How much did our Cheap Italian Property cost? (Q&A)

[@TravelBeans]

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[@roadrunner5481]

If you keep your carbs to about 30 grams a day, the weight will come right off.

[@buyerclub2]

what you seem to not accept, is that as crazy as this world frequently is, having aTravel Beans video show up is a good reason to smile. Your humour, and love for each other is so contagious. Yes we like you, but more importantly, the world needs you. Now more then ever.

[@cclose8007]

Yes🎉❤

[@tammywalker8341]

Yes!!

[@jj-if6it]

Love how much you guys laugh together, you can see how well matched you are

[@shaunna6673]

Thank you for sharing your wedding photos with us! You guys are so sweet together. Happy travels, no matter where you go!

[@suecbrn]

Beautiful pictures at the wedding!! You both looked soooo happy!! Thanks for sharing!

[@annaplotka9593]

You asked what you should do this year... I think you should do whatever makes you HAPPY!! I have loved watching your channel and family grow over the years, and I believe you're not only a travel channel, you're a Beans channel! The group travel trips sounds like a perfect combination of KZbin, travel, making new connections and potentially friendships and also income. There might be other times you're wanting a private family trip without even the camera coming along. I think do whatever feels right to you, at the time. Love following along and feel so privileged that you share your lives with us on KZbin! 💖 PS I'm in Melbourne, Australia so if you do end up down here and would like travel advice, feel free to write! 🤗

[@Deb-cr8qh]

I drove from Florida to Vancouver, Canada in my RV, towing a Pontiac. My 3 year old son, dog and i had a wonderful time, ❤ Dont be daunted, put the kid on the floor to sleep if you have to, but do it!

[@GTwistingTale]

The home school question - trust that Noah will let you know. Can't remember how old my son was when he said "Mummy please don't homeschool me". I nearly fell off my chair! So many friends kids seemed to be living the dream but our boy liked structure, rules and lessons. Turns out he is one of the most creative souls I know - dancer, model, movement director, waiter and a few other roles I won't pretend to understand. He has the most diverse group of friends you could possibly hope to meet.

[@melaniej.5265]

Fun Q&A & thanks for showing the wedding pics. Y'all clean up really nice 💍

[@TheSkaireKrowe]

Cute couple. I know you guys do have troubling times, but MAN! I do wish I had this charisma with my life partner. Keep that spark.

[@arlenesolis024]

Great to see you back -love the beautiful villa in Sicily can't wait to see your vision come true. Go to places where there are child-friendly adventures - I bet a lot of families will appreciate it.

[@GaryAndHeatherBush]

Yay!!! Wedding photos!!! We homeschool and I’m so jealous of your travels!! You will do whatever is best for Noah and your marriage when it comes to travel and education. Can’t wait to see what this year brings! 💕

[@KyleSmith-l6z]

I appreciate how open and honest you are about the challenges of parenthood. Especially challenges traveling with a young one. So many travel vloggers with kids gloss over this and make it look like it's a completely easy and positive experience. Travelling with kids is worth it, but not easy!

[@susanspence3029]

Yah Canada! You would love Vancouver, it is beautiful here! Lovely wedding photos!

[@nancyheneghan4760]

I home schooled all 3 of my kids. They are now 44, 37 and 33. All are doing fantastic. My son has told me he was so glad he was homeschooled because we went all over and got to do whatever we wanted. I did buy their curriculum .

[@jj-if6it]

But if you homeschool I assume you can't work?

[@robingirard5423]

Love watching Noah grow I enjoyed just the two of yous as much. Even tho you don't post as much I'm glad your still popping in to catch up. Whatever you decide I'll be watching. Living thru you youngsters. If I was in better health I'd be going you in Sept. I'm so envious but happy to all going and hoping to see it thru your eyes. Hope your Xmas was grand and 2025 even grander.

[@rubired123]

Here I am trying to plan out my life the next 5 years and these two are just going with the flow of life. I so admire this and will try to do this more❤❤❤❤

[@teresatucker3446]

I love what you said about children “teaching you to be a better version of yourself”…. I’ve found that SO true! And now with my two grandchildren, as I’m now retired and able to look after them for much of the time, it’s even more true! They teach me more than I can ever teach them! ❤️

[@lissamullen3331]

Vancouver Island is magical. I’m sure Tofino and Ucluelet would be on your travel plans. My slice of Heaven

[@HensOnly]

Everytime I hear of Vancouver Island, I think of Chrome in Vancity, Vanlife series and the adventures he went, the island is so gorgeous.

[@FatherMarty]

Head north from Texas on I-35 to Canada. You can park in my driveway for an overnight, if you like (Central Iowa) - I'm 14 hours from Waco. Continue north to the boundary waters of Minnesota/Alberta and kayak your heart out! Take the van to Banff, then the train to Vancouver (round trip) - the possibilities are endless!!

[@cclose8007]

Lovely to hear your updates Love your relationship with Eric and Alison too Noah will likely show you the way forward to home educate or not (doesn’t have to be school at home, we are all always learning no matter our environment). ❤

[@kimmcalister3594]

I am so sorry to hear about Alex’s eye. He seems to be coping well, but I hope it improved. Your wedding photos were gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. Loved listening to to you both laugh through the questions. I love your videos and am so glad you will continue making them for now. Y’all were very gracious answering so many deeply personal questions. Parenthood brings so much joy! Y’all will know when and if you want another child. We had ours 5 years apart which was perfect for us. Our oldest had hers 18 months apart which was perfect for them (but very, very busy for her❤). What to do about school will sort itself out in time. Blessings and hugs to you both!

[@paulspringall8767]

Guys - do whatever you can to get to Vancouver Island - the drive over to Tofino is spectacular and Noah will love whale watching and bear spotting - our kid still talks about it many years later - keep up the great content

[@thefilipinojoe]

In regards to your discussion about the balance between adventure and productivity, I consider living out your dream adventures to be a very productive lifestyle. We don’t always write down our dream adventures as goals, but have no doubts, that’s exactly what they are. And productivity is all about accomplishing our goals. It’s also important to realize that it’s “our goals” that we are supposed to be busy accomplishing, not societies or someone else’s. When you hear someone say something like not everyone agrees with you or does what you do, just smile, and know that you are on your own path doing your own thing, and nothing could be more beautiful than that. Adventure, I often say, is my middle name. As a young boy, I would leave my house in the Ohio countryside, in the morning, and not return until later in the day after exploring my neighborhood. My favorite thing to do was to get lost. When I learned how to drive, that was still my favorite thing to do. When I was old enough to walk the two hours to my best friend’s house in the city, his neighborhood became my second neighborhood. So it’s no surprise that at 18 years old, I left home and moved to New York City. That was my biggest dream, biggest adventure, biggest goal. The year was 1981, considered New York’s most dangerous year in history. Few people in my country neighborhood would have supported my decision to move to New York City, but would rather have talked me out of it. So I only told a few that I was leaving. I still remember that move very vividly. Unfortunately, that move only lasted for a couple hours, because when I accidentally took a wrong turn taking me back to Jersey, I decided that it was probably better to just keep going, and I drove all the way back home. In hindsight, I think that was very wise. I’ve lived in New York City four times since. It is still my favorite city. However, I’ve lived all over the United States throughout my life. Why? Because I don’t do well at all with boredom. And no matter how exciting a place is, usually a place eventually becomes routine and then turns boring. Even living on the beach eventually bores me. So what’s my point? Moving around as much as I did, I did not live my life with the kind of stability that other people subscribe to and live their lives with. Yet, my life was very stable because I always made those moves strategically and successfully, always finding work wherever I went, and living my life on my terms. I’ve had well over 100 different jobs and have lived in more than 100 different places. And no, I’m not going to start listing them all. I actually had to do that when I rejoined the Navy in 1999. What a mess! So, when it came to the end of my life 10 years ago, I had to deal with one of those questions a lot of people ask themselves at the end of their life, was I successful? Well, I pondered, “I didn’t become rich. I didn’t own a house. I didn’t have a lot of money in the bank...” I was definitely a failure in many people’s eyes. But you know what? Those things weren’t ever important to me. They were only important to other people. What was important to me? My happiness. And, I always made my decisions based on maintaining my happiness. I consistently, throughout my entire life, successfully protected my happiness. When I wasn’t happy, I figured out why, and I fixed it. No matter what it was, even if it meant walking off a job, which I did more than once. Shortly before I was to die (with stage four melanoma spreading all throughout my body), I had a psychic dream which provided me with a natural cure for my cancer. I guess the powers that be wanted me to enjoy some more adventures. Maybe they were enjoying the show? Five months later, I moved yet again, landed one of my highest paying jobs ever in San Diego, which provided me with the money I needed to move back to where I really wanted to live, yet again, New York City. There, I landed another dream job working for a filmmaker. Three years later, at 55 years old, I decided it was time to leave NYC and get ready to retire. Having served overseas in the Navy in my early 20s, I knew the perfect place for me to retire, where I would be happiest, the Philippines. I was semi retired here until I fully retired “early” earlier this year. I moved another six times over the 8 years I’ve been living here. Not surprisingly of course. However I do love where I live now and I’ve stayed put in the same area for two years. Life is good here, really good. Keep living your dreams and doing whatever makes you happy. ❤

[@cdh2328]

We tried camping once when ours was young. We packed up in the late evening and went home. Once was enough!

[@SharpLife4]

My kids loving meeting and playing with kids camping

[@tinabailey4083]

All these questions I’ve at one time or another thought of🤗Thank you for sharing, you make us laugh and feel like our best friends❤️

[@lindapeterson3613]

Always write plans in pencil they are easier to change. Enjoy each day and remember plans are in the future that can be overwhelming. Love watching you living your life. as a teacher of middle school students who come into school later, some do ok but a lot of them struggle with the change.

[@Deb-cr8qh]

Twice a week make an appointment for a business meeting with yourselves. Get a sitter, go for a glass of wine with the express idea of talking channel business. 2 hours, take notes, review tasks, dream, laugh.

[@jj-if6it]

I've been thinking about your eye ever since, Alex. I'm sorry it's permanent but you have such a good resilient attitude about it

[@lindavanegdom1181]

Love watching your channel. Does not matter to me what you do as long as it makes your little family happy. Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

[@nomorehate9176]

You two are a blast to watch!!

[@alohatvn]

You two are so much fun to watch. Always laughing and smiling 😃 😊.

[@Susan.I]

I am an almost empty nester. My 25 year old still is living at home. So watching you brings back when my kids were home and at that age!

[@kenhuth1762]

Hi Guys, thanks for the video. Taking the van up the west coast to the Vancouver area is a great trip. The Canadian Rockies are beautiful. You should put it on your calendar. Take care

[@Lifeandtravelsofbek]

Thanks for showing the wedding pics! I wondered why you didn’t when you first got married but figured you were just keeping it private. You both look lovely and it’s sweet that Noah got to be part of the day too ❤

[@debbiegordon7684]

You guys had WAY too much fun making this video! :)

[@The33TIGGER33]

We spent 12 nights exploring Vancouver Island in our RV and it was a blast.

[@godscountryhomestead1177]

We totally enjoy watching your adventures….! Thank you both. ❤ Video content of your everyday lives in different locations is good enough. Meals… Shopping…Good days/Bad days. Your honesty is refreshing. ❤❤ We’re in the Colorado mountains.

[@leslee_fw]

Love the wedding photos, Emma you look amazing - of course we wanted to see them, we watch because you guys are amazing and we ACTUALLY like you

[@amandahannam6904]

When my kids were little, we had a touring caravan, and this was fab for space. Put a tow bar on the van and use the van as a day van for days out. You can always put it on a site for a season if you want to get an awning up to give up your uk home and still have a place when you return. My kids loved the caravan. Now they are older we have camper but more manageable as they get older. 😊

[@tracyzehnder2902]

Hi guys! Merry Christmas and happy new year! So great to see you again and you look so happy😊😊😊 your wedding. Photos were absolutely beautiful, so stunning! Thank you for sharing and thanks for the update. I wish you guys all the best and look forward to seeing you all the time when your videos pop up. Much love and happiness to you guys and your family in the new year.❤🎉

[@LourdesGonzalez-gs8jj]

Happy new year 🎊🎈🎆 travel beans! Can’t wait to see what you have stored for us to see. Love your channel! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🤗Safe travels 🙌🙏🏻❤️

[@heatherraposo8492]

If you head to the US, check out Jackson Hole Wyoming + Yellowstone National Park + Teton Mountains. It’s gorgeous, lots of wildlife and something I think you would enjoy. I visited in April (their down season) it was snowy, but not freezing cold and the elk and moose were immigrating (even across the highways) and while some places were closed during down season - it meant it was quiet and we basically spent the whole time nature watching and doing small hikes and drives.

[@musicalmarion]

Great Q & A ! I loved it too that you got the background music level just right, well done ♥

[@zb7608]

Thanks for sharing the wedding photos, they were beautiful!

[@JuliaXoXoSEAL]

Happy New Year!! I've missed you all. The wedding photos were beautiful. xoxo

[@joangraci7694]

I enjoy watching and hearing you all, no matter what your into in the moment 😊

[@johnbazelmans5283]

Just go on with life. Your real follower's will stay with you guys. I will, just like the endless adventure couple.

[@sharonmansfield3053]

Glad you’re back, I was wondering why we haven’t seen you two!!

[@tinabailey4083]

I know I really enjoy all your content. Please keep them coming❤

[@rhondapeace3957]

I love you guys! You always crack me up. Thanks for that, and Happy New Year 😉

[@nealart]

Very good attitude regarding the eye. Best way to be.

[@jj-if6it]

The wedding photos are lovely!!

[@wintergirl3298]

As always you two are so funny. I know there will be a day you give all that up. We’d all miss you terribly.

[@patrickloring6914]

That was fun. I laughed too! Did you know that the KZbin, "Gone with the Wynns" are planning to buy a Campervan for the U.S.? They are sailing around the world with family in the state and wish to get a van. It would be fun to have a group camping trip with them, you and the Adventurous!

[@marthagaluszka8888]

Many families live in vans/buses and homeschool their kid. Get the curriculum to follow and add your travel experiences, it'll be the best of both lives, as opposed to a brick school.

[@taracatherineriley]

I spit out my water four times watching this. Txs for the giggle(s). Live in the moment, seems to have worked out well for y’all so far. 😊

[@kaykrochet9099]

That was fun. Love the wedding pictures. NO to just a mustache!

[@mackiemadepapercreations]

Y’all are so funny!!! Love you guys!

[@lisaeveleigh658]

Consider Newfoundland in the summer. The flight is not as long for Noah and it’s inexpensive. The nature is next level and they have a lot of pubs. A lot of KZbinrs go to the west but the east has the kindness people. I was born in New Brunswick but live in Ontario. The east coast is so special.

[@lisaeveleigh658]

Would love to see the tipsy beans getting screeched in. Lol 😂

[@B_Lind-w5j]

Oooh ciao amici miei! Guardo i tuoi video tutto il tempo

[@hayleyjones6302]

Those wedding pics were lovely guys.

[@sjwillis1137]

Perhaps you could get an eye patch for the sunny bright days . ?

[@jj-if6it]

Yes please come to Australia, we'd love to see you here!!

[@noleashrequired6516]

Thanks for sharing the wedding pictures ❤❤ You guys looked amazing. Congratulations on your wedding too. Also if you come to the USA you have to visit the Oregon Coast. Let me know I can show you around ❤❤❤.

[@tabithaexplores]

If you want to do a big kayak trip in Canada you need to check out the Bowron lake chain in BC. I’m from Victoria and have done it twice. It’s incredible!

[@donlop9103]

Happy New Year beans look forward to your Sicily updates and US van trips also really nice wedding photos , and of course cute little Noah

[@PatsyMenees]

You guys are so entertaining. Love your channel 🥰

[@MatthewDunning]

I live on Vancouver Island. It is an amazing place. You would love Tofino or even outside of Victoria in Sooke is great. Go see the Whifin Spit. But long beach in Tofino is a must for sure.

[@Sabrina-nz.7]

You two are funny😂 the trip in Boreno sounds exciting! Your happy laid backness rubs off on Noah, hes a happy social boy and cute when he goes "wow" alot . I wish my parents were like you two. Look forward to watching the Travel Beans in Bankok when they in their 80's 🤣 that could be an interesting video.

[@emilecousineau1464]

Loved the Q&A. You guys are so down to earth and real. All the laughter and kiddiness is fun. Takes the sometome seriousness of some of the questions. Continue doing what you are doing. We love it all. Always an adventures ture. Regards from Montréal, Québec. Please do come to Montréal and Québec City when you come to Canada, as beautiful and différent as Vancouver and Victoria. We have done coast to coast!!, simply awesome. A cuddle for Noah. ❤️🇨🇦

[@pathowes9349]

We love your content. Please come to Canada!

[@joyceannrunions4127]

Hahahahah we do like you !!!! I am 71 and a half yrs.old, my husband passed away, my only child, well she is in New Zealand, so of course I want to see your wedding photos. I live in Canada, its 15 below and freezing cold. Too cold to go out so after I run on my treadmill and get a glass of wine, I expect a youtube thingy that I subscribed to can at least give me something !!! LOL Happy New Year and all the best in 2025. Now put those wedding pictures up next week!!! Love you three !! oops I was writing this before it ended and saw your pictures and they are sooooo lovely. Maybe I should watch to the end before I comment!!

[@inthehouse1960]

Come back to Colorado and check on your camper van with a spring trip to Taos New Mexico. Then hop on a flight to Puerto Vallarta Mexico and catch the boat to Yelapa for a simple, inexpensive, tropical, restful, cultural experience. That's my suggestion. Thanks Beans. And thanks for sharing your journey.

[@inthehouse1960]

Also, your permanently dilated pupil won't even be noticed here in Colorado. lol.

[@TheSoapChef]

🤣🤣🤣 laughing SO much at you two. Thanks for that. ❤ Eric/Allison too. Good people.

[@marilynwade9448]

Enjoy what Noah enjoys

[@megcreates2.0]

@TravelBeans I have a perfect routine to drive from TX to Canada We have driven with our horses and 3 Labrador’s 100lbs each ❤ from Alaska to TX and return.

[@danaphillips1090]

Hello from Vancouver island bc! Yes please come explore this beautiful place!

[@debrawondergem1528]

Greetings Beans! It seems that, like me, you fly by the seat of your pants!😅 it doesn’t matter if you make plans or not. Life should have spontaneity in it, it’s more fun than plotting everything out. Happy travels and all good wishes for your Sicily projects. Love and hugs from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖

[@erinkimberly4926]

So fun! Happy 2025! Lol🎉😂 Whatever the year brings, I will be here to see it.

[@tammy2423]

Please come back to the USA! Michigan misses you both and little Noah!

[@ShirleyEdwards-z3t]

So much to do, so many places to visit but go with the flow is best

[@vickyeblatherwick284]

As a third generation Texan, I am pleased that you’re going to explore my native state and hopefully visit Neighbor states to Texas you might discover New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.

[@janicewoolum4374]

Yay, we have missed your all.

[@kenandcoreen7179]

You guys are the cutest. We just love you. "Where did that sperm go Alex?".....we were laughing out loud. We look forward to everything that is to come in 2025 with your channel. We have been following you for a few years now. Thanks for a great Q&A. Happy New Year!

[@jilllangman9343]

Ooh! Where is your sister? Come to Adelaide for our Fringe/ Festival in Feb/ March. That’s summer here and gives you hot nights in The Garden of Unearthly Delights. If you want to go to Coober Pedy, that’s strictly a winter trip.

[@sueczerniak1266]

I'd love for them to come to Adelaide too!

[@pile333]

Happy new year. 🍀

[@blkrhino7961]

Ha! The same thing happened to me. I had to hold our two year old daughter through the ceremony because she wouldn't stop crying.

[@JanePenn]

Happy new year to you all and all the best for 2025❤❤❤❤

[@susant236]

Love your wedding photos/video! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Yup... noncommittal is a great word for you two! My head is spinning at all the ideas without a plan! 😵‍💫☺️ You make it work though and your personalities shine through! Keep on doing what feels good to you! Have you thought of fixing the Sicily apartment up and making it an AirBnb? (Is that even allowed there?) Alex, would transition lens glasses help you? The ones that lighten or darken depending on light levels. Take care Beans! ❤️❤️❤️

[@drlyerla]

You guys should read the book "Highly Processed People" it might help you get your heads around what you are talking about in this video.

[@kimmancha4314]

no one asked if any of the 3 of you are learning to speak Italian!?!?!? fun video x

[@pauldupre2269]

Hey There, Love you guys. Love this Channel. Happy New Year you wonderful Peeps. All the best Travels for 2025 ❤ Firstly... I have my concerns after you talking about not knowing who or how to renovate your Sicily home that someone watching could blag you into them helping & rip you off, please please please be really careful if anyone offers ❤ I'd love to see some U.S. Travels in your Van over the Pond!...but I perfectly understand your hectic life, already!..but I'm sure that Van needs a Run by yourselves!! 😂 You need to do Canada before Noah starts School, if that's something you want to do. When Noah is at School you're gonna struggle to Travel for the length of time required for Canada!...unless you teach him yourselves, but I know I couldn't do that 😂 Whatever way you choose, let me wish you all the best of luck ❤🤞😘😘

[@eTejas56]

PTSD from an olive, good luck finding olive harvest vetren benifits, lol. Love you guys good day now.

[@tedgalperalper1828]

I always find it interesting how much personal information people on KZbin share with the public. I guess that is part of the dues that you have to pay when you are a contact provider. I know in one case the individuals never specifically mention the town in Tuscany that they live near in order to prevent people from showing up uninvited. I think that’s something wise to do. You never know who might show up and create problems for you. Now that you have a child, it is also important to seal them from public group me or people who might not have the best interest of your child in mind. in regards to all the things you have to do to be a content provider those are parts of your job. In any job, there are many things you have to do to do it satisfactory. I wish you well in the future and hope that your time in Italy is a pleasure.

[@Nighthawk2211]

Love you guys!

[@sonialima4745]

What about coming to Portugal? So many nice things to do and wonderful places to visit. You can drive your van!😊

[@TheAtanyrate]

I think many of us enjoy much simpler things than you imagine. 😂 Like, I am very down for a grocer visit in Sicily. Would love to see what it is like and prices... heck, I would be interested about England too.

[@lisaBham]

Have you considered traveling by cruise ship across the Atlantic? It would give Noah room to run while traveling. Some even have kids camps that allow parents to drop off kids while they have adult time.

[@lindapeterson3613]

Texas through California to Seattle’s I’ll babysit, qualified grandma and travel grandma) then Vancouver Island by ferry through the SanJaun Islands or Seaplane. That would be a scenic wonderful trip.