• Where to go in Dublin Ireland

    Where to Go in Dublin Ireland

    Our trip to Ireland was more of a whim, from an airfare sale that was $380. It took a bit of time before we finalized our itinerary, but we did it and we had a blast! To read more of our Ireland adventure, click the below articles: Our First Impressions of Ireland (Peter’s account of our trip) A Guide to the Irish Visa for Filipinos (based on my experience on getting an Irish visa with a Philippine passport) Ireland’s Ancient East Itinerary (for those who want to follow where we went on our one week trip) Where to Go in Dublin Ireland Most people say Dublin is good for a…

  • Central Park, New York City

    A budget trip to New York City

    New York is an expensive city to live and visit – with higher tax rates, limited space, and millions of tourists converging to the Big City, there’s only so much resources and space to share. However,  in this article, we try to give you tips on how to survive New York City on a budget by breaking down our costs so you may replicate our travels as well! A Budget Trip to New York City The back story: One of my friends (and old roommate) moved to the Big Apple last year, so we find ourselves going there to visit for a couple of days just to see her &…

  • First Impressions of Alaska

    First Impressions of Alaska

    Greetings! This is the first of our (hopefully) many blogs about Alaska. aptly titled our First Impressions of Alaska. Below are some links that may interest you if you want to read more about Alaska. Just a note: all these photos (including the wildlife ones) are taken by either me or Ruby. Some of them look like they are close encounters with wildlife, and trust us, they are close encounters. You can also read about how we fund and afford our travels, or about travel hacking, which was how we scored our airline tickets to Alaska in the first place. If you have any other questions, feel free to leave…

  • Book Reviews

    2017 Personal Finance Book Reviews

    Here on A Journey We Love, we aim to do full time travel by becoming financially independent. However, from time to time we do book reviews about books that we may have read for the year. After all, being on the road means a bit of a downtime, especially if we are traveling from place to place (i.e. on an airplane, an airport, a train, a bus, a car, cruise ship – you get the drift). While we do read a bit of fiction books sometimes, we tend to focus more reviews on non-fiction books, especially ones that have made an impact on our lives. 2017 Personal Finance Book Reviews…