Adventures, food, photos - come here to read and see all the shenanigans we've gotten in to on our travels.
Choosing which credit cards to churn can be very important if you want to use frequent flyer miles to travel the world. This post includes (1) the cards that we applied for and received and (2) tips and information to keep in mind when planning and executing your own churns.
You can't churn credit cards very well if (1) your credit score is poor and/or (2) if you have no idea where you want to go. Read on to learn more about what happened with our credit scores and for some tools and advice that will help you decide if churning is right for you.
Flights are one of the biggest categories in travelers’ budgets and any and every way to slash these costs will let you travel longer and go farther. In this and following posts, we’re going to show you how we earned our miles, how we’re going to use them, and how you can do it too.
Read MoreFor our trip, we're hoping to approach with a sense of organized chaos - we have our main points of interest that we want to visit in all the countries we're going to, but we also want to allow ourselves the opportunity to take a left turn when the map says to go straight. So, what you see below is a best guess of where we might be going - by no means is it set in stone. I mean, we haven't even planned out Europe in any kind of detail yet. As time passes and our plans become set - and then change 43,489 times once we hit the road - we'll make sure to update this page.
We've all thought about it. So why haven't more of us actually done it?
Okay, traveling around the world might not be something we've all thought about (or is it?!), but I'm sure you have something you spend your time daydreaming about when you should be finishing those spreadsheets. Am I right? Our story is the same: we graduated college, found jobs and worked hard until we realized: is this really all there is? Welcome to East or Ouest: a blog documenting the story of a couple giving up their everyday comforts to follow their dreams. We'll record everything from the craziness that is planning a year-long trip to the experience itself.
Oh! As for the name? Here's a snippet of what I hope will give you a good idea of its origin and the kind of people we are.
Tyler: Hey babe, I have a great idea for a blog name. East or Ouest?
Anais: I don’t get it.
Tyler: Well, I’m American, you’re French-American, and we have no idea what the hell we’re doing.
Anais: I love it!