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Salt Lake City Tip: If you see a beehive mural, immediately pull over and take a picture in front of it.

Hi! We’re Liaremy.

Lia and Jeremy being silly on the Big Four Bridge in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Walking the Big Four Bridge is one of the best things to do in Louisville KY.

Yes, we combined our names. Don’t you just love that??

We met on an internet dating site about a year and a half before meeting in person. Not Tinder, though – this was in P.T.E, the Pre-Tinder Era. Because apps and notifications weren’t a thing, Lia kept forgetting to log in and check her messages, which meant that it took over a year for us to have our first conversation. Oops.

Anyway, when we did eventually meet up, it was sickening puppy love at first sight. We were inseparable from a disgustingly early point and soon began aggressively one-upping each other in over-the-top displays of romantic affection. We are truly the most extra people ever to walk the earth.

Oddly enough, we both said “I Love You” in the least romantic ways ever: Lia blurted it out on accident and then LITERALLY ran away, and Jeremy was drunkenly half-dressed in a Batman Onesie while camping on a mountain. Figures.

Our wedding was in May 2016, with a ceremony in the California redwoods complete with handmade Mad Libs speeches and a karaoke reception.

A month later we sold all of our stuff, quit our jobs, started Practical Wanderlust, and took off on a year-long adventure. We have been obnoxiously inseparable ever since. So keep on reading to find out more….

Our Must Reads

READ ALL ABOUT OUR YEAR-LONG HONEYMOON AND HOW MUCH IT COST

OUR TRAVEL STORIES AND YES, SOME EPIC FAILS

30 THINGS NOBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT QUITTING YOUR JOB TO TRAVEL

32 THINGS NOBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT LONG-TERM TRAVEL AS A COUPLE

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All things money

  • How I Made $22,000 In My First Full Year Blogging
  • Monthly Income Reports – 2018
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The Cataract Falls Hike Disaster: Hiking in the Bay Area, California

Our 16 Worst Travel Fails of 2016

Winter Road Trip Through France: What Not to Do

Hiking Machu Picchu: Failure on The Inca Trail

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WISH YOU COULD QUIT YOUR JOB & TRAVEL?

Listen: it’s time to stop dreaming and start planning. My best-selling book, HOW TO QUIT YOUR JOB & TRAVEL is a practical, step-by-step guide to one of the most exciting, exhilarating, and terrifying things you’ll ever do.

You’ll learn how to tackle each of the challenges of long-term travel, from finances to fear to returning to reality – and all the nitty-gritty logistics along the way. Ready to get started?

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