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Notes from the road — the stories, lessons, and moments behind the reviews that don't fit anywhere else.
Traveling around the world is a dream we feel so fortunate to be living. Packing for our trip around the world… well that’s like a horrific reoccurring nightmare. At least that’s what it was like when we first set out on this trip.
When we first left our home in San Francisco in March of 2014, our bags were overpacked, overstuffed, and filled with many useless items. And still, we somehow managed to forget quite a few essentials. Now after living out of our bags for almost a year, we’ve become a little smarter, a little more organized, and somehow managed to fit our entire life into just our carry on luggage.
Although we’re still perfecting our packing list, we have a good grasp on the essentials we need to make our lives easier while traveling. Even though our life has become much more simplified, we both refuse to forgo a few of our favorite luxuries.
Below is a pretty detailed look at everything that we travel with, day in and day out! Do you travel too? We'd love to hear what's in your bag! Tell us in the comments below.
Our Bags
To backpack or to suitcase? As much as I hate to admit it, backpacks are the way to go. They make life much easier when you’re doing a ton of travel. Like for instance, when you need to wade ashore because your boat got stuck 100 meters offshore (it happened in Indonesia) or when your apartment is on the 6th floor of a building with no elevator (gotta love old Paris buildings!)
Osprey Porter 46
We wanted a backpack that wouldn't make us look like we were going hiking, so we we're excited when we found the Osprey Porter. It's got a sleek design and weighs just 1 kilogram. If you’re doing international travel with varying carry on restrictions, this backpack is the largest you can have while still abiding by the rules. We’ve been all through Europe and Asia and only had to check our bags a few times, when they were over the weight limit (damn you AirAsia!). These bags have been to over 40 cities with us, 19 flights and over 30 train rides and they still look barely used.
Traveling around the world is a dream we feel so fortunate to be living. Packing for our trip around the world… well that’s like a horrific reoccurring nightmare. At least that’s what it was like when we first set out on this trip.
When we first left our home in San Francisco in March of 2014, our bags were overpacked, overstuffed, and filled with many useless items. And still, we somehow managed to forget quite a few essentials. Now after living out of our bags for almost a year, we’ve become a little smarter, a little more organized, and somehow managed to fit our entire life into just our carry on luggage.
Although we’re still perfecting our packing list, we have a good grasp on the essentials we need to make our lives easier while traveling. Even though our life has become much more simplified, we both refuse to forgo a few of our favorite luxuries.
Below is a pretty detailed look at everything that we travel with, day in and day out! Do you travel too? We'd love to hear what's in your bag! Tell us in the comments below.
Our Bags
To backpack or to suitcase? As much as I hate to admit it, backpacks are the way to go. They make life much easier when you’re doing a ton of travel. Like for instance, when you need to wade ashore because your boat got stuck 100 meters offshore (it happened in Indonesia) or when your apartment is on the 6th floor of a building with no elevator (gotta love old Paris buildings!)
Osprey Porter 46
We wanted a backpack that wouldn't make us look like we were going hiking, so we we're excited when we found the Osprey Porter. It's got a sleek design and weighs just 1 kilogram. If you’re doing international travel with varying carry on restrictions, this backpack is the largest you can have while still abiding by the rules. We’ve been all through Europe and Asia and only had to check our bags a few times, when they were over the weight limit (damn you AirAsia!). These bags have been to over 40 cities with us, 19 flights and over 30 train rides and they still look barely used.
A year ago while sitting in our apartment in San Francisco, we never would have thought that we could travel around the world, living in a different city every few weeks and still earn a living. However, just because we're traveling does not mean we are "on vacation" -- Even though sometimes our "office" is a cabana on the beach in Indonesia. Though we will admit that it can sometimes be tough to get motivated to sit down and work when all we want to do is go out and explore a new place. But, without a doubt, this lifestyle does beat working in an office monday - friday from 9 to 5!
Not too long ago we participated in an interview with Business Insider regarding our work style and gave some of our personal tips and tricks for working while traveling around the world. We thought we would share a little more about our process and go into more detail about how we work as digital nomads.
How do we earn money while traveling?
Traveling around the world is a dream we feel so fortunate to be living. Packing for our trip around the world… well that’s like a horrific reoccurring nightmare. At least that’s what it was like when we first set out on this trip.
When we first left our home in San Francisco in March of 2014, our bags were overpacked, overstuffed, and filled with many useless items. And still, we somehow managed to forget quite a few essentials. Now after living out of our bags for almost a year, we’ve become a little smarter, a little more organized, and somehow managed to fit our entire life into just our carry on luggage.
Although we’re still perfecting our packing list, we have a good grasp on the essentials we need to make our lives easier while traveling. Even though our life has become much more simplified, we both refuse to forgo a few of our favorite luxuries.
Below is a pretty detailed look at everything that we travel with, day in and day out! Do you travel too? We'd love to hear what's in your bag! Tell us in the comments below.
Our Bags
To backpack or to suitcase? As much as I hate to admit it, backpacks are the way to go. They make life much easier when you’re doing a ton of travel. Like for instance, when you need to wade ashore because your boat got stuck 100 meters offshore (it happened in Indonesia) or when your apartment is on the 6th floor of a building with no elevator (gotta love old Paris buildings!)
Osprey Porter 46
We wanted a backpack that wouldn't make us look like we were going hiking, so we we're excited when we found the Osprey Porter. It's got a sleek design and weighs just 1 kilogram. If you’re doing international travel with varying carry on restrictions, this backpack is the largest you can have while still abiding by the rules. We’ve been all through Europe and Asia and only had to check our bags a few times, when they were over the weight limit (damn you AirAsia!). These bags have been to over 40 cities with us, 19 flights and over 30 train rides and they still look barely used.
A year ago while sitting in our apartment in San Francisco, we never would have thought that we could travel around the world, living in a different city every few weeks and still earn a living. However, just because we're traveling does not mean we are "on vacation" -- Even though sometimes our "office" is a cabana on the beach in Indonesia. Though we will admit that it can sometimes be tough to get motivated to sit down and work when all we want to do is go out and explore a new place. But, without a doubt, this lifestyle does beat working in an office monday - friday from 9 to 5!
Not too long ago we participated in an interview with Business Insider regarding our work style and gave some of our personal tips and tricks for working while traveling around the world. We thought we would share a little more about our process and go into more detail about how we work as digital nomads.