A lot of people ask us why we call ourselves environmentally cautious travelers when traveling itself is not very friendly for our Earth. It is true that flying, renting cars, taking buses is all adding carbon dioxide to the environment. However, we try to minimize our impact with our food choices, actions and products we use. Avoiding meat and dairy Livestock and their byproducts account for 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. … [Read more...] about Environmentally Cautious Travel
From the Coast to Sequoia National Park
We met up with our friends James and Louise from Oxford at the LAX Airport and from there we were making our way up the coast and then inland towards the Sequoia National Park. The first stop after leaving busy LA was Santa Barbara where we enjoyed the sunset and had a lovely pizza dinner with some excellent Pale Ales at the Lucky Penny. If you visit Santa Barbara make sure you check out this place. Afterwards, we made our way to the Gaviota … [Read more...] about From the Coast to Sequoia National Park
Two days in San Diego
Together with friends from the UK we planned a road trip in California. For us, the starting point was San Diego and we would pick them up on the way North in Los Angeles. When we started planning our trip and daily budget we were pretty surprised how expensive the cities in the States are. Our love for camping comes in handy because th is way we could at least save some money on accommodation. There is one campsite directly in the city but also … [Read more...] about Two days in San Diego
Visiting the Family in Toronto
To start our trip we were very excited to spend two amazing weeks with our family in Canada. We got the chance to reunite with Ale’s sisters, niece and nephews, uncles and aunts and also her parents came to visit from Chile. Since it was summer we enjoyed going to the park with the kids, playing in the pool and sitting outside till the late hours enjoying some drinks and a barbecue. Most of our time we were in the suburbs but we could also … [Read more...] about Visiting the Family in Toronto
And we are off
So after months of planning the day has come that we pack our bags again and are off to a new adventure. This time it is not to settle at a new place, it is to complete our dream of traveling the world together. Of course it is not always easy to say goodbye to the people you love, the apartment and jobs you really enjoyed and leave into the insecurity of not knowing what lies ahead. Will everything work out as planned? Will we be able to spend … [Read more...] about And we are off
How to Travel Light with Camping Gear
One of the biggest challenges when traveling is to make the backpack as light as possible. Especially when, like us, you are a big fan of camping. Normally you have to carry a tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, camping cooker, plates and cutlery. After a lot of searching we found following products that let us enjoy our camping traveling style without adding too much weight to or taking too much space from our backpacks. Our Top Camping … [Read more...] about How to Travel Light with Camping Gear