Where are J & B?
Frugal, fearless, self-guided travel
First stop: Iceland. We had been looking forward to seeing more of this island state ever since a short layover on our way home from Paris a few years ago. Icelandair allows stopovers in Iceland en route to any of their European destinations from the US for no extra charge, so we decided to take …
Iceland is by far the most expensive country Brandon and I have ever visited. Everything costs way more than what you’d expect to pay in the US: groceries, dining out, admission tickets, you name it. We’ve heard a variety of explanations for why things cost so darn much, and they boiled down to three main …
This post is pretty long since we waited so long to update the site with our travels. tl;dr: We ate Midwestern classics to our hearts’ content and visited friends and family in Glenwood Springs, Omaha, Nashville, and Indianapolis.Taking the scenic route out of Moab, we just HAD to make a stop in Castle Valley to …
It’s been about a month since our last post, which is a lot longer absence than we’d intended! I’ve learned that blog posts are a bit like book reports. The longer you wait to write them, the harder it is to remember key details about the story. I don’t want these posts to feel like …
On Monday, we loaded up the car again (minus our trusty rooftop carrier and several hundred pounds of stuff) and left San Jose for our next stop: Yosemite National Park. Brandon grew up going to Yosemite, but I had never been. He was probably as excited to show it to me as I was to …
Being avid hikers, we always appreciate good info when prepping for a day on the trail (we use The Washington Trails Association Site religiously in Washington). We learned a lot from our recent hike up Half Dome, so we figured we’d pay it forward. Let us know if you have any additional tips in the …
So, you’re considering climbing to the top of Half Dome? Here’s the gear that worked for us on our hike, and hopefully it works for you, too! The Backpack You’ll need something to carry all of your gear, so find a good one! The options are endless so we won’t dive too deep, but you’ll …
We made it out of our apartment in Seattle and down to sunny (and HOT) California! Everything we own save for a thing or two fit into Black Butte the Allroad, and we made it within 15 pounds of her maximum load limit. Given that, the drive was a bit anxiety-inducing as we worried about …
…or so we hope.