The Reality of Full-Time Travel: How We Plan Trips

The Reality of Full-Time Travel: How We Plan Trips

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Ep.132 When you want to visit everywhere, how do you fine tune your destinations and juggle costs so you don’t completely blow your budget, all while visiting four continents and 14 countries? Join us as we dive into the nitty-gritty of our strategic planning process, revealing the key factors that shape our travel decisions. This video is your ultimate guide to mastering the complexities of travel logistics. We also show it as we tell it with graphics that walk you through our timeline for choosing and booking our destinations using our complete 2024 itinerary and we break down our 2024 transportation expenses with helpful visuals. Plus, don’t miss our announcement about an exclusive Christmas Eve livestream where you can connect with us live and ask your burning travel questions!

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Chapters:
00:00 – Start
02:46 – Planning bucket list destinations we want to visit
03:24 – Scheduling our priority BIG ROCK places first
04:14 – Avoiding crowds and peak pricing for our budget
05:23 – Enjoying good weather is a high priority for us
07:04 – Scheduling around the 90/180 Schengen rules
07:31 – Using geographic arbitrage to save money and time
08:27 – Our step-by-step planning for 2024
08:53 – How we fill out our travel calendar
11:58 – Travel cost breakdown by destination

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