The struggle is real – it’s not easy to say goodbye to your car as you prepare to move abroad. But the good news is you are definitely not alone. All of us become so incredibly attached to our lifestyles and the material things in it. Just the thought of making a change scares...
Don’t Let Others Guide Your Dreams.
As excited, motivated and prepared as you feel for the travel ahead, not everyone is going to be as confident with your decision. That’s okay though! Your dream may not be the same as someone else’s dream, and it doesn’t make either decision right or wrong. Just remember to not let others’ opinions and...
3 Quick and Easy Social Media Tips
As we continue to create a blog to sustain travel, we’ve had many realizations about how to use social media to reach a larger audience. Seeing that we are just two months into our journey, and since we’ve learned so much already, we wanted to introduce you to our first edition of Quick and...
Adventure to the Austrian Embassy
Acquiring a visa or a residents permit is required for comfortable long term travel in Europe. To make the process easier, it is helpful to find a central location for your travels. Whether it is a place you’ve studied abroad, a language you are familiar with or just a city that you have always dreamed...
How Do I Move Abroad? Where Do I Start?
So you have this dream and mission to move abroad. But where do you go from here? For us, it was a mission to move abroad to Europe. We were determined to get out of our comfort zone and relocate our entire world. Even if it was just for a...
Getting over the FOMO and living for YOU!
FO·MO (/ˈfōmō/) noun – aka #FOMO – anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website. –Google.com In a world where social media runs the show, we are constantly reminded of what we are not doing. What we are missing...
Fridge of Inspiration: A Cooler Vision Board
In March of 2013 we made our first trip to Austria together. Right when the plane touched down in Salzburg, we felt an overwhelming amount of appreciation for the country and its people. There was a zest for life that we had lost track of living in Washington DC, focusing on...
Learning from the Pros: Nomadic Matt
To stay confident about your decision, nothing is more effective than connecting and learning from others who did the same. A success story will always fuel you to push forward even when the road seems impossible to follow. If someone did it, you can surely do it to! The second we made...
10 First Time Blogger Lessons Learned
As soon as we created Surviving Europe and I decided to devote my time to becoming a blogger, I knew it would NOT be an easy task. The amount of content that most blogs have is more than I EVER thought I could contribute to the world. My husband, the internet marketing guru is...