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Sara & Jer

Travel Tips

Five Travel Products That Are Really Worth Buying

If you have spent any time at all researching travel gear, you know that there are a million and one different products out there promising to improve your travel experience. And if you are a interested in (or devoted to) one-bag or minimalist travel, it can be hard to know Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMay 18, 2023 ago
Asia

How We Learned to Love Expat Life in Asia: Part I – Try, Try Again

My history with Southeast Asia is well over a decade old now. It started when my older sister became an expat in Taipei, Taiwan in 2009. I flew the fourteen hours from the United States to bring her two giant suitcases filled with all the comforts of home that she Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMay 15, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

Why It’s Smart to Book with Airlines Directly

If you are like me, when you are planning a trip, you probably spent a good chunk of time searching for the best airplane ticket prices. So often you will find what seems like an amazing deal and then notice that for some reason that price is only offered through Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMay 8, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

Living the Carefree King Life – How to Find the Right Size Bed on the Road

Ah, living the King life … Regular, California, Alaska – whichever version you prefer. A king-size bed means being able to stretch out with no fear of whacking your partner in the face or falling right off the bed! When I was single, bed sizes were relatively unimportant when I Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMay 1, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

Is Airport Lounge Access Really Worth It?

For many years of my life, I didn’t know that airport lounges existed. When I first became aware of them, they seemed like something that existed solely for upper echelon travelers in business and first class. On a whim, when traveling through India and Indonesia with my sister and niece Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsApril 20, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

How to Avoid Eating Mediocre Meals At Tourist Traps

We have a good friend who is a fellow foodie and travel lover. She came back from Italy totally disappointed by the food. “The food just wasn’t that good! I couldn’t believe it! It’s supposed to be Eat-A-LY!”. I was bummed out for her. We had a much better experience. Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsApril 13, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

Review of the Kelty Redwing 40L Travel Backpack

Why a travel backpack? I see a million people traveling carry-on only with roller bags. Usually hard side bags. Ultimately, we find travel backpacks more versatile than roller bags. Cobblestones, steep staircases, and even train platform gaps are not roller bag friendly. A lot of times, being able to squeeze Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsApril 6, 2023 ago
Americas

PNW Weekend Retreat: from Hurricane Ridge to High Tea

Shortly after we were married in late 2020, Jeremy’s father passed away unexpectedly. We had to travel to Washington in the middle of a bleak winter, shadowed heavily by COVID-19 panic. Vaccines were not yet available and hotels, vacation stays, and borders were closed. After driving twenty-five hours straight, we Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMarch 30, 2023 ago
Quick Trips

The Best Visa Runs from Taiwan

Philippines Japan Vietnam Korea Indonesia Macao Hong Kong Singapore Thailand Malaysia To Be Continued …

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMarch 16, 2023 ago
Travel Tips

Five Famous Places that Weren’t Worth the Hype

Have you ever arrived at some magical, bucket list destination and thought, “This is it??” We definitely have. In this blog post we want to share some of our biggest disappointments in famous sights and cities around the world. For us, these famous places just didn’t live up to the Read more…

By Sara & Jer, 2 yearsMarch 16, 2023 ago

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