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It’s no secret we like to travel. But when folks ask about our favorite places and we almost immediately say ‘Scotland,’ plenty of people ask: ‘But why Scotland, of all places?’ If you ask Tasha, she’ll rattle off information about castle ruins, ancient peoples, dramatic wild landscapes, folklore, and on (and on). Jason’s answer? Scotch. …
When we first started travelling our usual process was to search places like Kayak.com for flights and Hotels.com for our hotels. Seems logical enough: when trying to save a little cash we’d go to the places that made it easy for us to find lots of results at reasonable prices. Same? Okay, good. What we …
The first time we rented a car in Europe and had to fill up on petrol (not gas, use the local lingo!), we were surprised to see how inexpensive fuel was across the pond. Until, that is, we saw the total bill show up on our credit card. Yeesh! Here’s the thing: in Europe, they …
When we travel we try, as much as possible, to book ahead and pay for things ahead of time. Sometimes, as with hotels and car rentals, you can actually get a price break if you pay in full at the time of booking (win!). But mostly, we do this to make sure we have fewer …
As we’ve said in earlier posts, our preferred way to travel is hopping a flight across the pond (either of them) to wherever and, after landing and collecting ourselves, renting a car and going our own way. There are tons of benefits to travelling this way, but to be sure, it isn’t for everyone. In …
A lot of folks ask how we travel so much, particularly because it Costs. So. Much. That’s true, travelling is expensive, or at least it can be. That said, we’ve found a few tricks that make this easier, and we’re happy to share what we’ve learned with you. First, most of what we’ve learned has …
Picture this: you’ve put in the time (and money) to plan your trip. Your flight arrived and you’ve finally made it to your hotel in your corner of paradise to unpack and start exploring! And then, it happens: your smartwatch buzzes on your wrist to let you know it’s almost dead and your e-reader ran …
What we’ve Learned about Travelling, Part 4: Other Thoughts. It’s important to pay attention to your habits while travelling and to make sure you structure things to help reduce your stress levels as much as possible. For example, some people like to arrive at the airport really early, to make sure they have plenty of …
In a different post, we talked about the different ways we travel, mostly in Europe. However, people also ask us about the different kinds of travelling we do, referring to different types of trips we plan, the end goal and the transportation involved, so we wanted to talk about that here. For the most part, …
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about how we travel, but it isn’t the only thing we do, so let’s shift gears for a minute. One of our most favorite things, and one of the things we most look forward to seeing when we get back to the acreage from travelling, are the four-legged …
