ONE YEAR on the road, baby!
It’s our travelversary!!!
That’s right folks, an incredible ONE YEAR AGO TODAY two plump, nervous backpackers bid adieu to their families in the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport and boarded a plane bound for India. We didn’t know what kind of adventures, horrors, great experiences or terrible experiences laid in store. We were “Two Kids and a Dream” who had said “Fmy401k” through two total amateur and novice websites and vaguely hoped to stay in touch with our friends and maybe somehow make some money on the road through the websites. We felt we had to be defensive about quitting our jobs to travel the world because while many were very supportive and enthusiastic for us, a number of people also criticized us for it. We were quite sure we were doing something awesome, but didn’t yet know for sure.
Now we’re both 30 pounds lighter, know exactly what awaited us at the other end of that plane flight, revamped our takes on the website(s) to something completely different and still taking shape to something great and lucrative, we don’t fret over what other people think about things we believe in regarding the trip – and a lot of other things, and above all, we know that we are doing something truly awesome and have loved every second of it and can’t wait for more.
We’ve done more in one year than we can even wrap our heads around. The past 365 days have taken us through India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Mongolia. To help process it and for posterity’s sake, in a few days I’m going to post some of the highlights of the experiences we’ve had in each of these amazing places.
But for now, I’ve got my best friend here in town right now to help us ring in this big occasion (which coincided pretty well with his 30th birthday!) and I want to go spend some great time with him, as his presence here on our journey is definitely one of those major highlights of the year. Above all I can tell you right now how much I appreciate more than ever (and it was a lot already!) my friends, family, and the others we’ve had to leave behind to take this amazing journey.
If you’re reading this, I want to thank you for being one of those people who is following us and staying with us throughout this epic trip. It has been absolutely, positively, truly amazing and we have taken you with us in our hearts and minds every step of the way.
Happy One YEAR!!!!
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WAY TO GO ON ONE YEAR! You both have done such a great job managing the trip and the site(s). I like checking in to see where you’re at and what wildlife you’re molesting….
Enjoy your success and here’s to the next great year!
!!!!!! That is so awesome! Glad to see that you’ve made it a full year!
one amazing year. congrats!!! <3
wishing you more wonderful years of travel and adventure!
I’m catching up on some entries G…I loved the list! :)
Hi guys, so sorry for the delay, just getting caught up after the big switch from Year 1 to Year 2!
Scott, thanks so much, your support and staying in touch has meant the world to me. I love sending you pictures of the exotic wildlife I’ve harassed.
And thanks, Adam! It’s been an incredible year and I’m so glad we’ve got several more to look forward to still! How are your travels going?
Hillary, thank you too, and when will we be seeing updates from your blog again? :)
Marit thanks for reading! When you gonna come out and be a part of the list?!