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Our 4th & 5th Years of (Not Really) Traveling: Making the Best of Unprecedented Times

May 1, 2022 By Jen Ambrose Leave a Comment

Two-lane highway curving between mountains, with a yellow 45MPH sign pointing around the corner.

The last two years have been…nothing like the three that preceded them. But we’ve done our best to find the silver linings, and are so grateful that we’ve stayed healthy and still managed to find some adventures.

Filed Under: Long-Term Travel, Reflections Tagged With: annual review, Travel Styles

The Third Year on the Road: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows

April 21, 2020 By Jen Ambrose 4 Comments

View of blue water and a blue sky with clouds, with lush greenery and red-roofed buildings in the foreground.

We’ve (somehow!) been traveling full-time and living as digital nomads for three full years now. From diving with sea turtles in Indonesia to having an unexpected surgery in Thailand, this recap covers all our highs and lows of the past year.

Filed Under: Long-Term Travel, Reflections Tagged With: annual review, digital nomad, full-time travel, Travel Styles

Our Second Year on the Road: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows

February 26, 2019 By Jen Ambrose Leave a Comment

Tip of a yellow kayak on the water, with pine trees, mountains, and hazy blue sky in the background.

It’s hard to believe, but we’ve been traveling for two whole years! In honor of this milestone, we’re looking back at where we’ve been in the past twelve months and reflecting on the highest highs and lowest lows.

Filed Under: Long-Term Travel, Reflections Tagged With: annual review, digital nomads, Southeast Asia, Travel Styles

A Year on the Road: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows

February 11, 2018 By Jen Ambrose 12 Comments

We’ve officially been on the road for a whole year! Today, we’re looking back on the highs and lows of the past twelve months, including our most exciting adventures and the biggest challenges of working while traveling.

Filed Under: Long-Term Travel, Reflections Tagged With: annual review, digital nomad, full-time travel, Southeast Asia, Travel Styles

Looking Back on Three Months of Travel in Southeast Asia

June 26, 2017 By Jen Ambrose 14 Comments

You could spend years traveling around Southeast Asia, but this post covers slow travel as digital nomads over three months. We’ve traveled to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia, including Bangkok, Krabi, Kampot, and Georgetown, Penang. Some highlights so far? Scuba diving, housesitting, a yoga retreat, and lots of delicious food!

After our first three months of traveling in Southeast Asia and working from the road, we’re looking back on our experiences so far. Our travels have taken us to Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia, with highlights like housesitting, a yoga retreat, and a little-visited Thai island.

Filed Under: Asia, Cambodia, Long-Term Travel, Malaysia, Reflections, Thailand Tagged With: Ao Nang, Bangkok, housesitting, Kampot, Koh Kood, Koh Lanta, Penang, Southeast Asia, Travel Styles

Becoming “Digital Nomads:” Why We Quit Our Jobs to Travel

March 25, 2017 By Jen Ambrose 14 Comments

We finally quit our jobs in Boston to travel the world as digital nomads! Now we're in Thailand, engaging in long-term travel and working online for ourselves as travel bloggers and freelance writers. This is the story of our lifestyle design choices and why we're planning to travel in Southeast Asia.

We finally took the leap and left our jobs, apartment, and life in the U.S. to travel abroad and work as freelancers. Here’s the story of why we made this lifestyle change and how we’re starting our new lives as digital nomads in Thailand.

Filed Under: Long-Term Travel, Reflections Tagged With: digital nomad, Southeast Asia, Travel Styles

Travel Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep

January 2, 2017 By Jen Ambrose and Ryan Victor 24 Comments

Whether you’re setting a 2017 New Year’s resolution you can actually keep or just looking for some inspiration, try one of these fun, realistic travel goals. Plus, get tips on solo travel, saving money, volunteering, language learning, and more.

Make 2017 the year you stick to your New Year’s resolutions! Instead of setting lofty, impossible goals, try one of these totally feasible travel resolutions that will actually be fun to keep.

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: fitness, foreign language, resolutions, sharing economy, Thailand, volunteering

The Top 6 New Travel Blogs + an Award for Us!

October 21, 2016 By Jen Ambrose and Ryan Victor 2 Comments

We’re honored to accept a Liebster Award for our travel blog. Passions and Places focuses on responsible travel, outdoors adventures, and getting off the beaten path - plus lots of budget travel tips for doing so. Read on to learn more about us, and see our nominations for top new travel bloggers.

We’re honored to accept a Liebster Award for Passions and Places! Read on to learn a bit more about us and discover some more great new travel blogs.

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: Iceland, responsible travel, Rwanda, Tanzania

Deserts, Mountains, Islands: Our Dream Destinations (part 2)

April 20, 2016 By Ryan Victor Leave a Comment

We have a world map with ten pins for the places we most want to visit. Ryan’s top countries range from somewhat conventional to not at all, but they all promise great adventure.

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: Chile, Dominica, Namibia, Norway, Tajikistan

Adventure, Culture, Beaches: Our Dream Destinations (part 1)

March 26, 2016 By Jen Ambrose Leave a Comment

The world map in our living room has pins for the top ten countries we want to visit. One thing Jen’s top choices have in common? They’re all off the beaten path.

Filed Under: Asia, Laos, Reflections Tagged With: Albania, Greenland, Malawi, Mongolia

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Hi! We’re Jen and Ryan, an American couple on a journey to travel the world while working from the road. We’re passionate about outdoor adventure, responsible travel, and getting off the beaten path. Passions and Places is a space for us to share our stories and tips with you, but most importantly, we hope to inspire you to seek your own adventure.

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