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from Tom and Kris, based on more than 15 years of full-time travel.
Our goal is simple: we want to help you travel more and better for less money.
Our blog and newsletter are focused on exactly that: how you can get where you want to go as easily as possible, and how can you have the richest experience once you're there. It's our pleasure to offer personalized travel advice, helping our readers sort through travel decisions and providing our best, tried and true travel tips.
We've been sharing our experience since we started traveling full time in 2010.
Taking a foreign language course in a foreign country, like Tom just did, is one of the best ways to enjoy a new country – and help your own brain stay sharp while you're at it.
Three things were born in Jerez de la Frontera: sherry, flamenco, and the Carthusian horse. Spain's Gastronomic Capital for 2026, this storied city in Cádiz province rewards curious travelers with world-class wine, extraordinary equestrian culture, and some of the best eating in Andalucía. Here's everything you need to plan your visit.
Toledo, Spain packs more art and history per square meter than almost anywhere in the world. Here's our guide to the best things to see and do — including how to get there from Madrid.
Tom and Kris's personally tested picks for the best travel accessories in 2026 — from noise-cancelling earbuds and packing cubes to compression socks and AirTags.
Over the 16 years we've been traveling to more than 80 countries, with close to that many different electronic devices, we've become experts on how to keep things charged up while on the road.
Browse Tom's travel photography collections from 16 years and 80+ countries — annual photo roundups, destination galleries, photography tips, and the gear we use.