Explore By Destination | Our Fulltime Travel Diary

Welcome to Explore By Destination page, where we share the wild and wonderful adventures from our multi-year, fulltime travels! If you’ve ever dreamed of traveling international fulltime and discovering breathtaking landscapes, hidden gems, and local cultures, you’re in the right place. Join us as we recount our journey—complete with the ups, downs, and everything in between. Links to our travel blog posts are group by destination and you can view those below!

We’re so excited to share this with you! Our next adventure is taking us to Buenos Aires, Argentina—a city packed with history, culture, tango, and incredible food! 🍷💃

Destination: South America

• 11 Reasons Why Buenos Aires Is Worth Visiting & Why It’s Not
• First Timer’s Guide to Buenos Aires: Everything You Need to Know

Destination: England

In the 80’s, we used to live in England. But guess what? In April 2024, we made our way back to England and stayed until late June. We had quite the adventure, exploring places like Portsmouth, Bishops Waltham, Derby, Andover, Walton-on-Thames, Portsmouth (again), Oxford, Southampton, and London (multiple times!). Visit the links below for more info and stay tuned as more of our travel tales about England will be coming your way soon!

• Accio disappointment! Our not-so-magical Harry Potter walking tour in London
• Our List of the Top 8 Affordable Places to Stay in London England (2024)
• Is Harry Potter Studio Tour Worth The Time And Money?
• 40 BEST Things To Do In Southampton For Every Traveler 2024
• If it’s not one thing…..

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Destination: Portugal

Portugal was our third destination on our multi-year fulltime travel journey, we arrived in mid-February 2024 and lived there for just a over a month. We visited Lisbon (twice!), Faro and day-tripped it to Praia de Faro (Faro Beach) and Tavira. We’ll be adding more posts as soon!

• Belem Walking Tour Itinerary: Discover 15 of Lisbon’s Historic Gems in One Day
• Lisbon – National Tile Museum
• Things to do in Faro, Portugal – Catedral de Faro
• Best Times to Visit Lisbon: Weather & Prices for Budget Travelers
• Lisboa Card Review: A First-Timer’s Guide to Saving Money in Lisbon.
• Authentic Portuguese Sandwich Recipe: Bringing Lisbon’s Flavors to Your Kitchen
• A Day Trip to Praia de Faro: Golden Sands and Local Charm
• Taking a Tuk Tuk Tour of Lisbon – Cost, Itinerary and was it worth it?
• Where to stay in Lisbon for budget travelers like us – 6 Best!
• Does it Snow in Portugal?

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Destination: Costa Rica

Costa Rica was our next destination on our multi-year fulltime travel journey, we arrived in mid-January 2024 and stayed about a month. We visited Puerto Viejo and San Jose. We’ll be adding more posts as soon!

• The #1 Reason Why You Should visit San Jose Costa Rica = the National Museum of Costa Rica
• Puerto Viejo Accommodation Review: Brisas del Caribe
• Dinosaurs to Butterflies: What to Expect at Costa Rica’s Natural Science Museum
• 3 Day San Jose, Costa Rica Itinerary
• Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica
• Is San Jose Walkable? – 11 Budget-Friendly Things to do in San Jose, Costa Rica on foot!
• Leeeaaving on a….. short bus….

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Destination: Panama

Our first destination in our multi-year fulltime travel journey, we arrived in Panama in mid November 2023 and traveled the country (Panama City, Coronado, Elle Valle, Boquete, Boca de Toro) until mid January 2024. You can follow those stories here:

• 7 Things to Do in Boquete Panama
• Coffee Farm Tour; Finca Casanga in Boquete, Panama
• Rain, Tacos, and Humidity: Our First Weeks in Panama City
• Our Review of the Studio Coliving Hotel in Panama City, Panama
• Biomuseo Panama City: A Guide to Panama’s Natural History
• A Wander in Panama City’s Old Town – Casco Viejo
• Punta Culebra Nature Center – Smithsonian Wildlife Experience in Panama City
• Our Tour of Panama Viejo

• New Zealand 2019

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