Photos from the Berlin Photo Tour (It's About Time...)

Nearly six months after an amazing Photo Tour of an abandoned Tuberculosis Clinic on the outskirts of Berlin, I've finally had a chance to edit the photos and post them to Flickr. Apologies for my tardiness, I'll blame the delay on life in general which...

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All About Budgets Week 4: Budgeting for Our Upcoming Trip (or how we tried to put all this preaching into practice)

Wrapping up our month long series on all things travel budgets, we've got our preliminary budget for travel later in 2013 and into 2014. If you missed our announcement late last week, Travis and I are excitedly heading back to Europe September 6th...

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Where we're off to next!

After some subtle foreshadowing here and there, Travis and I are over the moon to announce we are throwing on our backpacks again and hitting the road starting in September this year! After returning from Europe just before Christmas, we weren't...

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All About Budgets Week 3: Is It Possible to Stick to a budget while traveling?

If you've been following our series on budgets over the past couple week's you are now well versed in our budgeting process and how we managed to save in order to afford to travel in the first place. This week we're going to share our budget and actual...

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All About Budgets Week 2: Estimating How Much Your Trip Will Cost

If you were afraid I was going to start pulling out screenshots of excel spreadsheets and complex formulas you can breathe easy. Although I do love a good colour-coded spreadsheet, the basis of any budget is simple addition and subtraction This...

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All About Budgets Week 1 - How We Pulled This Off

Whether escaping town for the weekend, taking the family to Disneyland over Spring Break, or strapping on a backpack and departing for a year (or two!), a budget is fundamental in ensuring your trip is enjoyable, and that you can afford to return home...

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All About Budgets - The Four Week Series

With Tax season wrapping up and our summer jobs getting ready to take off, money is on our minds more so than normal and we've realized that, while writing at length about the amazing things we saw, ate, and experienced abroad, we have been a bit tardy about sharing ANY of our budget/money/finance information with the world.  This simply will not do so we are going to get caught up on the...

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Weekday Escape to Vancouver

A couple weeks back, Travis and I were able to sneak away for a mini vacation, our first since returning from Europe late last year. A simple overnight in Vancouver to catch Bob Seger and Joe Walsh in concert, our little vacation was a wonderful indulgence...

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BC Salmon Runs

There came a time during our last trip when, halfway around the world, we realized we knew more about the cities and towns we were visiting in Europe than much of the area we have called home for for over twenty years. It can be so easy to leave, seeking...

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Bath - A City of History

As the only British city to be regarded in its entirety as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bath is undoubtedly one of the most historically important and interesting cities in all of the UK. Originally settled as a Roman resort called "Aquae Sulis" due...

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A Trip to Old Sarum

After exploring Stonehenge, we decided to take advantage of our tour bus' optional stop at Old Sarum and hopped off, hoping to experience something a little more off the beaten path in Wiltshire County. Our lovely host Trish had recommended Old Sarum...

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