I’m sorry, what are you doing again?
Putting the rest of our life on hold to follow a lifelong dream to check out the world.

For how long? A month?

We have no set itinerary, thus we have no set dates of return. We plan to travel as long as our money lasts, hopefully longer than a year.

How on earth are you affording that? - or - How can I do that too?

First, we sold everything we owned (from bedsheets to the TV to the car) in an estate sale, which allowed us to wipe out our credit card debt. We put the house itself up for rent. For the next year, we stayed with our folks (thank you!) in order to save as much money as possible.  During our trip, we are stretching our dollars as far as they'll go by staying in cheap hostels, guesthouses, and even camping when necessary.  We've also utilized Couch Surfing, too, which has been a great help!

How can I help?

This has been asked a few times, and we thank those that have offered!  There is a 'Donate' link on the left side of the page and on our blog.  Every little bit helps!

How will you be able to blog/post pictures while you’re away?

We have a convenient netbook PC and a large storage card for the camera to tide us over between internet cafes and wi-fi hotspots.  The world has gotten a lot smaller.

Can you pack me in your luggage? I wanna go!

Well, it would be a tight fit. We’re only taking a backpack each, packed with necessities, a few changes of clothing, a daypack, etc.

Do you want to know my advice?

Always. We’re no experts. Unless it’s “Don’t do it at all,” and then we’re just going to smile and nod.  Send us an e-mail!

So, where will you be in X Month, X Year, or how long will you stay in X country?

We don’t know, and that's part of the fun!  We've altered our trip considerably as the months have progressed and are open to changing our plans at any time.  Mostly, our changes have been based on financial opportunity.

Where will you go?

As stated above, our journey is very fluid and this changes all the time.  So far, here is a list of the countries we've visited:

OMG. No World of Warcraft for HOW LONG?!

We know...we miss it often.  Our guild – Wombat Wevolution on the Kirin Tor server - said they would welcome us back upon our return.  They are tops!

The Danger Question - or - Isn't it dangerous to visit X country?

Yes, some countries are dangerous, probably, we don’t know other than news reports (which can be exaggerated) and government warnings (which we do follow, but can also be strange sometimes). To those people who have recommended, with our best interests in mind, that we not take this journey – here is our response:

Thank you for your concern… Bad things appear to happen all across the globe, but they happen here too, and sometimes in greater numbers. We can’t choose to live our lives paralyzed by fear of something that may or may not happen; we will take all of the precautions necessary for ourselves, but we will not automatically suspect everyone. We believe in self-fulfilling prophecies and that the majority of people are well-intentioned. We will listen to our instincts though, and if something doesn’t feel right, we’ll be on guard. That’s the best we can offer you – and we’ll check in as often as we can on our blog so that you know we are safe.