Takeoff to Travel

Collin and Olivia discuss the culture shocks they discovered in Spain and describe their first impressions of Aix-en-Provence, their French destination for the month of May.

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates. 

Resources: 

Send us your questions to [email protected]! Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We first arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022, and have been working our way across the world ever since. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Collin and Olivia share recommendations for the best sites to see in Madrid and which ones you can skip, and discuss a uniquely provocative show that they saw while in town. 

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates. 

Resources: 

Send us your questions to [email protected]! Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We first arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022, and have been working our way across the world ever since. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Collin and Olivia share first impressions of Madrid and discuss the country’s culinary delicacies and cultural differences, and expose a full-time travel myth.

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long-term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real-time updates. 

Resources: 

Send us your questions to [email protected]! Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We first arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022, and have been working our way across the world ever since. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends! 

Welcome to the 14th episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we shared our do’s and don’ts for Florence, Italy.

Tune into this episode to hear about: 

· Some common questions we’ve been asked about traveling full time

· The culture shocks we’ve experienced in Italy

· How to find good gelato and restaurants (and avoid the bad)

· The do’s and don’ts for Florence

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates. 

Resources: 

Send us your questions to [email protected]! Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We first arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022, and have been working our way across the world ever since. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends! 

Welcome to the 13th episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we shared our top recommendations for activities to do in Florence. 

Tune into this episode to hear about: 

· A cooking class / wine tasting in the tuscan hills

· The top five museums we recommend visiting (and the ones we don’t)

· Two cities just a day-trip away that you can’t miss 

· Challenges we’ve faced because we don’t speak Italian

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates. 

Resources Mentioned in the Episode: 

The Full List of Museums We Visited:

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We first arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022, and have been working our way across the world ever since. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends! 

Welcome to the 12th episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we talked about our adventures getting from Australia to Italy, and shared some our first impressions of Rome and Florence.

Tune into this episode to hear about: 

· How to survive a 15 hour flight

· Our first impressions of Rome and Florence

· Some lessons we’ve learned so far about Italian food

· Ways that we are living large on a budget in Italy

Travel Spreadsheet: 

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey. 

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates. 

Resources: 

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and work our way across the world over the next 14 months. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends!

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we talked about adventures we’ve had throughout the Gold Coast, and shared some valuable information for any travelers looking to visit.

Tune into this episode to hear about:

· The tours we’ve been on: Glow Worms, Mt. Tambourine, and Springbrook National Park

· Our day trips to Moreton Island, Byron Bay and Noosa

· The unique foods of Australia that we have tried

· Culture shocks we’ve experienced in Australia

· Expectations vs Reality for the Gold Coast

· What we expect out of Italy

Travel Spreadsheet:

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey.

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates.

Resources:

· Scenic Day Tours

· Moreton Island Day Trip

· Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

· Our Travel Spreadsheet 

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and work our way across the world over the next 14 months. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends!

Welcome to the tenth episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we talked about our adventures in Singapore and our first impressions of Australia.

Tune into this episode to hear about:

· Our three day itinerary in Singapore (and some tips to save money)

· The red-eye flight from hell

· What to expect when going through immigration in Australia

· Olivia’s surfing lesson and the other tours we have booked

· The overall theme of Australia

Travel Spreadsheet:

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey.

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates.

Resources:

· Our Singapore capsule hotel

· The Raffles Hotel Singpore

· Maxwell Hawker Center

· Priority Pass

· Surfing lesson

· Our Travel Spreadsheet 

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and work our way across the world over the next 14 months. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends!

Welcome to the ninth episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we talked about what our experiences were like celebrating the Lunar New Year in Vietnam.

Tune into this episode to hear about:

· What it’s like to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) in Vietnam

· The Cornflakes story

· The bad luck date

· What we wish we had known before going to Vietnam

Travel Spreadsheet:

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey.

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates.

Resources:

· Happy New Year Song

· The pizza restaurant we went to in Ho Chi Minh

· The fancy hotel we stayed in

· Our Travel Spreadsheet 

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and work our way across the world over the next 14 months. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.

Hello friends!

Welcome to the eighth episode of Takeoff to Travel with your hosts, Collin and Olivia. In this episode, we talked about some of the sights we saw, our Friday the 13th from hell and shared an important lesson about the Vietnamese e-visa.

Tune into this episode to hear about:

· Our experience at Bui Vien Street (the Vietnam red light district) and the anti-American War Remnants Museum

· The eight story Cafe Apartments that Olivia adored

· Our Friday the 13th from hell & how we discovered the rats in our kitchen

· An important lesson about the Vietnamese e-visa

· Our expectations for Tet (the Lunar New Year)

Travel Spreadsheet:

If you’re curious about how much money we anticipated spending in each place on our list (and also how much we have ACTUALLY spent so far), you can take a look here. We hope to make long term travel feel more accessible and attainable for everyone, so we are going to be incredibly transparent with our finances along the journey.

Make sure to check our spreadsheet throughout the year to see real time updates.

Resources:

· About Bui Vien

· War Remnants Museum

· Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum

· The Cafe Apartments

· Our Travel Spreadsheet 

Want more? Follow our Instagram - @takeofftotravelpodcast. 

About Us: We’re a couple traveling the world for 14 months on just $25,000 each. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and work our way across the world over the next 14 months. Throughout the podcast, we will share our advice to make long term travel feel less overwhelming and more accessible. We’ll share practical advice and stories that will make your travelers smoother, cheaper, and more doable.