Hi, I’m Jess. My husband Matt and I have been traveling the world since 2015 - two backpacks, one laptop (me) and one bicycle (him). We aim to travel light and leave small footprints. Now, we begin a new chapter with the renovation of a historic apartment in Tuscany. We hope you will follow the adventure and reach out to say hello!
A few years ago we rubbed elbows with an ultra-cool traveling couple (retirees at the beginning of an exciting new chapter,) who shared their experience of housesitting in France in vivid, envy-inducing detail. I remember thinking “Now aren’t they lucky goats?!” As the prospect of embarking on a nomadic life became real for us, I … More Traveler’s Secret: Living Rent Free Around the World
This has been one of my favorite stories to write because I love all things “flight.” You will never catch this traveler complaining about dogged delays, slivers of seat, or nasty layovers. I unabashedly love airports and flying, which maybe explains the reason I have always been fascinated by the lives of flight attendants. So, … More Your Burning Travel Questions Answered Here
As soon as we set our backpacks down in Fivizzano, where we were house-sitting for a month, we began hearing tales of black magic. Apparently, this corner of northern Tuscany in the Lunigiana region is long famed for the inhabitants’ spell-conjuring ways. Superstitions and suspicions run high here and it’s no wonder with such dramatic history. … More Castles of Tuscany x 2 – Castello Della Verrucola
Driving through northern Tuscany’s Lunigiana region feels like drifting through a portal into a medieval fantasy. Ruins of once-glorious fortifications magically appear like apparitions on hilltops above as you wind around switchbacks hugging the river valley. Often referred to as, “the land of a hundred castles,” the region is rich in such fairytale imagery and … More Castles of Tuscany x 2: Castello dell’Aquila
I just finished Barbara Savage’s heartbreaking tale, Miles from Nowhere, about cycling around the world with her husband. Many times along the two-year journey she wonders if the relationship can survive the ups and downs of sustained travel (spoiler alert: happily, the relationship thrives. Yet, unfortunately tragedy still occurs – see, now you have to … More The Fine Art of Together-Travel
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