Moving Abroad - Find Us Lost

Heading back to…

Selena — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:34:47 +0000

I have some news I’ve been holding on to for quite some time now. The past few months have put many things on hold, including this long overdue update. Some of you may remember that in the beginning of March, Jacob and I spent a very short couple of days in Amsterdam. That trip was intended to be much longer....

Reflecting On Our Travels and Our Move to NYC

Selena — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:30:56 +0000

It’s been over 6 months since my last update, and over 3 years now since we moved abroad. I really enjoy sharing what we’ve been up to so that if you’re thinking of uprooting your life, you can at least get a glimpse of what it’s been like for us! What’s crazy is that this all began from the moment...

2.5 Years of Travel: Our Recap Video!

Selena — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 12:30:50 +0000

Ever wonder what full time travel looks like? This past summer, Jacob and I had the idea to create a video that would highlight our favorite moments from the past two and a half years of non-stop traveling. I cannot believe how long I’ve kept this video a secret! We’ve been working on this video for so long — sourcing...

Full-Time Travel: 3 Months In

Selena — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:44:10 +0000

As some of you know, Jacob and I announced in July that we were leaving Amsterdam to travel full-time. For the past few months we’ve been traveling more often than we were home. Being present when we returned to our home base in Amsterdam was hard. It was a logical move to give the full-time travel lifestyle a shot. After...

From 9-to-5 Jobs to Travel Bloggers: Our 2 Year Update

Selena — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:14:04 +0000

Back in January I wrote about how our lives had changed in a year and a half since moving from Los Angeles to Amsterdam. The post covered how we got to where we are now, with a month-by-month progression of how we turned travel into our full-time job. Since you all loved the timeline (it turned out to be one...

6 Reasons I Love Living in Amsterdam

Selena — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 23:23:02 +0000

Though we’re rarely home in Amsterdam for months at a time, I still feel a sense of relief every time we return. The first thing we always do is open our windows to our front balcony (as long as it’s not raining!), sit outside and watch the canals. I’ve fallen more in love with living in this city than I...

Our Winter Travel Recap

Selena — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:59:12 +0000

This year, we took more winter trips than ever before. I finally feel like I can sum up what makes the perfect winter getaway…and where to go for some of the dreamiest snowy destinations in Europe! Jacob and I both agree that our favorite destinations from our travels were Lapland, Finland (it’s unlike anywhere we’ve been before) and Lech, Austria...

Traveling and Living Abroad: Our 1.5 Year Update

Selena — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:40:14 +0000

It’s Monday morning, and I’m currently writing from my favorite coffee house in Amsterdam, Sweet Cup. I can’t believe it’s been a year and a half since we moved to Europe and found an apartment in Amsterdam to call home. It’s hard for me to transport my life back to what it was in 2016 before we left to travel. If...

How We’re Still Traveling: Our 1 Year Update

Selena — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:29:21 +0000

It’s been a little over a year since my last life update about our travels after leaving Los Angeles last year, to travel and move to Europe. And I’ll be honest — there’s been some changes! We’ve had more and more people reach out to us lately about how we did it and how we can afford to keep traveling....

Q&A: Our Travels, Memorable Meals, And Plans For 2017

Selena — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:26:06 +0000

I’ve learned a lot from starting this blog just 7 months ago. What has surprised me the most (and still continues to) is the incredible community I’ve found in other like-minded travelers around the world, through social media and blogs. That’s why I’m thrilled that not one, but two, bloggers I adore have nominated us for the Liebster Award, which recognizes up-and-coming blogs and...

How I (Didn’t) Quit My Job to Travel The World

Selena — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:00:31 +0000

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately on how I made the decision to leave my life in L.A. to travel and move to Europe. This is the story of how I got there. It’s always been a dream of mine to move to Europe. I can still remember the first time I hopped on a plane with my family at the...

6 Ways To Save Money And Start Traveling

Selena — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:19:42 +0000

This goes without saying, but the first thing everyone thinks about when they hear about people who travel for a living is: how do they afford it? And I don’t blame them! It’s the biggest question I have when I’m getting major wanderlust from someone’s travel photos. How could they afford to go there? How did they pay for the flights?...