I’m Tracy and I’m a budget traveler. I’ve traveled to over 30 countries (mostly with my husband, Steve) and four continents (so far) and can’t wait to visit more!
We go budget so we can stay longer. As long as possible. We typically like to travel for 2-6 months at a time.
Join my husband and I as we document our travels across the globe!
What’s Next?
Mexico & Guatemala
Steve and I fly December 10, 2024, to Puerto Vallarta, immediately heading an hour north to Lo de Marcos for a week. It’s a smaller, less known village with a beautiful beach. Next we’ll stay in San Francisco (known as San Pancho), just south of Lo de Marcos, for three nights on our way back down to Puerto Vallarta.
We’ll be staying in Puerto Vallarta over the holidays in an incredible 5 bedroom villa. Lots of family are meeting up. We’ll be high on the hill overlooking the city and Banderas Bay with cooks and a concierge. Should be pretty swanky.
After Puerto Vallarta, we fly to the Yucatan peninsula, Merida specifically. Last time we were in Merida was approximately 39 years ago when we were newly married! After a couple of weeks in Merida, we fly on to Guatemala, a new destination for us.
In Guatemala we’ll be visiting Tikal, a famous archeological Mayan site, as well as a small village on Lake Atitlan. Finally, we’ll be in the beautiful, colonial Antigua before heading home on February 12, 2025.
Singapore & Bali, Indonesia
We spent 3 glorious weeks in Bali, with a short stop-over in Singapore, last May into June 2024. We traveled with my (then) 88 year old mom! She’s a dedicated traveler and has been all over the world.
Oaxaca, Mexico
We spent 2 weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico, this past December 2023 – and enjoyed every minute of it. I never did post about our time there because …
As life sometimes goes, we had to cut our time in Oaxaca short and head home to help with an elderly parent that was hospitalized. That’s never fun, but she’s rallied and we’re glad we were there for her and our family.
Read More…
There’s plenty more travel adventures in my archives, including our recent trip to Istanbul, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, and Slovenia in the fall of 2023.
I hope you’ll also check out our other travels to Turkey, Vietnam, Morocco, Mexico, Portugal, Cambodia, and Thailand, to name a few.
About Me
I live north of Seattle, Washington, USA, on just over an acre with my husband, Steve. We’ve been happily married for 38 years and have two boys who are all grown up (or should I say men).
We retired in 2019 with international travel as our number one priority. We kick-started our travels in Fall 2019 with a six month trip through SE Asia, which was unfortunately cut short by Covid-19 in March 2020, landing us back home for close to two years.
But we’ve been back at it since March 2022, and, barring any global hurdles, plan to travel, travel, travel. Well, as much as possible, anyway. Bon Voyage!