Exploring the World While Staying Fit: Our Journey
Join us as we travel the globe, discovering new experiences and sharing tips on staying healthy. From destination guides to gear reviews, we inspire fellow adventurers to embrace fitness on the road. Let's travel the world one rep and one step at a time!
Hudson
9/13/20242 min read
This all started when we were first dating, as a casual comment and a dream. I asked Rocio, "Wouldn't it be amazing to travel the world, working remotely on laptops at coffee shops and wine bars while exploring new places?" At the time, it was just a fun visualization. This was before life set in as we were graduating college. I became a Marine and Rocio became a Physician Associate. My long-term dream had always been to serve in the Marines and see various parts of the world through deploying.
Years later, married and "settled" wherever the Marine Corps determined, life hadn't gone the way I thought it would. Early on in training, I had a fall and hurt my back. I didn't know its severity at the time but it significantly altered the job I was assigned and where I went. Long story short, I never got to deploy, and that need to explore destinations abroad didn't happen.
As I faced the potential end of my service and I kept thinking about what I wanted to do after, I couldn't bring myself to decide on anything. From being a trained public-affairs officer and then getting additional training in marketing and sales, the possibilities were endless. There was just one large, looming problem...I was tired of working a job; tired of answering to people; tired of not feeling valued or employed to my full potential.
So one day, I asked Rocio, "Hey, would you be crazy enough to travel the world with me when I get out of the military?"
It took a little convincing, but we decided it was a challenge to take on and led to a series of Saturday planning sessions at various coffee shops as we researched countries across the world and where we might explore.
Simple research became a google doc that became a business plan and eventually the endeavor of buying equipment and putting together this website. We want to share the journey with you and it means a lot to have you along with us for the ride. We'll share everything we learn, the good and the bad, while we carve out memories that will serve us the rest of our lives.
We're ready to pack bags and go. Are you?