How Can I Help You with your Travel Bucket List?

You have waited a long time and now you want to start making your Bucket List dreams come true, either all at once or maybe a few at a time. Stop dreaming and waiting – NOW is the time to get exploring! My expertise and experience will help guide you if:

  • You want to check items off your travel Bucket List, but all the research and planning leaves you overwhelmed
  • You’ve worked hard, raised your family and now it’s time for YOU to get out and explore
  • You’re wondering how you could possibly afford to travel – I will share all my money saving tricks. Because Frugal is my middle name!
The Sydney Opera House, Sydney
The Trevi Fountain, Rome Italy
The Bayon Temple, Angkor Wat

About Me

World Traveler – Travel Blogger – Photographer – Planning Wizard – Bucket List Checker

Hello – My name is Kari and ever since I was young, I have loved to travel. First with my parents, and then with my kids (who have been to 49 states).

I am an expert in researching and finding ways to have great travel experiences on a very limited budget. It’s a challenge to keep so many people happy, but I learned many tips and tricks to make it happen.

A New Chapter

When Bill and I met in 2017, our mutual love of travel bonded us together immediately. During our first 5 years together, we planned and took over 25 trips across the US and Canada!

Once Covid ended, we were ready to get exploring internationally and start checking items off our Travel Bucket List. And after a near-death experience, we knew we couldn’t keep putting it off.

A large white boat with a blue roof lays on it's side in the grass. A red arrow points to the spot where I was almost crushed to death beneath the boat when the trailer became disconnected from the vehicle pulling it and left the road!


So I took a gap year from my job in 2023 and we set out to travel the world full-time, staying for many weeks and months in places all over Europe, Australia and New Zealand, SE Asia and Africa. What an absolutely amazing experience!

And even now, we continue to travel for about six months of the year and find new places to explore in depth.

I created this travel blog specifically to help others find a way to Achieve their Bucket List Goals too, before it’s too late!

Snorkeling the Surin Islands, Thailand
Chianti Cooking Class in Tuscany Italy
Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island

At Home

When we’re not traveling, we split our time between Minnesota in the summer, and Southwest Florida in the winter. And if I’m not busy writing new blog posts, my favorite hobbies include photography, bird-watching, snorkeling, jet-skiing, hiking, and yes, even travel planning. I’m always researching our next stop!

Places Where We’ve Traveled or Lived

As we’ve traveled around the world, we’ve spent extended time in many places, learning about things to do and see, and picking up tips that make traveling to that place easier. This expertise and experience put us in a great place to help you achieve your Bucket List too!
Note: I’m continuing to add content for all these places – keep checking back!

Golden Bridge, Ba Na Hills, Vietnam
Talamanca Range, San Jose, CR
Snorkeling the Surin Islands, Thai