They say that you should follow your passions.
Well, I love to travel.
I should say “We”
love to travel. My wife will be an integral part of this blog as well. But I
find myself alone in the house as she’s off getting a start of rhubarb (strawberry rhubarb pie =
delicious), which means I get to start. You’ll hear many more insightful things
from her.
Anyway, we love to travel. You probably do, too. The problem
is, we can’t spend all our time travelling. We live in the real world. Real
life, real family, real careers, real mortgage, real need to put food on the
table. We can’t just leave all of that behind.
Not for long, anyway. But for some precious time, we can
leave real life behind and find ourselves through walking new streets,
discovering new tastes, surrounding ourselves with foreign languages, and
connecting with other cultures. Doing it together, as a couple, has brought us
closer together and built a foundation of memories to start our family on. It
is heartening to look back – and forward – to those memories after a long and
hectic day.
Here’s what we’ve discovered. Yes, travel does cost money.
But with some advance thought, goal-setting, and preparation, it doesn’t have
to cost a lot of money. You don’t have to be a mathematician or personal
finance guru to understand that thrifty and affordable travel = more possible travel. In our experience we’ve found
many ways to fund, enjoy, and take advantage of time abroad for less.
For our blog, we are going to focus on Europe. Certainly the
world is filled with tons of other places to go and visit. However, in our
opinion, you can’t beat Europe when it comes to ease of travel, safety, and
variety.
To conclude, welcome to our blog. Hopefully we can be a
resource and part of a community where equally frugal and travel-dedicated friends can
come together and discuss ways to get out and connect with other cultures, and
do so without breaking the bank.
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