Note: The following is Shaun's first blog post on Over Yonderlust. He has mainly been working on the Previous Travels pages and I'm glad he was able to contribute to the blog part of our website. 🙂 One of the hardest life lessons I've learned over the years is the old saying 'you don't know… Continue reading You Don’t Know What You Have Until It’s Gone – Grand Canyon
Shaun and I have come so far in the travel blogging community within the past 3 months. I figured I would share our little successes along the way! Celebrate the small victories! We reached the 3 month marker and we are still going strong! I haven't had the urge to give up yet so you… Continue reading 3 Month Progress Report
It is absolutely insane what you can put yourself through to bring in some extra cash to put towards travel. While it is important to save your money for travel, it is equally as important to earn. Here are some tips for saving money for travel! This past week, between holiday pay, overtime, a random… Continue reading Workin’ Hard for the Money – Tips for Saving Money for Travel
So I've been slacking. While I really should be researching and planning stuff or our extended trip, I sit here getting giddy for Burning Man. I think mainly because our road trip starts in 82 days and we're still not exactly sure when we're leaving for Central/South America. I got so excited over our planning… Continue reading Preliminary Planning
It came out of nowhere and bit me like a 24 hour stomach bug. Last night I had a raging case of the DOUBTS. Nothing serious. I'm okay. It all passed beautifully. But we all go through it. Everything was fine when I got home from work. I went to the gym (we're starting endurance… Continue reading A Case of the Doubts
At first I found the idea frightening. You're telling me that you are willing to place your life in the hands of a stranger? Couchsurfing was a completely foreign concept to me until a few months ago. My boss at work (which is an avid backpacker and traveler) was talking about his upcoming trip to… Continue reading Couchsurfing Austin
Shaun and I have done it. We have made the symbolic commitment. It may not make much sense to some people, but for travelers, they understand. The big travel commitment. Shaun and I bought our South America road map and Lonely Planet's South America on a shoestring. It is amazing how something as "small" as… Continue reading A Travel Commitment
While Shaun and I have to wait for our money to pool up to be able to head out to South America, I find my mind wandering about all the loose ends that need to be tied up before we leave. Since we have quite a bit of time before we leave, I might as… Continue reading Furry Friends
Getting to the point where you can save for travel can be a bit daunting. save 1   /seɪv/ Show Spelled [seyv] Show IPA verb,saved, sav·ing, noun –verb (used with object) 6. to set aside, reserve, or lay by: to save money. –verb (used without object) 12. to lay up money as the result of economy… Continue reading Budget Blues – Save for Travel
A somewhat new development in our journeys has occurred. And as you know, change is never easy. To be as vague as possible (while providing details, of course!), our current place of employment has officially created two shells of people. While this can, and has been, a source of grief and general dissatisfaction with our… Continue reading Change is Never Easy
I have no clue how it happened. I never intended on going against the grain. After reading Island of the Dolphins in fifth grade it somehow set off a fire inside me. I decided then and there... I was going to see the world and I'm going to start with Barbados. My mom's side of… Continue reading Travelers: Going Against the Grain
Happy April Fools Day! I assume everyone is having a great day pulling pranks and lying to family/friends/co-workers, but today’s post is no laughing matter. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will no longer be attempting to grow our own chives. We gave it a valiant effort, but in the end, we were not able to… Continue reading Happy April Fools Day!
