Travel more.
Have better stories.
We’re Matt and Linda. Real trips, useful advice and a few lessons we’ve learned the hard way. We share where we go and how we travel, so you can get out there more often.
Where do you want to start?
Take me somewhere.
Places worth going. Stories worth stealing ideas from.
See where we’ve been, what surprised us, what we loved, and what we’d do differently next time.
Let’s talk cruises.
Cruise stories from people who actually take them.
Ships, sea days, ports of call, and the little decisions that make a cruise better. We’ve been cruising since 1995, and we’re still finding new adventures at sea.
Meet Matt & Linda.
Real experiences. Useful advice. Occasional questionable decisions.
Get to know the two travelers behind these stories, how our adventures began, and what we’ve learned along the way.
HOUSE SITTING
Travel more. Pay for fewer hotel nights.
House sitting has been one of the biggest ways we’ve been able to travel longer and experience places differently
And you don’t have to pack your entire life into a tiny car and disappear for eight months to make it useful.
House sitting can work for a regular vacation, a longer stay, or one piece of a bigger trip. We’ll show you how it works, what hosts expect, what it really costs, how to land your first sit, and what we wish we’d known before we started.
TRAVEL PLANNING
Have a trip in your head? Let’s make it real.
Tell Matt where you want to go, how you like to travel, and what matters most. He’ll help you sort through the options and turn the idea into a trip that actually fits you.
Maybe you already know the destination. Maybe you just know you need a week somewhere warm. Either way, the goal isn’t to hand you somebody else’s itinerary. It’s to help you plan a trip you’ll actually be excited to take.
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More places we’ve been, things we’ve learned, and ideas you can steal for your own trip.
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Our Pittsburgh House Sit: A 200-Pound Dog, a Cockatoo, and a Plumbing Problem
Somewhere in a basement outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I found myself moving a very heavy recliner into position against a couch, trying to prevent a 200-pound Great Pyrenees from breaking into a utility closet. I’d already removed a section of plumbing to rescue him from that same closet. And the homeowners had described him as being…
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Why Take a Transatlantic Cruise? We Needed a Vacation From Our Vacation.
After three and a half months exploring Europe, we boarded Norwegian Escape exhausted. Fourteen nights later, we’d rediscovered the joys of rest, familiar food, great entertainment, and adventure. Here’s why we’d recommend a transatlantic cruise.
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Our First House Sit Was Fantastic. And Also Kinda Creepy.
Our first house sit was in Washington, DC during peak cherry blossom season. Free stay, full bloom, full tourist. Also, a guy in the basement. Fantastic and creepy can coexist.