2018-02-03 05:41
Today marks exactly a year on the road for us. 12 whole months since we packed up our things, said our good byes and got on the plane to Los Angeles. Since then we’ve made it to six co… Read More
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Follow along on our journey around the globe! We are a traveling couple, a Swedish and British duo that have decided to sell everything and live a life on the road. In our blog we write about traveling, destinations visited along with top travel tips, entrepreneurship, healthy food, exercise and everything else that we love.
2017-11-21 00:26
For my high school graduation my parents came to join the celebrations with a big sign with a recent picture of me skydiving and the words ‘Ebba’ and ‘adventurer’. As… Read More
2017-11-20 01:50
According to DoC (Department of Conservation) it rains on average 160 days a year for a total of over 4m of rainfall! So we were expecting a cold, wet time when we arrived here in early spri… Read More
2017-11-11 01:26
We’ve started our six month of van living, and although we’re still getting used to where everything goes (and how little space we actually have!), it feels great to be on the ro… Read More
2017-07-14 02:21
National Park Village sits around 800m above sea level, and provides the easiest access to both the Tongariro Crossing and the Whakapapa ski fields on Mount Ruapehu. Despite being the &rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-07-02 05:13
We spent almost three weeks in Guatemala, and are by no means experts but we were surprised by many things and wish to share our findings with you!
From being a country we didn’t know… Read More
2017-06-09 07:46
Throughout my (Ebba) entire life I’ve been quite lazy. I used to hate when my parents dragged me out to the forest as a child and I had to walk in everyone else tempo. Used to say no w… Read More
2017-05-25 07:06
The two weeks prior to arriving in NZ we spent some time exploring beautiful Sydney and its surroundings. Ebba may be a bit biased (as she lived in Sydney for almost a year at 17), but… Read More
2017-05-17 00:19
Hi everyone!
We have officially (and finally) arrived and settled in New Zealand. We are now back in National Park where we first met five years ago, and man it feels great to be back! On a… Read More
2017-04-01 18:23
Time really does fly when you’re having fun. We can’t believe its already been two months since we waved goodbye to Sweden and all its comforts. Staying busy and not having a Mon… Read More
2017-03-29 19:41
Traveling with a restricted diet can be a difficult. Not only do you need to be prepared and plan more, but there is always that extra risk of having more sick days than normal.
That said, i… Read More
2017-03-23 18:47
One of the trickiest things about travelling is knowing what to pack. The length of your trip, which countries you’re going to, what activities you intend to do all make a huge differe… Read More
2017-03-17 01:01
Imagine narrow cobbled and beautifully colourful streets, a local (and incredibly cheap- 10 pence avocadoes!) fruit and vegetables market, a great view point and maybe best of all: its… Read More
2017-03-12 23:55
-“How can you afford to travel so much?” is a question we are often asked. The answer? Well partly, it is our biggest interest. Therefore we save money towards trips rather than… Read More
2017-03-07 22:22
While based in Antigua Guatemala for a few days, we decided to climb a volcano. In the past few weeks of traveling around we’ve met quite a few people that recommended the very climb w… Read More
2017-03-07 14:14
Even though this might not come as news to you, (we have after all talked about going back for a long time) things are now a bit more certain.
Flights are booked. We arrive on the 21st of Ap… Read More
2017-03-02 23:14
After being in Flores for a few days, we finally gave in to the repeated attempts from our hostel owner and booked a trip to Tikal.
Tikal is one of the largest and most well preserved Mayan… Read More
2017-03-01 11:00
It is time for some more juicy travel inspiration. This is what we’ve found inspiring lately!
An article by Cooler Magazine with some quick and easy bullit points on how to save, where… Read More
2017-02-26 11:00
In September last year, in the middle of Dave’s almost three months stay in Canada, we met up for a week of quality time together in Montréal. Montréal is not only the bi… Read More
2017-02-24 11:58
Wow. We are absolutely blown away by how pretty, colorful and simply gorgeous Flores is. We arrived here after getting a bus from San Ignacio to Benque Viejo, a taxi to the border, walking t… Read More
2017-02-22 18:00
A few years back I (Dave) spent an incredible 6 months travelling through South-East Asia. I managed to make it to: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia (mainly Sabah, Borneo) and Th… Read More
2017-02-20 23:17
Whilst spending time on a some what sweaty and definitely bumpy bus ride (in one of the regions famous chicken buses – old American school buses) from Belize City to San Ignacio yester… Read More
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