Reflections on our Budget

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We recently participated in a column where several travelers compared their budgets head-to-head.  We were surprised to see that we spent less per month than any other traveler featured on the page.  This got us pondering why and how this happened and reflecting on if there had been anything we regret skipping on account of [...]

Best of 2010

Best of 2010

It’s been a crazy year. We kicked off 2010 at Kruger National Park in South Africa and we’re sending it away on the beach in Florida. From Africa, to the Middle East & Europe, across Asia and finally home we searched through our pictures, memories and posts to bring you our favorites from 2010. So [...]

South American Report Card

South American Report Card

With a few weeks back in the states to “relax” a bit before continuing to Africa we’ve had a bit of time to take stock of how we’ve done and, almost as importantly, how our budget has done. A reminder of how all this works.  Every dollar amount represents how much the two of us, [...]

Tobias Index

Tobias Index

Now that we’re off to Africa we figured it was about time to get our Latin America summary out there. Epic bus journeys in the south and more than a month of nights sleeping on buses…its been a real adventure. Here’s a summary of the most “fun” statistics for the last 9 or so months: [...]