi, Jay. We did a video a couple months ago on our top locations. That video may help you. Thank you for watching!
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Great video, except I think it might lead viewers to believe one person can spend half what a couple spends and that just isn't true. The largest expense is usually accommodations which tends to be almost identical whether it's for one person or two. In other words, if you spent $1000/mo. on an Airbnb, the cost for one person would likely be close to that, not $500/mo. Other than that, costs for food, transportation, insurance, etc...can be broken down per person.
Hi, Linda. Correct and sorry if there was any confusion. We have actually looked into some hostels that we have discovered to be very nice in many locations. But as you mention, we could pay $30 a night each or get an Airbnb or $60 and have more room and our own bathroom. So yes, you are correct. Unless you are willing to stay in a hostel as a single traveler the cost will be a bit higher. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. We really appreciate the support!
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Love your vids.
Thanks for this cost breakdown.
serious question..
We love your TOO thirsty.. but how many beers to you include each week in your costs?
We are wine drinkers, so a different "hobby"!
Thank you, Brian, for watching! It's hard to say what a weekly average would be. Wine in the countries that we have visited ranges from $3 to $7 for a decent bottle of wine. I was previously in wine sales in the US and can tell you that wine is 30 to 50% less.
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Well done! My wife and I just got back from a 4 month trip to Asia (Korea, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore) - I haven't crunched the final numbers but I think total costs were between 18 and 20K USD - few AirBNBs, mostly 4 star hotels, high season in Thailand. Keep up the good work. New subscriber.😀
Sounds like an amazing trip you had - we hope to make it to Singapore for a few days while we're here! Thanks so much for watching and for subscribing!! Cheers 🍻