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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

Backpacking Singapore: Tips to Help You Travel Cheap

July 3, 2018 By Jen Ambrose 13 Comments

Singapore is the world’s most expensive city, but we found some ways to save money there. Use these tips to stay within your budget when you visit.

Filed Under: Asia, Singapore Tagged With: budget travel, Southeast Asia

How We’ve Funded A Year of Full-Time Travel

March 7, 2018 By Jen Ambrose 30 Comments

Full-time travel costs less than you think, especially in regions like Southeast Asia. After a year of traveling and working as digital nomads, this is how we’re funding our lifestyle. We saved up before we left, and remote work in freelance writing offsets some of our travel costs. But traveling on a budget and visiting affordable countries like Thailand and Vietnam keeps our expenses low, and work exchange and housesitting positions cut them even further.

After one full year on the road, here’s everything we’re doing to afford full-time travel and make this lifestyle work.

Filed Under: Budgeting, Long-Term Travel Tagged With: budget travel, housesitting, remote work, Southeast Asia, Travel Styles, work exchange

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

A Guide to Cambodia’s Burgeoning Craft Beer Scene

September 10, 2017 By Ryan Victor 23 Comments

When you think of travel in Cambodia, what comes to mind is probably Angkor Wat or maybe just the Southeast Asia backpacking trail - but probably not craft beer. As it turns out, there’s a lot more in Cambodia than just Angkor beer - the country has six breweries! If you visit Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, or Kampot, consider stopping at one for some interesting Cambodian beer and a unique experience.

You probably wouldn’t expect Cambodia to have any microbreweries – but it turns out there’s six! Ryan visited them all, and now he’s sharing the highlights (and lowlights) of each, including where to find the best IPA, take a date you want to impress, and have an interesting local experience.

Filed Under: Asia, Cambodia, Foodie Travel Tagged With: activities, craft beer, Kampot, phnom penh, siem reap, sihanoukville, 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

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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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