We, Greg and Mandy Chase, seek every opportunity to explore the amazing world around us through slow travel and curious exploration, and have been doing so at a $50/day budget or less for more than five years. We live with the motto that one can choose to be blind to the world, or be an adventurer in search of its treasure. The world’s treasure exists everywhere you look, even in your own backyard
. We believe that travel isn’t just about what you read in the guidebooks, or is something that can be found in a top-ten list. We don’t write those at all, nor will you see Mandy posing like a fashionista for the camera in front of some temple or ruin. It’s not about counting countries for us either. Our aspiration is to show you life as we live it, as a narrative...a story, full of facts and knowledge and history that we learn, and not simply a list of “must dos” or “must sees” in any given place. It’s common for us to make up our own destinations, treks, hikes, or journeys, often using the mapping app, Mapy.cz as our by-the-seat-of-our-pants guide. We only aim to embrace and truly SEE a place, make connections with its people, and share our experiences along the way with you. Hopefully we can inspire others to travel to these places as well, or perhaps even find newfound appreciation for the places you already know, live in, or have traveled to. About Us: We met while living and teaching English in Prague, Czech Republic in 2007. United, our Explorer Genes next took us to Portland, Oregon from Prague in 2008. In 2018, we sold everything we owned and left behind full time careers, to embark on a new path which is now leading to a future of a full-time nomadic life. Where our Explorer Genes will take us next... only time will tell. So, we invite you along as we ‘Chase our passion, not our pension.’
