1 Year traveling around the world – Our costs and secrets

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I can’t believe, 365 days have passed since we started our nomadic life! Love and Road is celebrating 1 year of life, 1 year of traveling around the world. The biggest life decision we have ever made, and we never imagined we would be so happy with it! So raise your glass and have a drink with us! Now it’s time to look back and realize how far we have gone!

In October 2014 I wrote our first Love and Road review, six months traveling around the world. The post was written during a bus trip from Pamukkale to Cappadocia in Turkey. This time I’m putting my ideas together on a train trip from Amsterdam to Berlin, and from Berlin to Barcelona [you can include some awesome parties between my work]. Not sure why, but long trips make me more thoughtful and the stunning landscape passing by my window makes me realize how lucky I am.

I believe you already know how this story started, our wake-up call, how we sold everything, packed our bags and left Brazil. So now let’s go to the point: our travel costs and secrets of 1 year traveling around the world. How we did, how much we have spent, best moments, curiosities and misadventures. Laughs, tears, fears, and achievements. A true roller coaster of emotions with breathtaking views from different corners of the world. Now I can proudly say that Rob and I are professional travelers, digital nomads, travel writers, and happy people!

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1 year traveling around the world – Love and Road in Figures

A world map, many dreams, and some money in the bank account. That’s how Love and Road started. To celebrate our first anniversary we gonna share with you our best and worst travel moments, and at the end of the post, you are going to find our travel bill. I´m sure you will be surprised by the amazing things we have done and the amount of money we have spent.

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Continents – 3 – Africa, Asia, and Europe

Countries – 15 – Cambodia, Croatian Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Mônaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey. 

 

Cities – 83

Different Languages – 13 [Arabic and Thai were damn difficult]

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How to travel around the world? Always searching for the cheapest and smartest way!

To cross all the 15 countries, we traveled by different methods. Our backpacking trip around the world can be split in:

By Bus – 28 trips

By Car – 2 trips

By Flight – 17 trips

By Train – 11 trips

Hitchhiking – 8 trips

Boat – 7 trips

To search for the best prices for flights we use Skyscanner, it´s perfect to compare routes and fares. Most of our train trips were done in Europe with Eurail Pass, super easy, flexible and we could travel everywhere with just one ticket. Bus and boats are usually run by local companies, so the best way is to check with travel agents or at bus/boat terminals. For car rentals have a look at Discover Cars.   What we like about them is that they don’t have hidden fees, so you can book without surprises.

BUY YOUR EURAIL PASS HERE!

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Where to stay while traveling around the world? Our home far away from home!

We are big fans of comfy + clean + well located & cheap accommodation. Following these features we stayed in:

Airport – 2 nights [Marseille and Kuala Lumpur]

Apartment – 76 nights

Boat – 1 night

Bus – 4 nights

Campervan – 2 nights

Car – 1 night

Friend’s house – 16 nights

Hotel – 101 nights  (We always use AGODA and BOOKING.COM to book our hotels)

Hostels – 25 nights

House Sitting – 50 nights [Best way to travel and get free accommodation. We wrote a comprehensive guide to introduce you to the secrets of House and Pet Sitting]

Shared House/Apt – 78 nights

Tent – 9 nights [Moroccan Desert and SONUS Festival]

Most of our accommodation is booked through Airbnb [be smart and get 20% off on your first booking] and two of our favorite websites for hotels and hostels: AGODA and BOOKING.COM. They definitely have the best offers, good properties and you can trust in their service.

JOIN TRUSTED HOUSESITTERS TODAY!

 

Long term travel X Shopping X Packing

The world is our address, but our house is tiny, tiny. Everything needs to fit in two 50L backpacks and two 5L small front bags. That’s it, nothing more!! Clothes, shoes, toiletries and electronic stuff. Talking about shoes, our friend Sarah put together great tips on how to choose the best travel shoes. Said that you already assumed that we can´t buy souvenirs or new clothes everywhere we go. All our purchases need to be done wisely, and every time we buy something new, an old one needs to go away. That´s what I call a minimalist style. 😉

We can’t accumulate stuff, nor carry an extra backpack. Our backpacks can only weigh 15 kg [the weight allowed on most of the low-cost airline companies]. So what did we do with our used stuff? We donated. We put everything in plastic bags and give it to people on the streets. A simple way to help and say thanks for all the blessings we received during the year.

So far, in this 1 year of traveling around the world we bought:

» New clothes:

Rob – 4 T-Shirts + 2 pair of jeans + underwear + socks + 2 jumper + more jackets [He lost two jackets this year] + gloves + 2 pair of runners.

Nat – 4 tops + 2 pair of flat sandals + 1 skirt + 1 pair of jeans + 2 legging + 1 jacket + gloves + woolen hat + 1 pair of a fashion Converse + 1 pair of flip-flops.

When we left Asia at the beginning of April, we bought some warm clothes to face the springtime in Europe. Thank God we got more jackets and gloves because in April the weather was pretty chilly on the old continent. For the first time on this trip around the world, we got temperatures below 5ºC. To travel light you always need to think about the weather of the places you will travel to, spring and summer are definitely the best seasons for backpackers.

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» Electronics:

1 Notebook Asus F200M

1 MacBook Air [Rob´s old notebook stopped working while we were in Bangkok 🙁 ]

1 Power Strip [one of the most clever and useful purchases. We became heroes at airports and stations]

1 Mouse

1 Computer charger

1 Go Pro Hero 4

» Toiletries:

I’m a nomad but never a dirty and smelly traveler [keep this in mind when you travel]. During 1 year of traveling around the world, I managed to keep some of my everyday beauty routines – body moisturizer, facial cream, and my black/grey nail polish… Not just me, Rob is also looking after himself… Age is coming!

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» Travel Gear:

1 Small Backpack

2 Dry Fast Kingcham Towels

» Books:

This past year was dedicated to learning about travel and blogging, so all our energy was focused on exploring the world and write about it. Among the many online books and articles we read, three of them have a special place in our bags [these are the only printed books we bought. Sometimes we are old school]

– Travel Writing (Lonely Planet) by Don George

– Travellers French by Elizabeth Smith

The Greatness Guide by Robin Sharma

 

Medical issues in a nomadic lifestyle

After 1 year of traveling the world, I’m the one who got sick more times. On our journey, we had some
scary moments.

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» Sickness Scores:

Rob – 6 (3 times flu, cold sore crises, diarrhea and a twisted ankle)

Nat – 9 (I won!!! Back pain, mosquito bites allergy, urinary infection, keen injury, 2 times flu, diarrhea and migraine crises)

Most of the problems were sorted out with medicines we bought at the local pharmacy. We have travel insurance but didn’t need to use it. Although when I got really sick in Boracay, Philippines, we contacted our travel insurance to ask how we should proceed in case I needed to be removed from the island. World Nomads assisted us with everything. Luck me, the doctor solved my problem at the local clinic. More about international travel insurance here

 

Impressions from the Road

» Food – As much as we love Italian food, the title of best food goes to the mouth-watering Papaya Salad we ate in Thailand.

» City – Barcelona is still on the top of our favorite cities. It has everything we love!

» Beach Boracay Island. My favorite is Puka Shell and Rob’s is the White Beach. One word can describe the Philippines: Paradise!

» Best Party – Hard to choose, but the unpretentious Best Bar at Khao San Road stole our hearts and feet. Many nights dancing with good music, cheap drinks and awesome people. I´d say Berlin comes in second place!

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Long-term travel is made of people, not places!

This is definitely not a travel resource, it´s more our impression from the people we met. In 1 year of traveling around the world we made many friends, some just for a few days others for a lifetime. Each one has made a special contribution to our story, helped us to be better people, to travel wisely or blog with more professionalism. I don’t have words to say how thankful we are for meeting you, new and old friends. I’m sure we’ll catch up soon, somewhere in this beautiful world, because friendship is stronger than distance and time!

» Most Handsome Men – Dutch [OMG!!!!]

» Most Beautiful Women – Dutch [I think there are no ugly people there]

» Friendly People – Pinoy. Filipinos are the most friendly and helpful people we ever met. SALAMAT!!!!

» People with strange behavior – In Porto [Portugal] people talk to themselves all the time.

» Party Animal People – Spanish and Berliner. Different styles of parting but both of them know how to have fun!

The dark side of a nomad life

Some people think that being a full-time traveler is just fun, parties and beach time. Actually, our travel adventure goes much further than just joy and happiness. Doubts, fears, sadness, and homesickness are feelings that haunt us from time to time.

During this year we lost one of our cats and the other one is battling cancer. She is with Rob´s parents and I´m sure they are giving her lots of love and cuddles. The feeling of being far away hurts, and it makes me think that if something bad happens with our beloved family we’ll be too far to help them.

Money issues are always on our way too. As our long-term travel is funded by our savings, our money is running out. Every day we try to find ways of earning some cash and make the blog our main income. [So please, help us keep the blog running by booking your hotels, flights, tours and insurance here on the blog].

Worst Moment of  Traveling

The worst moment in 1-year backpacking around the world was when we crossed the border from Thailand to Cambodia. It was our second trip to Cambodia and after 7 hours on the bus we refused to pay a bribe to the Cambodian Immigration Officer. We knew he was charging everybody more than the correct amount of money and we said “No”. As a consequence they held our passport for 1 hour, we couldn’t leave the border or go back to Thailand. We felt threatened and unsafe. In the end, after a lot of discussions, they let us go.

It’s not about money. It is about principles, about right and wrong. We had money to pay the bribe but we refuse to do it.

Best moments of traveling around the world

It´s not easy to choose the best moment, during this 1 year of traveling around the world so many things happen, so many dreams came true, adventures of a lifetime and experiences that transformed us deeply. After a long talk, we figured out that our Best Moment was the day we started traveling, the day we left our comfort zone and faced the nomadic life. Our best moment is the day Love and Road was born, the beginning of our adventure.

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We are not ashamed to say: we have regrets

It was our first week in Thailand, we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the culture and style of life in Chiang Mai. As silly tourists we booked a day tour including rafting, hiking to waterfalls and Elephant ride. That was an awful decision! I regret we booked the riding elephant tour. At the moment was fun, but after I discovered what they do with the animals and how they are horribly treated.

Lesson learned, now I always try to check the background of the tour company we choose. Elephants Farms in Thailand are a big issue and many animals are in danger. If you want to be in contact with these beautiful giants you can visit rehabilitation centers, help and learn. Nomad is Beautiful wrote an amazing article about Elephants and Tourism in Thailand.

What makes us proud:

We have done so many things in this 1 year of traveling that I´m happy with who we are and what we have achieved. One thing that makes us really proud is that every place we came back, like Bangkok, Istanbul, Reggio Emilia, and many others, we had an open door from a friend. People we met during this journey that keep helping us, treating us as family and friends. No words to express how happy and blessed we feel… This is what travel and friends are all about. Thanks so much for believing in us and on our dreams… Grazie, Merci, Gracias, Salamat, Tesekkurler….

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Lessons from a long travel journey

Travel changes you! No doubt about it! During this past year, Rob and I learned to be more tolerant and respectful. When you get in touch with different cultures, religions and people, you discover that we are all the same, a person full of dreams, fears and seeking happiness. Our nationality, our color, sexual choices… Nothing matters. We are the same and we need to love and respect each other! When you let the prejudice go you discover that life can be easier, lighter and happier. This is the second lesson: Try your best to be happy and simple. I´m sure you won’t regret it. Simple things can make a big change in our daily life!

Something called relationship – Traveling the world with a partner

After 1 year of traveling around the world together, we are still alive and in love!! So I must say our recipe is working!! What is our love secret? Nothing special, just respect, share the same dreams and support each other. We had bad moments, sadness, crying crises [that was me 🙁 ] and joy… All the time we were together sharing the feelings and looking for the bright side. Not easy to live 24 hours together for 365 days… But with love and fun everything is possible!!! [I don’t want to be cheeky, but I also think that together we are awesome!! 😀 ]

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The Bill! How much does it cost to travel around the world?

Now we come to the truth, the figures of 1 year traveling around the world. Since the beginning, we tried to respect our travel budget: $ 50 USD per day – per person. Inspired by Nomadic Matt`s book [How to Travel the World with $50 Dollars per Day] we found cheap ways to travel. We never gave up of fun and good moments, and we discovered a bunch of interesting and smart ways to save money. Another way to save money is to travel slow, there are countries where you can live for more than 3 months on a Tourist Visa.

 Our cost of 1 year traveling around the world: [all the figures are in US dollars and it´s for two persons]

Transport – $ 9,172 [intercity and local transportation]

Accommodation – $ 6,882

Eating out – $ 6,280

Party – $ 3,542

Groceries – $ 2,611

Attractions – $ 2,117

Insurance – $ 2,200 [one year worldwide coverage]

Purchases – $ 1,222

Pharmacy – $ 660

Doctor – $ 223

Souvenirs \ Post – $ 194

WC – $ 20

Others –  $ 3,526 [internet, lockers, books, beauty, visas…]

The total cost of 1 year traveling around the world = $ 36,532 or $ 18,268 per person. The average per person / per day was $ 50!

During this 1 year of backpacking, we stayed longer in Europe, Turkey, and Thailand. In all of them for more than 2 months. Here is how much we spent on each one:

» Europe, 151 days: $ 13,369 [average per day = $ 88  or $ 44 per day/person]

» Turkey, 78 days: $4,904 [average per day = $ 62 or $ 31 per day/person]

» Thailand, 90 days: $ 5,492 [average per day = $ 61 or $30.5 per day/person]

We traveled a lot and managed to keep our money under control! Congratulations to us!! On the blog you can find the breakdown of our costs by countries, so far our series “How much Does it Cost to Travel to” shows the costs of travel in Portugal and the Philippines. During the next months, we’ll be publishing more posts about our expenses around the world. Stay tuned 😉

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Time flies when we are having fun! It doesn’t feel like one year has gone by, but when I look back I´m proud to see how many things we have done! How many places we visited, people we met, the cultures we experienced and how we became better persons and travelers. I dreamed of this life, but I never imagined it could be so amazing and full of surprises. We finished 1 year traveling around the world, our first year as digital nomads, 365 days of a nomadic marriage, and we have never been so happy!

I can say out and loud: We are Love and Road, we are long-term travelers, bloggers, party and sun-seekers. We are Rob and Nat and we want to inspire you to travel more and better because discovering the world is one of the most rewarding things you can do in your life!

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I hope you enjoyed our story of 1 year of traveling around the world, and hope we could help you to plan your dream trip… Would love to hear your opinion about our story and how we can make it better for you! We started Love & Road as our own life project, but now it includes you and all our readers! Thanks for being part of this amazing journey!

195 thoughts on “1 Year traveling around the world – Our costs and secrets”

  1. Such an interesting post! Its no as expensive as I thought actually, and more than worth the money. I definitely agree, the Dutch men are so handsome 🙂

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    • Hi Anna!!!
      You are so blessed for living in Boracay, we love it!!
      I have to tell you the truth, the beauty of Boracay is not the nature, the beauty of Boracay is the people who live there… We had an amazing time while exploring the island and we made some great friends.
      Salamat!
      😀
      Nat

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  2. So appreciate all your details and honesty. So many wish they could take off and travel indefinitely but it’s truly not easy. So glad that you two are still in love and will keep going.

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    • Thanks Elaine!
      I think our biggest achievement of travelling together is to keep our love burning!!
      Be on the road everyday us not easy, but as long as we have each other I´m sure we can make it through.

      All the best! 😀
      Nat

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    • It´s a pleasure to share our story Toni!
      Most people think a nomad life is just about flowers and luxury hotels… Actually is more about discovering yourself, learning and experience new things.

      I’m glad you liked the article 😀
      Cheers,
      Nat

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  3. Wow! So much wonderful information and thanks for the financial details on this. Not sure if I’ll be able to pull off a year right now, but this is a wonderful guide.

    I agree the Filipinos are the friendlies people, though I’ve not been to Boracay (Palawan and Bohol). I’m happy to have found your blog. Will book through you when I get around to needing AirBnB:)

    Hope you can set out on another trip soon!

    Take care and hope to keep in touch. Cheers!

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    • Thanks for the nice words and the support!!!
      You have no idea how read comments like your made us happy! 😀

      Keep track of all your expenses east easy, but we had to do, otherwise we could spend to much and end up without money…hahahaha… Also is a good way to prove that you don´t need top be rich to travel! 😉

      Stay tuned, because there are much more adventures to come! All the best to you,
      Cheers,
      Nat

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  4. Amazing post that covers all of what you did while you were traveling the world! Most of what you did were also things that I have done to continually lead this sustainable travel lifestyle that I have. 🙂

    P.S. SO glad to hear that you loved the Philippines! I come from there and I truly miss it! (Especially the beaches!! Aaaaah)

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    • Hey Aileen!!!
      Thanks for stopping by!
      You know how hard is to live on the road and how tough is to make our own living from the blog, so your words are really meaningful to us! 😀

      All the best,
      Nat

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  5. This post is great! I could never be this organized. I still have not been able to money from the blog in the two years it has running. I am inspired!

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  6. Wow! You’ve gone through a big big big journey, guys! Congrats and keep doing your job that you love so much 🙂 Looking forward to your next vids, too 😉 Hugs from Granada!

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    • Hey Ivana!!!
      How are you guys??
      Thanks for stopping by, I´m so happy we met during this amazing year. We keep in touch, I´m sure we´ll catch up soon.
      Big kisses from Italy 😀

      Nat

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  7. Thanks for putting this together guys, I’m always interested in how everyone else manages on the road – massive congrats on hitting the big 365 days!!

    Did you face any safety issues hitchiking? Sounds like an amazing adventure and obviously very cheap way to travel, have never had the guts to do it myself though!!!

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    • Hello Megan,
      Tks! We are very happy with this 1st year on the road 🙂
      For hitchhiking we use Blablacar. You pay for the ride but it`s safe and way cheaper than bus/train.
      Cheers,

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  8. Congratulations!

    What a great little read! 🙂

    We also work off $100.00 per day for the 2 of us, but that’s in Australian dollars, so a little bit tougher again (being only worth about $0.80 US cents)

    Really enjoyed the snapshot into your 1 year anniversary, we’re 1 week away from 11 months so can relate to so many of the feelings!

    Take care as always

    Chris

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    • Hey Chris!
      Tks!!! Also Congrats, you are almost hitting the 1 year mark too 🙂
      Europe was quite bad to our budget but we could find a balance while in SEA.
      Flying out the “Euro land” today lol
      Cheers,

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  9. Hey guys, nice to meet you 🙂 And congrats on your first year of travel! I’ve been travelling with my Partner and too and even though there were many challenges on the way, we a re still growing strong and that is the most important! Thanks for sharing this!

    All the best 🙂

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  10. Congratulations on one year! That was really inspiring and interesting to read. You experienced so many different cultures in one year! And the amount you spent was about the same one would spend staying at home for one year ^_^ Better to travel!

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  11. Thx for this super post, Natalie! I loved reading about your life on the road over the past year. And congrats on doing it so economically! I will never be a backpacker, but I sure love to enjoy travel adventures on the road. Hope to meet you and Rob sometime along the way …

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    • Hi Doreen,
      Tks!!!
      It`s not easy but no impossible to travel the world in a budget. Our recipe is the balance and from time to time we pamper oursselves 😉
      Hope that our meeting will be full of chocolates!
      Cheers,

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  12. Congrats guys what a beautiful adventure and definitely an inspiration to us fellow sun and beach loving travel addicts! Here’s to many more years and fun to be had together, all the best.

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  13. Congratulations and all the best for the future. One year on the road is a milestone worth a celebration…and some reflection. I think your budget of $50 a day is great especially since you can live like kings in most of the places you visited. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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  14. Fabulous summary detailing your travel adventures over the past year! Kudos for taking the plunge into a new, fascinating world and for sharing with us here.

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  15. Great post! I loved reading your impressions of a year of traveling. The highs and lows and everything in between. I’m glad you had so much fun!

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  16. Loved how you described your 1-year travel and how positive you seem. Must be such great memories to have. You inspired me for the 6 months-trip I’m about to make with my husband and daughter!

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  17. Hi Rachel,
    We are old-fashioned lol!
    Every expense is written down in a notebook and later goes to a Excell Spreadsheet.
    It really helps with the long term planning.
    Cheers,

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  18. Aww this is very inspiring! I’ve been wanting to backpack the world for a long period of time but don’t know when, how and where to start. I’m glad you liked Philippines, my hometown! Also Boracay! I keep coming back to that place. I would recommend to visit Palawan! Paradise, indeed!

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    • Hey Leigh!!
      So happy that you liked the article!!! Don´t think to much, don´t plan to much… If you want to travel just pack your stuff and go!! The hardest part is to start, then everything falls in the right place. Believe me, it´s the most rewarding thing you can do in life.
      And definitely we are going back to Philippines, so many amazing places to discover! 😉

      All the best,
      Nat

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  19. You are such a cute couple 🙂 Congratulations on taking travelby the horns and going for it! I love it that you managed $50 a day. It’s really interesting to see what you spent it on: I’ll definitely be keeping tabs on my spending when I head off in 2 months time!

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  20. Thanks Alice!!!
    Travel is one of the most amazing things you can do in life, glad to hear that you are heading off in 2 months, I will be here sending positive energy! Wish you a awesome journey!!

    🙂
    Nat

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  21. Such a great post and what an amazing year!! So glad I just found your blog. I love the detail, stories and adventures (good and bad) you included. I have always wanted to go to Thailand but am with you on the Elephant riding, I learned that when I was in South Africa. Had to be careful since so many are abused because it is a big tourism market. Thanks for sharing your story, love it! Happy travels.

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  22. Thanks for stopping by Alyssa!!
    And a big thanks for your lovely words. It was a wonderful year indeed, looking back it’s hard to believe that we have gone so far. But this is what happen with people that follow their dreams. Good to have you here!
    All the best and keep travelling. 🙂
    Nat

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  23. Not sure and remember how u get here. But i really amazed by both of you. Is really fun to read your artile about dream and how you pursuit it. About ads i didn’t see you put google adsense in the blog. Would you consider to put that in? i think could earn a little or a lot…depends on traffic n click..☺ which I think could help u! !

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    • Hey Tan!!
      Thanks for stopping by!
      Funny enough, but this week will be putting AdSense to our blog. We have been planning it for a long time and now it is the right moment for doing it.
      Thanks or the tips and keep following our adventure.
      All the best,
      Nat

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      • Hey, what a coincidence!!! A saw you have adsense on your top right!!! 1 question, before you make a first step to traveling around the world, did you do math on how much you need to save? and How long you plan to stop ? And Rob, What kind of job you had worked in other country? I’m just curious, how could you solve all this puzzle when you are travel!?

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  24. Hi Nat

    Thanks for your detail answer. (Actually i read before you reply)

    Hmmm..ya both of you looks great in term of outlook !!! That’s added value in this blog.

    Really obsessed by what you guys doing. Read through all your post (almost) and inspired me on next trip without really need spend too much.

    I always do things late and missed bus. So to do what you do it looks impossible to me.. too much things to take care now. ..kids, installment,…etc. and most important thing I’m 36.

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    • You made me laugh…. Your age is not a problem, Rob is 35 & I´m turning 32 in 10 days (OMG!!!)… 🙂

      To travel for a long time and spending less money you definitely need to be more organized, but anyone can do it. I´m sure about this!!!

      I´m really happy to know that you are interested in our blog and journey. Hope you can find some useful information.

      And if you need any more info let me know!
      Cheers,

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      • Hi
        I got to say Rob looks older than me… lol.

        I been thinking these 3 days since read your adventures. How to increase my blog income so that i can be more relax if i become a digital normad. Well mine still need more interesting content and hardwork.

        But i think your site can add 1 more revenue stream other than adsense . Go search “online marketing advertisement “. Sometimes you can get 1k ,5k, even 20k a month depends whether they approve your application or not. Trust me your site is really different from what i read so far. I think publisher like yours too.

        Good luck.

        Ps. Really want to see both of you continue your journeys.

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        • Hahaha… Poor Rob!!
          He’s not that old, his grey hair is a charm… 😀
          Thanks one more time for the tips about monetizing, and for following our journey. Makes us really happy to know that you liked the blog.
          Wish you all success, that you find ways to increase your earnings from the blog and travel more too!

          We keep in touch,
          All the best
          Nat & Rob

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  25. hi there,

    it is a lengthy but really interesting article! i love the way you use purple as ththeme color (my color), and i love your presentation of your funny sides so that gives me a push to continue to read until the last paragraph.

    you guys look nice too which is a bonus. the logo is beautiful

    im going to blog-brag about travelling as well, just starting. your travelling project serves as a good example to me.

    i wonder if we could connect via facebook? mine is violetta l wong

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    • Hi Violetta!

      Thanks for stopping by and I´m really happy that you enjoy the reading and the Blog. I know it´s a big article, but I just can’t help myself, as a journalist I tend to write a lot. ^_^
      Thanks for the compliments! Wish you all the best on your blogging and travel adventure, and I feel honoured for inspiring you. For sure we can connect on Facebook and feel free to reach me.
      All the best sweetie,

      Nat

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    • Thanks Bethaney!!
      When I wrote it I was thinking about sharing our experiences and how life can be great if you you live outside the box and venture yourself… But now, after you comment I realise that it is also a good source of information for nomadic people. Thanks!
      ;-D

      All the best,
      Nat

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  26. Hi,

    An amazing post, congratulations on your achievements and the amazing year of traveling, even though there were some bad parts. I loved reading your post.

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  27. Hey,
    thanks for this interesting summary and your detailed calculations of your costs! I spent 6 months together with my boyfriend in Thailand/Laos last year and we also tried to keep track of our spendings and live on budget but both turned out to be quite hard. Because our savings ended we needed to return but we are already planning the next long term trip 🙂
    I’m glad I found your blog and will keep following you! I found qzuite some similarities between your story and ours concerning party and sun seekers 😉
    Cheers, Carina

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    • Hi Carina!!!
      Thanks for stopping by!!
      So happy that you liked the post and the blog. How was Laos? We didn’t manage to go there yet, but it´s on our plans!
      I totally understand you, not easy to keep the budget under control if you like parties… That´s our biggest issue with money 🙂
      All the best, and hope you start traveling soon, maybe we can meet somewhere around the globe.
      Cheers,
      Nat

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  28. “Friendly People – Pinoy. The Filipinos are the most friendly and helpful people we ever met. SALAMAT!!!!”

    Aww! Salamat! Come back in PH if you want to experience more beaches and waterfalls. :”>

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    • We are going back for sure Aye!!!
      And that´s totally truth, in total we have already visited 37 countries and the most friendly people we met are the Pinoy!
      I have to tell you “Samalat” for being so nice with us!
      All the best!

      Nat

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  29. Wowww… What an elaborate piece. I was hooked to every bit of it. There was so much to absorb and learn. Loved the picture with the nail paint. Chiang Mai and the elephant farms, I have been there and I totally agree with you on that regret.

    Phillipines is where my husband has studied, I am yet to go there but when you say its a paradise, I would want to go soon. There was so much that you achieved in an year along with the health hiccups. Many more travels to you. Will keep reading you more. I am a blogger from India who loves traveling too.
    🙂

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    • OOhhhh what a lovely comment! 🙂
      Thanks for stopping by and follow our adventure!!
      Wish you all the best too, lots of travels [to the Philippines soon], dreams, laughs….

      Keep travelling and blogging!
      Cheers,

      Nat

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  30. What an amazing year! What a wonderful feat to achieve! it’s great how much detail you’ve included in this post, and writing actual cost is also quite useful. I wish you another amazing year full of travels!

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    • Thanks Tanja!!
      Glad that you liked the post, I thought it was a bit long, but I really wanted to include all the information of one year on the road and prove that you can travel and be happy!
      All the best,
      🙂
      Nat

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  31. Dear Nat,

    I was awestruck when I read that you both sold everything to hit the road. Reading all about your travels 365 days, its truly amazing.

    You are having the best of life one can dream of.

    May you both have good health and more joy in your journey. I would certainly follow your posts to learn more about your travelling saga.

    Have a blessed day.

    Regards,
    Fayaz

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    • Thank you very much Fayaz!!
      Wish you happiness and health too!

      We are very happy to know that you enjoyed reading our blog and gonna follow our adventure. Welcome to Love and Road 🙂

      All the best,

      Nat & Rob

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  32. I really enjoy this post. With so much useful information in one place. Love is in the air on this blog. Hugs and greetings from Bulgaria! Follow your steps, guys!

    <3

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    • Thanks Moni!!!!

      It´s so good to read comments like yours, made our day!
      Wish you all the best, and happy that our story and information can help you follow your travel dreams.
      Hugs from Bangkok! 😉

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  33. Truly an inspiring and realistic post about traveling the world for 1 year! Just found your blog and wish I did sooner. I am a data guy so seeing the “numbers” behind your experiences is great. The costs, how many nights you stayed where, etc.

    While I haven’t yet decided to take a complete plunge to travel the world. I have a lot “bigger” travels set for next year, who know maybe I just won’t come home! I am just starting to get my travel going and with my soon to be wife too! It’s awesome that the both of you are traveling the world together.

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    • I´m so glad that you liked the post, especially the “numbers”…hahahaha… For a long term travel keep track of your expenses is fundamental. Wish you all the best on your travel plans, you are more than welcome to follow our journey, and if you need an more info feel free to email or message us!
      Travel with a wife/husband is a big challenge, but totally worth!
      Cheers,

      Nat

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