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How to Pick Affordable Accommodations As Full-Time Travelers

Ep.148 After 860 nights in 100 different beds around the world, we’ve learned how to find the right place to stay—every single time. In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on how we choose accommodations as full-time travelers—balancing location, price, and comfort without sacrificing sleep or safety. Whether you're planning a two-week getaway or a year-long journey, this step-by-step guide will help you book smarter, feel more at home, and avoid common travel mistakes.

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What is the BEST Hotel Booking Site? | Hotel.com vs Booking.com vs Airbnb

Ep.147 As full-time travelers, we’ve spent over 700 nights on beds that aren’t our own, and we’ve stayed in all sorts of accommodations. There are pros and cons to every method and we go through the major options in this episode. It’s foundational to our episode next week when we’ll be breaking down our entire process of what we look for in choosing those accommodations.

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How We Book Flights and Travel to Save Money in 2025

Ep.146 Since becoming full-time travelers in November 2022 through November 2025, we’ll have taken 75 flights on 34 airlines. Navigating the world of travel can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to finding the best flight deals. We’ve developed effective strategies that work for us, and we’re diving deep into our tried-and-true techniques, covering everything from how to ensure flexibility in your travel plans to tips on avoiding hidden costs.

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How to Prevent the Wrong Location or Accommodations from Ruining Your Travel

Ep.145 We tackle one of every traveler's worst nightmares: arriving at your destination only to find that it’s not what you expected. From unsafe neighborhoods and unexpected construction to the wrong season and cultural shocks, we share our personal experiences and practical tips on how to avoid and redeem frustrating travel situations. Learn how to choose the right location and accommodations, and discover strategies for turning a less-than-ideal trip into a meaningful adventure.

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Everything You Need to Know About Cusco, Peru | 2025 Peru Travel Guide

Ep.144 Cusco, Peru is rich in history and experiences. As the capital city of the Inca Empire, it’s a unique blend of Incan and Spanish culture. We packed a lot into our time here and share everything you need to know, including how to avoid altitude sickness, must-see sites, and a full breakdown of everything we paid for ten days in Cusco.

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How to Make the Most of a Sacred Valley Peru Tour

Ep.143 We’re here in breathtaking the Sacred Valley, which served as the pulse of the Inca Empire long before Machu Picchu captured the world's imagination. This important region of Peru is more than a beautiful backdrop, it’s a living Inca city. Whether you’re seeking to acclimate before adventuring to Machu Picchu or eager to uncover the hidden gems this area has to offer, we’ll reveal why the Sacred Valley deserves to be a destination in its own right.

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How to Enjoy Your Machu Picchu Visit: Our Ultimate Travel Guide

Ep.142 Machu Picchu is the jewel of the Inca Empire and a dream destination for many travelers, but the path to experiencing it can often feel overwhelming and complex. At least that’s how we felt. We wanted to have the best experience possible, but there were so many factors to consider. We spent two days in the Lost City of the Incas and learned a LOT. We share everything from the best place to acclimate, the tickets we recommend, what you need to know about transportation, and so much more. At the end we share all our costs.

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How We Avoided a HUGE REGRET and Why Our Travel Channel is named Finding Gina Marie

Ep.141 Join us as we share our heartfelt journey of how we avoided a huge regret that would have changed our lives forever. Discover the personal story behind our channel’s name, even though it doesn’t sound like a travel channel name, and how our quest for connection and adventure led us to embrace life fully. We hope our experiences inspire you to chase your dreams and live a life without regrets.

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Americans Try Chilean Candy from Santiago, Chile

Ep.140 Our lovely and generous viewer, Astrid, took us on a tour of Santiago, Chile. In addition to spending the day with us, she also gave us a bag of favorite candies from Chile, so we decided to make an episode out of our tasting. We had a ton of fun and think our tasting will bring a smile or two to your face.

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Uruguay 2025 Travel Guide! Discover Montevideo and Colonia del Sacramento

Ep.139 Uruguay is a quick ferry ride from Buenos Aires and doesn’t require a visa to visit. More importantly, because it’s one of the safest countries in South America, is a popular retirement spot due to its healthcare, and has a high quality of living, we decided to spend two weeks split between Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo to check it out. As always, we break down all of our costs at the end.

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First Time in Argentina - Mistakes were made in Buenos Aires!

Ep.138 Argentina has a lot to love about it, but there are some things that made our time in Buenos Aires painful. We thought we did our research, but many of the changes in this country are so recent that lots of information on the internet is no longer correct. In this video, we give you an overview of what’s happening in Argentina right now that we think you should know about, what went wrong for us, what we’d do differently, how safe we felt, and we include all our costs.

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Iguazú Falls: The complete guide to both sides Argentina & Brazil

Ep.137 Iguazú Falls is one of the most breathtaking natural wonders of the world with over 275 different vertical drops spanning both Argentina and Brazil. We had so many questions when we were planning this trip, so in this video we’ll include EVERYTHING you need to know so that you can have the BEST experience. Plus, at the end we’ll share a breakdown of all our costs for this awe-inspiring destination.

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What’s New for 2025: Our Complete Travel and Budget Planning Breakdown

Ep.136 What are the hot, can’t miss destinations for 2025? We factored in places that people have told us they want to visit to when we designed our own plans for 2025. We’ll be visiting 16 different countries and 19 cities. We also walk you through our decision process for these locations and how we solve problems with our trip planning. Curious about how much all this will cost us? We put together a preliminary budget for each location and break them down by per person per day.

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We Answer ALL Your Questions from Our Christmas Eve Livestream

Ep.135 Happy New Year 2025! Our first public livestream was fantastic and we got to have some great conversations with our viewers. There were plenty of questions that we didn’t have time to answer, but we didn’t want to leave you hanging. In the spirit of the holidays we put together this bonus episode and respond to the unanswered 16 questions and include a few laughs over bloopers.

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Our 2025 Travel Ideas after visiting 26 cities in 14 countries on 4 continents in 1 year

Ep.134 If you’re looking for fresh ideas on where to visit in 2025, you won’t want to miss this episode where we walk through the highlights of our travels through Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. We have  plenty of advice on the best places to visit, along with which ones to skip and why. We also share the spectacular views we captured from the sun-soaked Amalfi Coast, to the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert, the beautiful beaches of South Korea, and more.

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Christmas Eve Public Livestream

Ep.133 Happy Holidays! This is our first PUBLIC LIVESTREAM where we answered our viewer’s questions and shared our thoughts about our experiences over the past 2 years of traveling the world full-time! People asked us about destinations, travel planning, budget, downsizing, and retirement. We’re also thrilled to celebrate surpassing 30K subscribers. Thank you all for making our channel better with your feedback, kind words, and sharing of our videos.

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Costly mistakes to avoid when booking travel in 2025

When we’re booking travel, we have to be very careful about all the hidden costs. There are so many prices posted online that look like great deals, until you begin the payment process and see the extra fees. There are other gotchas like dealing with limited luggage space, missed flights due to delays, and headaches from not knowing local rules and regulations. Before you travel, watch this video so you can avoid some gotchas!

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How much did we spend to Travel the World in 2024

Ep.130 In 2024, we explored twelve countries across four continents, embracing the full-time travel lifestyle on our own terms—not constrained by a shoestring budget nor indulging in luxury. Join us as we share a comprehensive breakdown of our expenses, covering everything from flights and accommodations to food, entertainment, tours, healthcare, and more.

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