About Us

Kathryn

Kathryn portrait

Fast Facts

Favorite Trip
Uganda
Dream Destination
Antarctica
Favorite Travel Activity
Wildlife Encounters
Career
Data Engineer

I'm Kathryn - the author of this blog! I fell in love with travel on my 2022 trip to Norway and I've been obsessed ever since. I spend an unbelievable number of hours researching future trips, whether or not we have any current plans to go to that place, and my bucket list has more than 50 countries on it. In my spare time, I love to read and learn Spanish. I have a form of dysautonomia called POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), which changes the way I travel but doesn't stop me from chasing my dreams.

Alex

Alex portrait

Fast Facts

Favorite Trip
Norway
Dream Destination
Iceland
Favorite Travel Activity
Hiking
Career
Software Engineer

Alex is my amazing husband, and the photographer behind 99% of the photos on the blog (my occasional photo makes up the other 1%). He's also the person who pushed me to start this blog!

Alex is a huge hiking fanatic and a marathon runner. He has a severe nut allergy, which has definitely presented its own unique sets of challenges during our travels.

Timeline

2017

Started Dating at Carnegie Mellon

Alex and I started dating our junior year of college at Carnegie Mellon University.

2019

Moved to New York City

Alex got a job as a software engineer and I got a job as an investment banker.

2021

Career Pivot and Rocky Joins Us

I switched careers to become a data engineer and we got our dog, Rocky.

2022

Norway Trip & Engagement

We took our first big international trip to Norway, fell in love with travel, and got engaged.

2024

Married in Mexico

We got married in Mexico and kept building our life around meaningful trips.