Maria and Katerina exploring their dwelling metropolis of Athens © It is all trip to me

Whereas the lifetime of a full-time traveller could look like an idyllic existence, it’s not for everybody. Ties to dwelling – from household obligations to a budding profession – would possibly maintain us from committing to a nomadic way of life, but it surely definitely doesn’t imply travel is off the desk.

We caught up with Pathfinders Maria and Katerina from It’s all trip to me to discuss upcoming adventures, all issues travel running a blog and how to suit your journeys round a nine-to-five.

Give us the low down in your blog…

Myself and photographer Katerina each love to travel and have all the time been very keen on consulting travel blogs to plan our journeys. To us, a travel blog all the time appeared like a superb approach to document our travel recollections and assist others create their very own on the identical time. So we mixed our passions for writing and pictures and right here we at the moment are, hoping to encourage individuals with full-time jobs like ourselves to travel extra and see the world one trip at a time.

Describe your travel model in three phrases…

Immersive, budget-splurge-balanced, short-term.

Prime three locations you’ve visited?

That’s a extremely arduous one however we’ll give it a shot. Tuscany in Italy, the Nile Valley in Egypt and London within the UK.

Catching the sundown in London © It is all trip to me

What locations are in your 2019 bucket record?

We’ve already deliberate two separate journeys to Poland (Warsaw and Krakow) in addition to a trip to Istanbul, Turkey. We’ve simply began planning our large 2019 trip: two weeks exploring the areas of Puglia and Basilicata in Southern Italy. A few quick journeys to London and Romania are additionally on the desk in addition to at the least two Greek Islands in the summertime. And in the direction of the tip of 2019 we’re planning our first ever trip to Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand. It’s going to be an incredible 12 months of travel magic!

Quite a lot of travel bloggers give up their jobs to hit the highway; you do issues a bit in another way. How do you suit your travels round your nine-to-five?

Who wouldn’t need to travel the world full-time? Nevertheless, we will’t afford to accomplish that – at the least not in the mean time. However we wouldn’t let our day jobs hinder neither our ardour for travel nor our want to blog about it. We make certain we spend all our trip time (25 days per 12 months), public holidays and as many weekends as doable travelling. We plan a two-week trip to someplace new yearly and a 10-day island trip each August to recharge our batteries. These apart, we additionally go on shorter journeys both overseas or in Greece (the place we’re primarily based) all year long.

Andros in Greece is one in all Maria and Katerina’s high selections for an island escape © It is all trip to me

What recommendation would you give somebody who thinks they do not have sufficient time to travel?

There may be all the time time to travel! It all comes down to setting priorities and planning forward. First of all, it’s vital to save trip time for travel. We all know that generally life will get in the best way and we could also be tempted to use our trip time to have a tendency to unfinished enterprise or just keep at dwelling and relaxation. We really feel that trip time is hard-earned and needs to be reserved for travel.

Secondly, when travelling on a decent schedule it’s essential to have pre-planned itineraries in order not to waste any beneficial time throughout the trip itself. Lonely Planet guidebooks and travel blogs filled with suggestions and information are the most effective sources of inspiration and beneficial instruments for individuals with restricted travel time.

And final however not least, travel requires adjusting to a brand new mentality and seeing issues from a distinct perspective. It doesn’t have to take a great deal of cash or time to travel. Begin by enjoying vacationer in your personal hometown and uncover all its hidden gems, the best way we do in Athens. Then go on and plan weekend breaks or three-day getaways. Quickly you’ll realise that you simply even have time to plan that longer trip you all the time dreamt of.

Why do you’re keen on travel running a blog?

By travel running a blog we’ve learnt extra about ourselves and found abilities we by no means knew we had, that are continually creating. Our favorite a part of travel running a blog although, is that it presents us many alternatives to meet like-minded individuals from all over the world. No reward is bigger than having mates throughout the globe!

Should you’re a member of our Pathfinders group and would love to share your story, drop us an e mail at pathfinders@lonelyplanet.com and inform us what thrilling belongings you’re up to in your blog.