good thing you guys didn’t go to the “recommended” buffet, it was obviously a tourist trap and wasn’t worth the 35. i highly suggest you bring your own food in case they bring you to the buffet place

When you register for campsites in the US what do you list your camper as? Do you ever get pushback from campgrounds because you’re not a traditional camper?

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A country that will accept an application for a permanent visa only from someone already present, is inviting you to live as a tourist, with all the high costs that status entails, until it decides on the application. Very good for their hotels and restaurants, but not so good for you. After several months of high living, if your application is rejected or if you get tired of waiting, all you would have had is an extended vacation abroad. Far more reasonable would be to apply from your home country through a consulate to the immigration ministry. Do the waiting from where you now live, at home! For economy, there is no place like home!

Great video! Your statement about people who travel full-time often deciding to establish a home base after a few years describes us perfectly. We left the US and traveled for almost 4 years and decided we needed a home base. We now alternate between traveling for 3 months and living in Turkey for 3 months. We've been doing this for 3 years and think it's the right balance for us. Your video is very accurate, thank you.

Just found your channel and subscribed. Enjoyed the breakdown, particularly as we're about to embark on our own slower travel adventures.

My husband and I are from B.C. and have done a lot of travelling and been away for long periods of time. One thing a lot of locals don’t realize is that in order to purchase travel insurance with a good amount of coverage your B.C. medical (MSP) has to be active. In order for that to be the case you need to maintain your residency in B.C. To maintain residency you must be in B.C. for 6 months of every calendar year. If you don’t do this your travel insurance will not be valid. When you purchase your travel insurance they will ask you if your provincial medical is up to date. Some assume it is but it won’t be in you are not living in B.C. 6 months of the year.

Great video mate 👏

Howdy, new here. I loved hearing your story and I am looking forward to hearing more. My wife and I are planning to spend a lot of time in Germany similar to what you both are doing. We have a vlogging-style KZbin channel, and I have subscribed, see you around the KZbin airwaves. :)

Great content. Thank you.

This by far the best, most informative channel on travel.

Thank you for the informative video!!

Great advice about reading your insurance policy. I actually upload it to GPT and ask it gaps in coverage. Works pretty well! We've had good luck with Square One (no affiliation, but Vancouver-based). They have a similar "vacancy" clause where they won't cover water damage after 30 days, but if you call them and notify you're on extended vacation, it won't be considered vacant. We still turn off the water when we're away long-term because regardless of coverage, it would be a massive mess and hassle if anything happened! 😀 And also a really good point about credit card health insurance. You need to the duration, but usually they have a number you can call to buy top-ups. May or may not be cheaper than a separate policy.

What type of insurance did you get if I may ask? Is it a traveler’s insurance? Thank you for the info.

Could you please provide the link for the full size spare wheel thank you very much. Stay safe you guys.

How do all the Americans and Canadians moving there affect the local Native population of people who want to live in their own country ? 🤔

Slow travel........ you live most places to long, they want to take your $$$$.

Great points to talk about. Since we are in our preparation mode. Right now our main conversations are around building up our finances and investments.

I've never been to Vancouver. I've flown Air Canada on international flights before and I refuse to fly with them again. I flew on WestJet once and I had a much better experience, especially getting a bereavement rate on my tickets when my mother passed away in 2012. If I decide to visit Vancouver or Halifax in the future, I will like to try Porter, especially as it's less passengers and there's no middle seat.

I like your honesty in telling the reality of all this slow travel lifestyle that’s all over You tube! My husband and I were very fortunate to travel kinda slow ( 3months trips and then one month trips in a country or area) when we were younger and now since we are retired and older (65, 71) we still do a month in a country… but are looking at renting our home (not selling everything and leaving for good as a lot of folks do on KZbin, hey what happens when you get tired of it, are older and wanna settle in somewhere? Prices for housing and rent only go up) and ..doing slow travel for 3-6-a year. Takes planning and like you mention here - communication is key. I like that you kept your place in Toronto - smart. It can always be rented as you travel if you want to do that and is a base 👍

You should have had at least one clip with Chris having a black eye...😂. My wife and I have very different views on traveling too but communication and compromise makes the world go round!

I've been watching your videos and I'm grateful as they are so helpful. I'm 29 and a complete novice to travel but excited to embark on some adventures.

Did you downsize your "home base" to make it more affordable to keep when you are traveling? We are going through the exercise of getting ready to do that and not sure if we should keep the house, get a townhouse instead, or an apartment for the home base knowing that we would not be there for months at a time. What works best for you?

An episode of MacGyver was filmed here.

Very sensible. We are six months into nomad slow travel retired early. Already wanting to come back to places we like.

Having a home base is super nice. But it does come with its own costs and drawbacks for sure. We sold everything we own 3 times to travel full time back in the day, but like you suggested, we always ended up coming back to something more permanent.

Well articulated and balanced views. Thank you for sharing!

Good points thank you

Great video. Yes It's all about finding out what works for you. How many months out of the year are you away from your home/base?

It probably does provide lifetime protection. The certificate is only valid for 10 years. On the malaria side; use a good quality repellent (if you don't get bitten you won't get malaria)

Thank you

For me, the most important aspect of any lifestyle is building and maintaining strong relationships over time. It can be difficult to manage without revising some of the same locations. Facebook has major limitations. 😀

I would like to point out that when you first start to slow travel, it is perfectly normal to have a "shut down" time period after you first start traveling. I shut down for 6 weeks after my third country. By shut down, I mean I could not travel, I just ate, went to the mall, read books and just did normal things I would do if I was at home. I did not understand what was happening at the time, but after talking to other travelers, I found it is a fairly common experience that people do not talk about. I have done slow travel several times in different parts of the world, but it only happened on my first trip. So, if it happens to you, do not worry you will get up and go again.

We have a similar approach. We travel 6-8 months a year and return to our home base near Seattle for the summer and end of year holidays. On our travels we volunteer about 50% of the time supporting conservation efforts in Oceania. This summer we are expanding to include the UK. We too would go crazy just sitting on the beach or being somewhere just because it is inexpensive. We pretty much have the same routine at our home base as our travel locations.

FT traveler here but I have never heard that it must always be to new locations or that it will be forever. The good news is that whatever travel style works for people is ok. Thank you for your thoughts on this.

This is an insightful video. We travel full time and see this as an evolving process so your video was of great interest to us. We just put out a video along the lines of -- full time travel: sometimes it's hard. We think it's very useful to consider the ups and downs of the life, just as you have outlined in this. Thanks for sharing.

What sort of projects do you take on. We're going to slow travel for our gogo years when we retire next year, but would be interested to know how you make it work for you. +1 (subscribed) 👍

Really helpful content mixing the best of both styles!

My wife is from there!! I'm looking forward to accompanying her when she goes back home (currently in Spain).

Because I've done wilderness backpacking for decades, I appreciate packs that have hip belts that transfer weight to my legs, shifting the load away from my back and neck. The best travel packs have hip belts, including the carry-on size Osprey Porter 46 pack that I've now been using happily for about 15 years. Osprey has replaced the Porter 46 with other similar-looking, and comparably priced newer models. Fortunately, some of those also have hip belts.

It seems like nobody ever gets away from the Uruguayan coastal areas.

Just flew Porter from Toronto to Las Vegas. My wife and I have always flown Porter when going to Quebec City from Toronto's Island Airport. We always liked Porter so I used them to go to Vegas 2 weeks ago...and they didn't disappoint. I think they are the friendliest and best Canadian airline period. Highly recommend them.

Love this informative video- straight to the point. We are planning to do this in 2026 . I have two questions: 1) do you buy travel insurance and what type ? 2) which onward ticket company do you use ?

Great Mythbusting! 😀 A much better way to travel, for sure. Not everyone can do it, but it's a beautiful thing when you're able to... 😀

Well explained! We are slow travelers too from Montreal and we get the same remarks all the time! ✌🏻✈️🌏 Just subscribed to your channel 😀

So, are you renting Airbnb's or VRBO accomodations? If not, how are you finding one-month apartments? And how are they inexpensive? Do you only travel in places like Mexico, central and south America, and Southeast Asia, or are you able to travel inexpensively in Europe? We focused like lazers on slow travel in Europe, and doing so mostly in second-tier cities. I mean, we will pop in to London, Paris, Rome, and Venice, etc., as we have many times as touristes in the past. But we're looking more at York, Angers, Turin, etc., this time around. But it doesn't look so cheap to me. $10K/mo. seems like a bare minimum.

As a senior citizen who wants to slow travel, what are some of your favourite places where one can live on around $1200 USD per month?

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We have slow traveled for a while now. While hard to accept at first, you need slow days- it’s okay to be board or just take a “zero” some days. If it’s all go, you’ll burn out, if it’s too slow/boring, you will not be happy. As a couple, you have to embrace finding a travel and weekly living rhythm. That rhythm is where travel, living like a local, and having new experiences find a balance. We’ve been at it for two years and have too adjust for that with each region and country. Don’t be discouraged by it or avoid it, it’s just a part of the adventure. 5:26

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