We aren't rich. How do we travel so much?
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Hi from Anthony and Jodie! We are the Learners and Makers. Traveling the world full time since 2022, we empower families and people with mobility disabilities to travel confidently, their way. "When did you win the lottery?" "Must be nice having a trust fund." We hear things like this now and again. But the dirty secret is... we aren't rich. No trust fund. No lottery. But we manage to travel the way we do. How? Let's dive into that... Tips we use to travel full time with our kids, even though we aren't richIn an article for Business Insider, here are some tips we shared on how we make it work for our travels on modest means as a family.
Not just for hiking, but for confident walkingMost people think ”trekking poles” and picture hiking boots and mountain trails. The truth is, trekking poles are handy far beyond the backcountry. Jodie uses them everywhere we travel as a family, both indoors and outdoors. As an above-knee amputee who uses a prosthetic leg, Jodie travels with a pair of collapsible LEKI trekking poles. She routinely uses one for walking and keeps the other as a spare. That’s not because we’re constantly hitting the trail. A trekking pole improves Jodie’s stride, endurance, and balance. That’s whether we’re watching sunset on a sandy Lake Michigan beach in the USA, strolling through the streets of Osaka, Japan with our kids, or grocery shopping at a supermarket in Sevilla, Spain. Plus, on trains or in restaurants, Jodie can collapse the pole so it's out of the way. Whether you have a mobility consideration or simply want more stability while exploring with your family, collapsible trekking poles can go where you go.
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Hi from Anthony and Jodie! We are the Learners and Makers. Traveling the world full time since 2022, we empower families and people with mobility disabilities to travel confidently, their way. When our hotel room's kitchen didn't have a hook for a hand towel, we rigged up this one o the fridge.This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. Please see our full disclosure and privacy policy for further...
Hi from Anthony and Jodie! We are the Learners and Makers. Traveling the world full time since 2022, we empower families and people with mobility disabilities to travel confidently, their way. Our family of four is back in the USA for a couple of months. Along with the holiday season, it’s prosthetics season for Jodie. This week has one of our favorite times of year: Thanksgiving. Our plans include a special dinner with Anthony’s family. We haven’t had access to ovens for the past year and a...
Hi from Anthony and Jodie! We are the Learners and Makers. Traveling the world full time since 2022, we empower families and people with mobility disabilities to travel confidently, their way. While our family gets ready for an epic travel day, Jodie and I realized something: Most travelers do it backward. They invest in expensive checked luggage, then grab whatever cheap backpack fits under the seat. Throughout our 3 years of full-time family travel, we've flipped that approach. Our Cotopaxi...