The TRUTH about FULL TIME WORLD TRAVEL | Top Questions 

Craig and Mandy, thank you so much!!! We really appreciate the support!!!🍻🍻

HAHA!! Yes, I am quality control now!!! It doesn't pay as well but is much more enjoyable! Cheers guys!!🍻

Love it!!! Thank you so much for the support and for watching our channel! Cheers!!!🍻

Your Kerouac quote reminds me of my favorite quote from 'The Shawshank Redemption': Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.

An all time favorite movie of mine!!!

Thank you!! We are glad you found us!! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi Michael, thank you so much for watching and supporting our channel. We really do appreciate it!! Cheers!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie - you two are from Bellingham? Me too! My family has lived there since 1970, Mom and sibs still do (I live in Seattle). Would love to meet you and talk travel next time you're in Bham. Enjoy Portugal!

We are from Bellingham! We will be home in November and would love to meet up! You can message us on our Instagram. Keep in touch! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi Mark! Thank you for watching and supporting us! We really appreciate it!! Cheers 🍻

Thank you, Kimberly. We really appriciat you watching our videos!!! Cheers!!!🍻

This is very true and what we did initially when leaving the states. Unfortunately they only let you pause your account for so long so long. Being gone longer, we had to look for another option. But, you're correct, this would be a great option for those looking to travel shorter stretches. Cheers 🍻

Maybe you are confusing Google Fi with Google Voice.

Thank you for watching!!! Comments like this make us feel like we are doing something right!! Thank you so much! Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you! Yes, phone service 2-factor authentication works the same as in the US, either a text or email. With Cigna Global, you choose the country you are spending the most time in when you set up your account. In our case it was Spain. And we do not use local gyms. We walk everywhere and will occasionally do home exercises. Push-ups, planks, air squats, etc...Thank for the questions and for supporting our channel! Cheers!!!🍻

Google Voice number for two factor. No matter where you're getting data from that number stays the same.

We have been loving our slow travel adventure. We are now in Thailand and very much enjoying SE Asia! Thank you for watching and safe travels! Cheers!!🍻

Thanks, Dara! We don't have gear yet!! 😆 We may have something soon and would make it easier! Thanks again for all your support!!

Thank you!!

Thank you. Our plan from the biggening was to try to be a little different than the rest. We do love getting out and exploring and bringing our experiences to the viewers. Thank you for watching and the kind words!! Cheers!!🍻

Thank you, John!! Cheers!!!🍻

That is so nice to hear, James! We loved our tie in Seville and hope to get back to Spain in the next couple of years. We are now exploring SE Asia, most recently Vietnam. Beautiful country! Thank you for watching and commenting, James. Safe travels. Cheers!!🍻

Very cool John! We really enjoyed Montenegro. We may end up back in the Balkans in July and August and Croatia in Sept and Oct. If we do run into you the second round is on me!!! Cheers!!!🍻

Where did you live in Ireland? I'm US/IE duel citizen and it's always an option.

@@carsmusicfan I also enjoy dual citizenship which will come in handy. Between the two passports, I can use whichever one is most beneficial in whatever country I am traveling to. For the last 6 1/2 years, I have been in County Kerry, in a tiny village called Camp, out on the Dingle Peninsula. The furthest point on that peninsula (called Slea Head) is the Western-most point in Ireland and the closest you can get to the U.S. without getting your feet wet! In these parts they say "The next parish over is Boston!"

Nice place out there on Dingle... Any pros or cons from your 6.5 years there?

@@carsmusicfan Absolutely breath-takingly beautiful and peaceful out here. I truly love the area and made many good friends. I had planned to spend the rest of my life here but Ireland has become entirely too Woke (with the predictable results). The first country in the world to vote in Gay marriage. Next they voted to legalize abortion, always the first to flood the country with every variety of "refugee", (most wearing Air Jordans and toting I-Phones) which they virtue-signal about ad nauseum, while 10K native IRISH are homeless and languishing on the streets of Dublin. Any new "migrant" goes right to the top of the housing list and receives substantial subsidies while TONS of native Irish have been waiting DECADES on the housing lists. (Note: I believe the current batch of Ukrainian refugees ARE legitimate and will most likely RETURN home, once it is safe to do so.) The government just voted to outlaw Irish peat as a fuel source (global warming dontcha know) while IMPORTING peat from other EU countries. There are as many Rainbow Flags. as tri-colors flying in Dublin, including atop the GPO(!) and outside every Sin Fein office(!). COVID was the straw that broke this camel's back. The longest and most draconian lockdown in the EU. I value my freedom far too much to see what they have next in store. Sorry to be so negative but that is a large part of my decision to go on the road.

Thanks, Brad! We really appriciat your support.

Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!🍻

There are so many ways to travel, as long as you get out there and do it!! Thank you for watching and be safe! Cheers!!🍻

Thank you, Ben!

So happy to hear that you have been enjoying our videos 😊. Extended, long term travel is amazing and gives you a whole different experience. Cheers!!

Thank you, Darius! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi, Adrian! We are glad you found our channel as well! We had planned on Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe just before the war broke out. We decided to wait and went to Portugal instead. We will get there soon for sure. We have really enjoyed our time in Romania and really want to come back and explore the rest of this region. Thank you so much for the kind words and for supporting our channel!! Cheers!!!🍻

Thanks, Yank Fan!! Cheers!!🍻

Hi John! Yes, we continue to be actively invested. We have savings but mostly IRA, 401, pension, etc. Health insurance is a key component in early retirement, besides our rent each month it is the biggest monthly expense. Cheers!!! 🍻

Thanks, David! That's great your adventures are starting!! Congratulations. Thank you for watching and supporting our channel. Safe travels. Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you so much! Cheers 🍻

Thank you so much!! People think we are crazy too but here we are!! You can do it!! Cheers!!!🍻

Thanks Bubba! We'll always find a pub somewhere!! Thanks again for watching! Cheers 🍻

Thank you!! Sometimes coming up with good topics is the hardest part.

@@BrianandCarrie I have so many ideas it’s overwhelming! I’ve only done a fraction of the videos I have ideas for. They aren’t all good ideas mind you, but topics that I want to do videos about anyway!🤣

We feel as long as the video is well done it will only help your channel!! Just do it!!

Thanks, Mac. Glad you found our site!! We will be in Italy in the fall of 2023, that's the plan for now anyway. We are currently in Portugal and really loving it!! The next three years will go by in no time! Cheers!!🍻

I am sure I will stay in touch. We have planned this for quite a while. Our plan has changed over the years. I didn’t think you could get away with traveling around as cheap as you guys are doing it. I thought we would have to find a place to settle in. Now I see we may be able to do what you are doing, travel around until we find the perfect place.

Craig and Mandy, we really do believe we can continue to live on this budget long term. We are heading into our first summer so we will see how that changes. We will be going to Southeast Asia in Jan. 2023 so we are thinking our budget may be a bit less than now. Thanks again for the support!!🍻

I just watched this video. Very good information! And maybe this will help me talk Craig into starting our adventure sooner! 🤞I do have a question that was not mentioned…how is it navigating through the language barrier in each area? Especially in more rural areas and when trying to get medical care (like a well check or chiropractic etc..)? Thank you for documenting your travels and helping us get prepare for ours!

Hi Mandy. For the most part, we have had very few problems communicating. Most of Europe speaks some English, so we haven't had any real issues. As far as medical we haven't used it yet but we have researched and most preventative care is so inexpensive (outside the US) that you can just pay out of pocket. Tell Craig he won't regret starting now!!! 🍻

Thank you, Mike! We have heard that Spain is lenient but we won't risk it. We left Spain ON the 90th day. Thanks again for watching!! Cheers!!🍻

You bet.... No use risking a ban from the EU. Safe travels! 🧳🧳

So happy to hear that 😊. Where are you heading first on your adventure?

Yeah, it can be a little tricky to navigate sometimes. Thank you for watching Moises! Cheers!!!🍻

Awesome, thank you! Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you for watching our channel!! YES!! GO DAWGS!!! 😀

Hey guys! Thank you! We are heading back out tomorrow with only a carry-on and personal item each for six months. We will see how it goes!!!😆 Happy to connect anytime, safe travels. Cheers!!!🍻

Thanks Rob!! We will be ready!! Thailand and Vietnam are on the list.

Thank you Delsia! Have fun and safe travels! Thanks again for watching our channel! Cheers 🍻

Do you get tired of it being just two of you? Have you been able to create friendships along the way? How often have you “hosted” family/ friends?

Hi Tracy! If you come across any questions we didn't answer please ask. Safe travels!!! Cheers!!!🍻

We have heard about staffing issues from others. Maybe that's why? Hopefully, we won't have to be using it any time soon!! Thank you for the information! Cheers!!!🍻

HAHA 😀Our pleasure Mel!! Cheers!!!🍻

We are going to look at a couple visa options when we are in Portugal. Thanks for the tip!!!

Thank you, Lorna. It is really sad about Brexit. We have found that the UK and Ireland are expensive for accommodations. As much as we would love to travel to that area, unfortunately, we won't be there anytime soon. Thank you again for watching! Cheers!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie I don't mean for using AirBnB to stay here in UK for a longer period ... I have looked at staying in Italy and Spain in various places on Air BnB for a month in the off season. It comes up at the same price as the high season. Thanks Lorna

We haven't looked into Italy yet but we did stay in Spain and got big discounts for staying longer than 28 days in each place. These discounts were in the off-season.

@@BrianandCarrie I am going to try looking at Air BnB through their American/Spanish etc base and see if the process are different!🤞👍

I made a really good friend over RU-vid who lived in Scotland. Her name was Lorraine, similar to you! She moved to Spain last year. So funny because she hated Scotland, but I absolutely love Scotland!❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I guess the grass is always greener! 😂😂 But she sure is loving living in sunny Spain ☀️🇪🇸 Good luck with your plans! Cheers! XX Dara

Thank you for the suggestion. We do a cost of living video after each country that we visit and disclose all of our costs including our Airbnb. However, moving forward we will try to share more costs in all of our videos. Thank you again! Cheers 🍻

Thank you for watching and the nice comment!! We really enjoyed Alicante, hopefully, you two did as well. Ireland is on our bucket list but just out of our budget at the moment. We will get there soon!! Cheers!!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie Yes we absolutely loved Alicante...the tram system alone 'sold us' and we look forward to spending more time in that particular sunny region. When you are ready...please let us know that you are coming over. We'd be happy to give you a few pointers and share a pint. Also plan around months of June - October for your (in theory at least) better weather opportunities ;) Sláinte!

We will let you know when the time comes! We are always ready for pointers and pints!! 🍻😆🍻

Thanks, Bob! We have been asked that question many times!! 😆 Being so new to RU-vid, cameras, and everything that goes into making a video we actually spend a good portion of our morning editing our next video, planning the one after that, Instagram, Facebook, and replying to ALL comments we receive. We really do enjoy doing it, not only seeing the end result but also seeing what response we may (or may not) get from viewers. It is a new way we have discovered to be creative! We really appreciate you watching and supporting us! Cheers!!! 🍻

Thank you so much!! Your adventure is very cool as well!! We will check out your channel for sure. Safe travels!! Cheers!!!🍻

Congratulations!! We just arrived in Portugal for our second tour after being back in the US for 3 weeks and completely changed the way we packed from our first go-around. We will have the packing video out a week from Saturday. Thank you so much for watching and safe travels!! So exciting!!! Cheers!!!🍻

From everything we've read and been told, even though they are not in the Schengen, they count as if they are. The 90 rules still apply.

Hey Guys! We will see how the second round goes! 🤣🤣

Thank you for watching, Gabriella!!

@@BrianandCarrie , thank you for taking the taking in sharing your tips and responding our comments. I really appreciate that!!!

Thank you for watching!!! We appreciate the comments!!

Awesome! Thank you for watching and safe travels!! Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you, John! The only problem we have had is in Spain. When shopping local there was some difficulty. However, everyplace else we have been to we have had no problems. That includes Albania, Montenegro, Greece, and now Portugal. It is always best to learn "please" and "thank you" no matter what country you are in. You will have NO problems, most of Europe is bilingual to some extent. Thanks again for supporting our channel!! Cheers!!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie Great, thank you! Spain is our target homestead, but my wife speaks Spanish well, so we should be ok. We do want to travel around as well. You both (and your videos) are the closest thing we've found to 'us' and our plans for retirement next year.

Knowing what we now know John we are really excited for you two! This next year will fly by!!! Cheers!!🍻

Thank you for subscribing! It is possible if we can do it so can you!! Thank you for the support!! Cheers!!!🍻

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching ☺

Thank you for watching!! We would love to have a beer someday!! Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you, Jim! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi - Yes, I sure did! Loved working there and all the great people I got to work with. 😊

Hi Brad! Thank you so much, we really appreciate the kind words. When I was researching medical insurance and deciding which would be best for us, Cigna Global checked all the boxes. Unfortunately, when I researched, none of them had rave reviews. As you said, unhappy people are the ones that leave the reviews typically. To this point, we have been very happy with Cigna, and have found their customer service to be very helpful. Granted we haven't needed to use the coverage, but I figure if/when we do we will deal with it at that time (fingers crossed all would go well). Thanks for watching! Cheers 🍻

HAHA! Yes, we have been lost a couple times now! 😆

Hi Tom. Thank you so much! We love the Red Corner! We have another video that gives more details on how we came to our decision. It's the "Retire Early" video. Thank you for watching and enjoy the Red Corner!! Cheers 🍻

Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi, Dawn. Most countries do not require an exit ticket, however, when we leave for Thailand in January, we do. Our first destination was Spain. We moved from there to Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, and soon Croatia. Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻

Our pleasure Joel!! Cheers!!!🍻

Good info!! Thank you for watching and adding to our channel!! Cheers!!!🍻

thank you, Breonie.

Hi, Greg! Great question, you have not missed anything. We will be doing a video in a few weeks about "slow travel'. You are correct about the highlight real! This can't possibly be what they do all day every day!! We actually put a lot of time into these videos. The planning, shooting, and editing take time. We try to offer the viewer something besides us walking around some cool town and talking, we wish we were that interesting but that's just not the case. 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!! Cheers!!!🍻

When we decided to leave, we, each had sold all our belongings and debt-free, so we had a few years saved up. We are now finally generating income through RU-vid. Not enough to finance all our travels but it does help. We will have retirement funds and pensions when we reach the qualifying age as well. Over 30 years working the 9 to 5 it is well earned.

That's awesome! I just found your channel and I'm going through the videos in order... did you guys ever find that ideal city where you will stay most of the year? For me it would probably have to be either Madrid or some other city in Spain. I've visited over 25 countries and could definitely see myself staying there for my retirement years. How about you guys? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

We have found some amazing places and Spain has a few. We really enjoyed the Algarve in Portugal as well.

Hi, Allison. First off, we are both debt free so that helped make the decision easier. We had a couple of years of savings. If we really budgeted correctly and travel to less expensive countries, cooked meals at home, and use public transportation, etc. we can make 2 years of savings in the US into 4 or 5 in the Balkens or SE Asia, where we are now. We did go in with the idea of starting this RU-vid channel that has become a 20 to 30+ hr. a week "job" to maybe help supplement our costs but didn't count on it. We didn't realize at the time the amount of work it would take but we do enjoy learning something new and the challenges that it brings. We are also very grateful to our viewers that keep us inspired to continue. So thank you!! 🙂 We each spent over 30+ years in the typical work life, raising kids and getting by. All the while contributing to our retirement investments, 401k, and pension, which of course, we can't get to until we are 59.5. Any financial adviser would have told us to continue to work our 9-5 jobs. We decided to sell everything and enjoy life. Thank you again for watching our channel and asking the questions. Cheers!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie I appreciate all the details its so helpful and inspiring! Thank you for your videos and taking us with you on your adventures. Live your best life! 🙂

The price that we pay has a high deductible and we are only 52 so I'm sure that makes a difference. Cigna Global isn't really needed if you have Meda-Care, Safety Wings would be a better option as a secondary travel insurance. Thank you for supporting our channel. Cheers!!🍻

We sold everything to travel. When we return to our hometown, we either house sit or stay with family.

Thank you so much ♥ - we truly appreciate your support of our channel ☺

Thank you so much! We are living off our savings for now and trying to make some extra money doing this RU-vid channel. We will have another, updated, question and answere video coming out this weekend! Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻

Hi Rick. We each use our parent's addresses. We go paperless for most all banking documents so the mail they do get is minimal. It isn't ideal but that's all we can do for now. Thanks for watching from Bellingham!!! Cheers!!!🍻

Thank you!!! HA!! I do have a brother 🙂We stay with family and friends. We have only been together 4 nights in the almost three weeks since we've been home. I actually had to fly to Arizona for a week. We have been very busy!!! Thank you again for watching our videos!! Cheers!!! 🍻

Hi Kaynen. We are 51. Health insurance makes it very difficult to retire early in the US.

The insurance isn't too bad if you can qualify for ACA subsidies. Just have to keep your income below 70k per year.

@@carsmusicfan how much if you keep the income under 70K?

Kaynen.... $146 month for my wife (I'm under VA care $0)

Hi Victor! Great question. We each use our parents' address, we file our taxes just as we normally would, and our banking is the same as well. Thanks for watching! Cheers!!!🍻

I (Brian) only use my Schwab and have my Fidelity as a backup. We have had no problems with Charles Schwab. Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!!🍻

At some point we will slow down for 3 months at a time. Spend more time in the US possibly. We do have our favorite places that we will be discussing in an upcoming video soon. For now we will continue on our current path until something changes. Thank you for watching! Cheers!

We have been healthy for the most part. There are pharmacies everywhere so if you do happen to get sick you can get anything that you would get in the US.

Hi - Great question! We will have a new Q & A video coming out in a bit and I will add this to the list ☺. Fortunately, we haven't really had any issues at this point, but we do have some things we do keep in mind, just in case. Cheers!!

Great question!! We have had to adjust our monthly budget based on country and time of year. Some countries are just more expensive than others and summer is more expensive than winter for accommodations. We have not traveled to Western Europe for a reason. Yes, as stated in your other comment we hope that someday our funds will be replenished by our RU-vid channel. We actually spend a lot of time on this!!😆

Hi Warren, great questions. Prior to leaving we made sure we had all our beneficiary info updated on any accounts or policies. As far as end of life, these were discussions we had with family so they know our wishes. We do plan to be traveling for many years still, but do feel we could find ourselves back in the states when medicare and social security kick in. So at that point we would be sure to have in place any directions for end of life. Cheers 🍻

George, we could very well be there this summer!!!

Hi, Evelyn. We do a cost of living video after each location. We also did our yearly cost video just this last week. We will leave the link below. This video will answer your questions. Thank you for watching! Cheers!!🍻 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X2vcUeSqVqQ.html

@@BrianandCarrie thank you! I actually saw it after sending my question lol...I see its totally doable and I'm more excited for this coming year, maybe taking a year leave of absence from my job is something I'm seriously considering. Thank for the videos! Keep them coming!

Thank you, Evelyn and we encourage you to travel as much as you can. Take that year off! You won't regret it!

We do not take daily pills, but I do use an inhaler. My inhaler in the US was a $45 co-pay with my insurance. In Portugal, I paid $5, and in Croatia, it cost me $17. Our Cigna Global does not cover prescriptions. Medical costs around the world are much less than in the US. We would recommend keeping the original prescription from your doctor. 🍻

Hi Key. I occasionally use an inhaler, and Carrie does not have a prescription. We will stop by a pharmacy here in Portugal and see what I would need if anything to get a new one. I do know that what I need is available and less expensive than in the US. We will have a better idea in a day or two. Thank you for watching!!

Hi Rabbit!! We are just living off our savings and trying not to watch the market! 🙄 As far as generating income we are trying this RU-vid thing. 😀 By watching our videos you are really helping the cause so thank you!! Cheers!!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie I'm new to your channel (this is 2nd vid), so apologies if you've already covered this... I'd be interested in whatever updates you feel comfortable sharing about your youtube income and process: how long it takes/took to monetize, income, affiliate marketing, etc etc. Most of the channels I follow have been doing it for so long that it's pie-in-the-sky, but since you're new-er it would really be educational since I'm considering going the YT route. New subbie here, and excited to continue exploring your uploads!

Hi, Marijka. It took us a little over 4 months to get monetized and we set up our Amazon and Avantlink affiliate marketing at that time. Although we would suggest setting up affiliates from day one. With RU-vid's absence and our affiliates, we are making enough money for some extra excursions and going out money at this point. We have seen our revenue grow each month so are excited about the potential. We would suggest going for it!! Thank you for watching our channel and good luck with starting yours!! Cheers!!!🍻

@@BrianandCarrie THANKS so much for the reply ❤️

We use Cigna Global.

@@BrianandCarrie thanks for reply. You keep costs down by raising deductible or else? I see it's much more than what you mentioned in your video. Thanks again

Yes, our deductible is $3000, and our age is 51 and 52.

Yes, that includes accommodations.

We did. Our first few months out we booked our accommodations in advance so we had a good idea of what we may spend. That number can vary from month to month.

I do not. It is easier to buy a new one for $15 and most are 30-day cards.