Honest Travel Starts Here
Practical tips, real prices, and no hype – only actual experience.
About Us
Hi, I’m Taylor, and I travel with my wife. We are not experts, just regular people who love exploring new places together.
This blog started out of frustration. So much travel information felt overhyped or unrealistic. So we decided to share what it was really like, with honest travel stories, real costs, and practical advice that others can actually use.
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Recent Blog Posts
Day 1 – Get us to Europe
How much is too much? Packing was ‘finished’ not long before we left. We both had to make cuts. Holly removed a few items she’d planned to bring, and I took out some lighter outfits. We ended up using the fact my day pack and main bag could attach to bring an extra backpack. The…
We don’t leave until tomorrow and we’ve probably stuffed up already.
Tonight feels like Christmas. There’s no presents under the tree or a jolly fat man coming down my chimney, but it’s the only thing that feels like the night before a three month holiday. On the weekend we attempted what I would call a first draft at packing. It was both a resounding success, and…
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