Our Blogging Journey

Here you’ll find all of our posts about our own blogging journey. This is where we show you exactly how we went from a hobby blog to a full-time, multi-six-figure online business. When we started, we didn’t know the first thing about blogging, but somehow we managed to grow this into one of the top travel blogs in the world. If we can do it, so can you!

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Our Experience Working With The Chicago Tourism Board

We’re back in Grenada from a week away in Chicago. This was our first time in the mid-west city and honestly, we felt like it was a very approachable, welcoming, livable big city. Our first impressions of Chicago were extremely positive and as the week continued on, those feelings remained. In fact, the city totally grew on ...
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Why We Switched To Bluehost & How It Gave Our Blog a Massive Boost

Now that we’re stationary for a while, living and working in the Caribbean, we’ve finally been getting some things done on this website that were way overdue. One of those things was creating our Free Beginner Blogger Course for all new bloggers who start their blog with us, and another important job was moving our ...
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How Travel Blogging Changed Our Lives: Our Journey to Financial Freedom

I’m writing this article from a beautiful bungalow that’s situated a stone’s throw away from a beautiful beach in the Caribbean. I woke up this morning when I felt ready to start my day. I brushed my teeth, and then walked to the kitchen in my pyjamas and made a coffee for Dariece and I. ...
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Getting Paid To Scuba Dive: My Experience Working With the Indonesian Tourism Board

I’ve already written about my time spent scuba diving in Alor, Komodo and Raja Ampat, but they were mostly just detailed guides about how to get to the sites and experience the diving in Indonesia. I wanted to write a separate article from my perspective, as a travel blogger, being invited to take part in ...
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Our Journey to a Six-Figure Online Business

When we first started this blog back on February 17, 2012, we had no idea what it would become. Our initial goal was simply to earn $1,500USD per month from the blog, which would’ve been just enough to cover our expenses at the time, so that we could travel in a financially sustainable way. Even ...
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Travel Blogging Lifestyle: Visiting Istanbul for the Inflow Travel Summit

As travel bloggers, we have the opportunity to travel to various countries around the world to attend conferences and press trips. Last year, we spoke at the World Tourism Forum about the benefits of brands working with bloggers, and recently, we were invited to attend the Inflow Travel Summit. Again, in Istanbul. We love the city of ...