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Year in Review

2021 was the year of metamorphosis. Also health problems, pregnancy, a major shift in the way I think about my business, and puke. A lot of puke.

2021 Year in Review: The Year of Metamorphosis

Most of my year in review posts have had some sort of theme to tie them together. The year I went full time in my blog, or the year a pandemic hit and we almost went under ... you know, juicy stuff. This year? This was like the year of its-still-2020 … [Read more...] about 2021 Year in Review: The Year of Metamorphosis

Couple and dog on a blue couch, surrounded by plants in front of a colorful bookshelf.

2020 Year in Review: The Year of “Oh No”

I have a confession to make. At the end of 2019, exhausted and burnt out, I made a New Years resolution that, in hindsight, may have doomed the entire world: I wanted to travel less and spend more time at home, baking and taking long walks and … [Read more...] about 2020 Year in Review: The Year of “Oh No”

Couple on a dock in San Blas, Panama.

2019 in Review: The Year of “Yes”

Well hello, hello. Welcome to our 4th installment of annual Year in Review posts. This year, I am 30 and writing this while wearing a bathrobe and sitting at my desk in my home office, because I have both a home and an office now. Exciting! Pull … [Read more...] about 2019 in Review: The Year of “Yes”

Our 2018 year in review. How was our year? Did Lia make it as a full-time travel blogger? Did they ever learn how to not have travel disasters?! All those answers and more.

2018 in Review: The Year of High Risk … & High Reward

It's January 7, 2019, and it's my 29th birthday. I wanted to start my year by looking back on my old year. And 2018 was a crazy year. An amazing year. A life-changing year. I titled last year’s Year in Review post as "The Year that Everything … [Read more...] about 2018 in Review: The Year of High Risk … & High Reward

Admiring the view along the Northern part of Highway One! The California coastline is freaking stunning.

2017: the Year that Everything Changed for Us

In 2016, I got married, quit my job, and skipped away with my new husband to take a year-long honeymoon. How the heck was 2017 supposed to top THAT?! Last year’s year-in-review post was a round-up of 16 travel fails in 2016. At the time, our bad … [Read more...] about 2017: the Year that Everything Changed for Us

Our worst travel fails of 2016.

Our 16 Worst Travel Fails of 2016

2016 was an amazing year for us: we got married, quit our jobs, and left for a year-long traveling adventure. I know, it sounds picture-perfect. It sounds like a magical travel montage of tropical drinks and sunsets and smiling selfies captioned … [Read more...] about Our 16 Worst Travel Fails of 2016

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