{"id":32,"date":"2023-12-27T14:13:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/?p=32"},"modified":"2023-12-27T14:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:13:49","slug":"the-meaning-of-my-travel-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"The Meaning of My Travel Window"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Crete-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To be able to travel extensively requires a certain amount of time and money to start.&nbsp;Similarly, there will be some point late in life when you will run out of sufficient money or health to continue.&nbsp; For each of us, the period between those two points is our own \u201ctravel window.\u201d&nbsp; Waste the opportunity and it will be gone, which leads to our motto:&nbsp; \u201cIf not now, when?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But it is more than just time\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A physical window doesn\u2019t just have sides, it has a top and a bottom.&nbsp; For us the top represents how far you want to go.&nbsp; Do you want to explore your own area, or your country, or your continent, or the world?&nbsp; Ultimately, how in depth do you want explore?&nbsp; The answers to these questions will determine the best ways to travel and the length of time needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you want to travel, we can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My wife and I discovered our passion for travel when we took our first international trip in 2010, and started traveling in earnest in 2015.&nbsp; By the end of 2023, we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Visited all 50 states in the US and half the provinces of Canad;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traversed through more than two dozen other countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logged over 1,400 days (almost four years) in total travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explored 15 National Parks, and 20 of the 30 major league ballparks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, our adventures have also included a variety of transportation and accommodations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>2 years of RV travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A dozen home exchanges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cruises on 6 different cruise lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A series of land-based adventures in Europe, mostly by train<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Touring on a 3-wheeled motorcycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources that we have developed along the way include an online blog, a YouTube channel, a Facebook forum, and Instagram.\u00a0 Check out the links to these in the <strong>Resources<\/strong> entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mytravelwindow.net\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=9&amp;action=edit\">here<\/a>\u00a0to return to top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be able to travel extensively requires a certain amount of time and money to start.&nbsp;Similarly, there will be some point late in life when you will run out of sufficient money or health to continue.&nbsp; 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