Peripatetic Couple

peripatetic | peripəˈtetik | adjective – traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods.

Why did we chose this as the name of our site? Frankly, every other domain name was already taken that involves traveling around the world. Obviously, our idea isn’t unique. Lots of people go around the world, and many choose to blog about their travels. We didn’t simply want to add to the noise on the Internet like so many other sites. Ours is a unique perspective outside of the tour groups, among the locals with stories of everyday life on the road, combined with stunning photography, we offer a glimpse at the world that few tourists see. If you’re an armchair traveler, we invite you to join us on a virtual tour of the world. Along the way, we offer practical advice on planning your own RTW trip.

It’s not a new idea, going around the world, that is. People are doing it all the time and have been traveling around the world since the beginning of recorded history. So we are following in the footsteps of lots of people before us. For us, it was an idea that started soon after we were married in 2001. I caught the travel bug later in life and didn’t take an overseas trip until 1996. My wife, Sheri, had been traveling since she graduated from high school. Together, I went to Europe for the first time with her in 2010. What surprised her was where I chose to go for my first time in Europe. Serendipitously, I chose Italy as the first and only country to visit for that first time for me. Little did I know that 13 years later I would find out that my roots include Italian ancestors.

Even before we were married, Sheri had asked girlfriends if they’d be interested in moving to Europe for a year. After we were married, she continued to ask me if I’d be interested in living in Europe. We started saving for our trip fund and Sheri started accumulating award miles with the airlines. It was after the animated movie, Up, came out in 2009, that Sheri turned to me during the movie and said, “That is not going to be us.” (You had to have seen the movie to understand.) At that point we started saving earnestly for our trip with no set date or ideas, just knowing that it would be expensive.

In 2015, we reached some milestones and decided it was time to live the dream. We didn’t have as much money set aside as we hoped, but a few fortuitous things happened that made it possible to not only go on our adventure, but also to extend it for longer that we originally planned. This website documents our trip planning, and later, our stories from the road. But mainly, it’s our proof that it happened, because you know what they say, “No pictures; it never happened.”

Safe and happy travels to you.

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