One month in Italy: Our struggles in Naples and Palermo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Ep.29 Leaving San Francisco was incredibly messy. Our first two Airbnbs had power problems, slow internet speeds, lack of space to work, and the world’s smallest showers. But are we happy with our new lives as digital nomads? ❤️ Check out our Our Top 10 biggest MISTAKES becoming Digital Nomads episode: • Our Top 10 biggest MIS... .
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I am so happy to have found you. It has been my dream for as long as I can remember to live in Italy. Many scenarios have crossed my mind and finally at 56 years old I have realized that if I don’t do this now it will be too late and I will live with the regret. A little over a year ago I started teaching English online so I could work remotely. I am beginning my search and working out my plan. I do not want to bounce around too much though, I would like to find a place to call home. Enjoy your journey and thank you for letting us be a part of it.
Hi Suzanne, We're very glad to have you following along with us. Thanks for your very kind comment, and good for you for taking steps to make your dreams come true. We love Italy, and our plan is to settle there in a few years when we have dual citizenship since some visas are very hard to get. In the meantime, we are excited to be experiencing more of what the world has to offer while we can do it. We will be in the Puglia region in early February (we've never seen that part of Italy yet). - Judy & Kevin
I am wondering if a self-employed Visa may be a choice for me so maybe you could share something about that if you have not already.
Hi Suzanne, We have enough knowledge about a self-employed visa for Italy to know that we are not qualified. ☹️ However, we recommend two Facebook groups, which have been pretty helpful for us: Expats in Italy has a ton of people with deep knowledge. Also, Samantha at How to Move to Italy. She has some great info and tips, including free webinars that might be more helpful to you. Good luck and keep us posted! We wish you the best of luck! facebook.com/groups/howtomovetoitaly
@@FindingGinaMarie thank you so much for your help, info and support.
If you need help while in Palermo, please let me know
Oh wow, thank you so much! Unfortunately, we have left Palermo, but will be back in Italy (Puglia) in early February. We loved Palermo, so we definitely will be back! Thank you for watching as well! ♥️🎄-Judy
Catching up on your videos, which are honest and great. Croatia is a wonderful place to check out!
Thanks, Claudia! It's definitely on our wish list. We are bummed that Croatia became a Schengen country in January, so now we have to balance it against everyplace else in Europe. There are a few countries like Albania and Bulgaria we are going to visit before they become Schengen and are harder to visit. It's also why we are in Cyprus now! Thank you for watching and for your very kind feedback. It means so much to us! -Judy
I’m not sure this will be helpful, and you might have already done your research on Elective Residency Visas. Not sure if you applied for that visa, if it would go against you getting your visa you are currently working on. I don’t know about that, but I thought I’d let you know.. and you may already know so forgive me please, but the Elective residency Visa allows you to rent a home in Italy-not just purchase a home. A lease contract allows you to apply for the elective residency visa. If approved, you wouldn’t have to leave Italy every 90 days. It’s known as a “retirement visa” but you can either rent or purchase a home.
I’m sure you both know way more about visas than I do. But thought I’d pass it on just in case.
So happy for y’all. Thanks for the inspiration. I’m looking forward to more videos from you all!
My husband and I are planning on coming to Italy/Sicily in April to look at some different regions and maybe even some properties for sale. I lived in Sicily for 3 years (in late 90’s) and totally fell in love with Italy! It’s been a long time..but I’m hoping it’s just as wonderful!
Take care!
Hi Jay, We are very jealous that you lived in Sicily for three years! Not having anything to compare it to, I would say it's still lovely. Sure there likely are changes in every evolving city, but we would 100% go back. We are aware of the rental visa, but unfortunately we still are in a situation where we need to make money, so we cannot avail ourselves of the pensioners visa, which is a bummer (in all respects). Thank you so much for watching and for your comment, which really helps with our channel. We have a couple more visits to Italy in the next six months, so stay tuned! -Judy & Kevin
Thank you for your reply! It would be so wonderful to meet up day!
I always look forward to seeing your next video! Thank you for making a difference and thanks for keeping my dream of Italy alive by watching your videos!
Thank you, Jayme, so much for your compliments! We are very grateful that you are watching. It is heartwarming to hear that we resonate in some small way. We will be in Lecce and Assisi the first two weeks of February if there is any chance you will be anywhere near there. -Judy & Kevin
This was an interesting video thanks guys. Very brave what you’re doing.
Regarding booking accommodation that has somewhere decent to use as a workstation, I’ve stumbled across a little trick. On my Airbnb search, I now tick the box requesting a private terrace or balcony. These units are generally really well appointed, and typically more spacious. The extra living area was handy for us because it helps to not be each others faces the entire time😂 We found quite a lot of these at good prices, all throughout Europe.
Hi Dan, we don't restrict our searches to places with them, but we love a good terrace or balcony when we can get one. Not sure if you saw our video from Lecce that we booked because of its rooftop terrace, BUT it was too cold to use. We videotaped from it because by golly we wanted to use it! We had a similar experience in Assisi. Perhaps we should have looked more closely at the weather first! There also are places that technically have a balcony, but it's more for looking out than actually working, and in some cases it's too hot to use one.
Your tip is good, and it's not a bad idea to do a first round search for places with those features and then remove the filter if those options are poorly rated, too high of prices, or not ideally located. Thanks for the suggestion! -Judy
Thanx for the quick reply. I really like your informative videos…the IPhone apps, how to pack, vaccines for Egypt. We are traveling with Globus bus tours on our upcoming trips and have used them six times before. There is always something new to learn. I can relate to Buffalo as we live in Maine. Safe travels.
Hi Bruce, this is really helpful and encouraging for us to know. Sometimes we worry about whether people want only to see our travels, but it's reassuring that the additional information we provide also is valuable. We hope that if we wish we knew about this information that others will want to know it as well. Ah, Maine. Yes, cold and snowy! We can so relate! It's good to hear that Globus is providing good tours. We prefer to plan and organize our own itineraries, but for people who don't want to do that, it's good to know that Globus provides excellent service. We appreciate you! -Judy
We have travelled much of Continental Europe over the past 20 years taking as long as two and a half months. We have restricted our travels to the Schengen Zone because of the difficulties posed with visa's etc. Covid put a temporary stop th this activity but next year we plan to resume our travels with an eight week tour to Slovenia.
Europe has such a lot to offer with differing cultures and sights, experience more of that before you move on to far flung places
Hi Michael, we have a ton of European cities/countries we are very eager to explore. The Schengen limitations are encouraging us to broaden our sights (as is the cold weather in much of Europe right now!). Are there non-Schengen countries/cities we should prioritize?
@@FindingGinaMarie This time of year it is better to keep to the South, so Oslo, Norway is out until the Spring/Summer. This is the only non-Schengen country that we have visited. I am told that the North African coastal countries are worth seeing but I have no experience of any of them. I think that I should make it clear that we travel with a car+caravan so we take our home with us wherever we go, which is why we are restricted to Europe. So far in our travels we have visited18 different countries in Central and Western Europe, some of them like France we visit at least once most years. in 2023 we plan to travel in May and June by ferry from the Uk to Rotterdam across Holland, Germany, and Austria to Slovenia. Returning by way of Italy (Lake Garda is superb) Austria, Germany (Lake Constance/Bodensee) France, Belguim and Holland for the return ferry. If you want any suggestions for sights not to miss for any of these countries I will be glad to help
Hi Michael, It's very cool that you are traveling by car/caravan. We are a bit squeamish about long travel by car for ourselves, but we can appreciate how much easier it makes when you aren't at the mercy of high Airbnb prices. Just to clarify for our viewers, Norway is in Schengen, even though it's not an EU country, so we are restricted from it when we have to leave the Schengen region. Oslo is a bit too expensive for us this summer, but we are tentatively planning to visit Haugesund. I was surprised at the prices for Amsterdam, but we plan to squeeze in a few days using some free Marriott points. We are planning to visit Cairo, Giza, Luxor, and hopefully Dusseldorf in the next few months. We also have Morocco on our wishlist for potentially later in the year. Stay tuned for our travel plans, which we have been working on tirelessly these last few weeks, and will include a few additional short stays in Italy. - Judy & Kevin
I just found you guys. I find it very interesting as Italy is a favorite destination for myself and my husband and we have talked about moving there or a long stay many times. We return this summer and will visit many of the towns your considered moving to (in the other video).
Hi Kaleigh, Thank you so much for watching. We have an entire (growing) video series from our time in Italy that you might enjoy, so I'll link the playlist below. Although we aren't ready to settle down in Italy for several years, we have loved exploring parts of Italy while living as digital nomads. There are so many beautiful places to see. We'll be visiting Orvieta in the spring and introducing our daughter to several places throughout Italy in June. Later in the fall we've got plans to visit Summonte, which is where my grandfather was born and a few other cities before Christmas. Despite our desire for all the far-flung places in the world, Italy still draws our hearts! Thank you so much for tagging along on our travels! -Judy
Italy video series: th-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF1Tj_VCjUNQTJBMtKpkz5Sk.html
Have you shared your annual budget with viewers?
We haven't. Mostly because while we have a budget, we aren't low budget travelers and we don't want people to think that they need our budget to be able to travel full time. But it's been coming up more and more, so perhaps we will. Thanks for letting us know this is something you want to see. -Judy
Thank you for your post…very helpful. My wife and I are looking to begin our “slow travel” experience in about 1 year from now. We are seasoned travelers (also from the Bay Area) but haven’t really had to deal with the questions, concerns, and experiences that come with extended stays. Our research has led us to many points to consider. The two that stand out for us are 1) how to deal with the Schengen requirements, and (2) how to manage health insurance. I would imagine that in consideration of the first, this will help guide you/us on “where next”. And while healthy, we are 69 and 70 yrs. old and feel a need to have something put in place that won’t cost an arm and leg. We would appreciate your thoughts…..and, of course, we don’t think you are crazy ….stay the course!
Judy has more information that she'll add, but the Schengen requirements are fairly easy to handle. Here's my short video explaining it: th-cam.com/users/shorts3VhQ-jbMRAs?feature=share.
We're using this calculator to track our days in Schengen: www.schengen90.app.
Thank you for your support! We wish the best for your future. As long as you're healthy, age is just a number. - Kevin
Hi Jeff, We are using travel health insurance through Cigna. We get nothing from this recommendation, but we had a great experience working with paul.marra@cigna.com (who we don't know personally). Cigna has an online tool that allows you to play with different variables such as deductibles, co-pays, and how much time you plan to spend in the US (you save a LOT if you only are in the US for 180 days per year). Paul can explain some of this better, but we are happy with the price, which doesn't break the bank for us. One thing to keep inn mind if you're open to it is that receiving healthcare out side of the US will likely be much cheaper than the cost of US treatment. Don't hesitate if you have additional questions.
Kevin included the calculator we use and an explanation of how the 90/180 days roll, but if you're asking how you use that information, we'll have an upcoming video on that tied to geographical arbitrage. We just planned out the next 5-1/2 months and are eager to share what we're doing. Good luck as you get your ducks in a row in the year ahead. -Judy
I’ve been binge watching as time permits, since your blog came up! Let me tell you that it has been like hearing two old friends talking!!!!! Thank you for sharing your life, adventures, love of Italy, and your lives! You’re living something that most people only dream of. Mi piace molto il tuo viaggio!
Hi Maria, Thank you so much for watching our episodes and for your lovely compliment! We are ridiculously happy to be living la dolce vita, even when we're outside of Italy-but we can't wait to be back! We have a few upcoming episodes from Genova and Torino as well! ♥️ -Judy
Don’t worry, I’ll watch all of them!!! 😂 My husband and I have been married for 43 years, raised 4 daughters, helped raise grandkids and just like you two, we finish each other’s sentences and most of the time thoughts! I think what resonates to me most is the mutual respect you have for each other. God willing, we’ll head to Europe in April! 🤞 May God grant you a continued life of adventures and love.
By the way, we have never felt unsafe in Naples or any other part of Italy!! We’ve been to Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, and other areas and not even walking very late at night did we feel unsafe! My love of Italy was ingrained in the 4 years of Italian I took in high school (so long ago that it’s incredible I still remember it!). On our first trip, I was so excited to practice my Italian, and everyone we met wanted to practice their English or Spanish!!!
Thank you so much! We hope you enjoy them. I'm impressed with your lives! Forty-three (!) years together, four daughters and helping to raise grandkids is QUITE the accomplishment! Parenting is the hardest job on earth, hands down, but an enduring marriage takes work as well. We are so fortunate to have found each other so young so we try hard not to take things for granted. How exciting for you to be heading to Europe-the time will fly by! April is a good time to be there, too. Do you have a destination in mind yet and how long will you be traveling? Thank you for the blessing, it means a lot to us; we'll take every prayer you want to send our way! -Judy
We were timid at first in Naples and Palermo, but mostly because of what other people told us. We really thought they both were beautiful places and we've never had a worry in any other Italian city we've visited, either. So it sounds like you are well traveled! I mistakenly thought that perhaps your trip to Europe next April was your first time overseas.
I'm jealous of your years of language learning. Our progress is coming along, but it is so s-l-o-w. We also were disappointed in Torino when everyone wanted to practice their English when we were trying to practice our Italian. Most often it was waitstaff who I think were too rushed to be patient, but there were a few others who didn't even want to try to communicate with us (we had some business to take care of there). People in the US aren't always patient with foreign tourists, so I don't blame Italy at all. It's just a bigger incentive to become more fluent! -Judy
Great to see the two of you living your best life. While this journey of becoming a digital nomad is exciting yet scary you are figuring things out and from the videos to date you have a great handle of the process. Congratulations! Your inspirational and making me think more deeply on what I want for my second half of life.
Thank you, Tina, for watching. We tried to be as transparent as possible into our process because we know that we aren't unique. A lot of people want to know how we got from point A to point B, so we have been trying to share as much of that as we can. Thankfully, we both trust our guts, believe that the universe is filled with goodness, and understand that the conventional way society tells people they're "supposed" to live is just one idea and that it's okay to carve your own path. Thank you so much for your encouragement to us and we will send positive energy to you that your second half of life is beyond your wildest dreams. -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie ❤
Thank you for sharing your experiences and the emotional state. My husband and I are in the process of updating our flat in San Francisco to rent out so we can start our nomad life in March 2024. You mentioned you had a property manager with the name of “Hope”.
Could you share Hope’s information?
Hi Vanessa, thank you so much for your kind words. Selling everything and donating the rest was a time-consuming, stressful, and freeing thing to do! Our property manager, Hope, works for the building where we rented our apartment. I can check with her to see if she’s interested in doing something on the side, but she isn’t freelance as far as I know. How exciting for you to be traveling soon! It’s been an incredible experience and we hope you will love it as much as us. Here’s a link to our playlist of navigating full-time travel if it’s helpful. -Judy
Navigating Full-Time Travel series: th-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF1PzikjO5wvLLMtOE1UkdvH.html
Thank you for the quick reply. I also sent you an email thru your website since I didn’t know you would respond so fast to my comment.
Thank you again.
The only thing for me is that I ve nowhere in Uk to leave my things behind and to store it has become too expensive.I ve been away 11 months and used hostels msknly as for 1 just seemed more economical and then a small hotel when got really tired! I want to go forever but hsve no funds snd looking jow to make some while am away .. amazing informative videos from you as you seem so. organised! Morocco is fascinating qnd so many different natural spots Turkey easist of all. They say Georgia too as up to one year visa there. Just ideas. I dont know Spain that well even and Cadiz looks amazing. Hard to say as Italy will always be in my heart. For me most challenging was Mexico as disnt realise hurricane season was in plus my travel bag got lost twice.. something hsve never before experienced in 62 years!!!
We solved the "nowhere to store our stuff" situation by selling or donating all our stuff. But it sounds like you have a different situation. It helps us to stay in one place for awhile, which prevents it from getting too exhausting. We are hoping that if necessary we are building skills that translate to side hustles or alternate work than what we had been doing as part of the corporate grind. There are many countries less expensive than the UK, and it sounds like you've done your share of traveling already! We have Morocco and Türkiye on our list of places to visit. Thank you so much for watching! -Judy
Have you looked into these accommodation sites? Trusted Housesitters, WWOOF, or Workaway? The latter two offer food and accommodations in exchange for working approximately five hours per day. -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie thanks so much Gina you are amazingly helpful.
So glad you are following along with us! -Judy
So exciting to become digital nomads. It is for sure a fantasy of ours. Can't wait to see how it all goes. Wishing you the best with your new adventures and for growth of your channel in 2023. This is the first video we have looked at so we will have to go look at your past trips. Can't wait to see Italy through your eyes. Best of luck with your channel!
We're in love with this new lifestyle. It's still new for us and we're working through being more efficient with some of our gear, but every new city feels more right. We have more videos coming about our time in Italy and will be exploring Athens, Greece soon. Thanks for watching! - Kevin
Thank you for the videos. I like the fact that both of you are genuine. I am also planning “slow travel” in Europe next year, but not sure how I can work around the Schengen 90 days limitation. Anyway, i wish both of you all the best
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! We actually are planning to use our time out of the Schengen region to stretch ourselves and explore countries we otherwise wouldn’t consider (and which are warmer in winter than the UK, which was our original plan). We’d love to hear more about your travels when you are ready to begin them! -Judy & Kevin
Hi guys love this format it’s very informative. Would love if you guys were up for sharing your travel budget. Happy travels 😊
Thank you for watching and for your comment, Carol! We've started to include our Airbnb costs and some other expenses into our newer videos, and will see what we can do to include even more detail about our budget. -Judy
Loving the content (and all the photos!)! It's really interesting to see what goes into this kind of lifestyle (the good and bad). Really happy for you all, and I'm excited to see where the wind takes you all. Best wishes to the adventure! Stay safe out there.
Thanks for watching and commenting, David! We're enjoying Athens, Greece for the month of January and will talk about our future travels as we lock them down. Actually, the episode coming out today is about being safe. ;) Cheers! - Kevin
You guys do you! It's nice to see how you are dealing with the LITTLE things day to day. The struggle is always in those spaces. Just don't stop drinking Whiskey, Kevin!
Thank you, Antonio! We hope we are creating content that is useful/interesting in some way. Our behind-the-scenes decision making is very organic to how we interact with each other and is what I wish we had found more of before we started traveling full time! It was a little more difficult to find good whisky in Italy, but thankfully Kevin had an entire Advent calendar of them that he brought along. We found a shop in Greece with some interesting varieties, so there is no stopping Kevin! Thanks for watching and for the comment, which really helps TH-cam to decide to share our episodes more broadly. -Judy
"Our struggles in Naples and Palermo"...First world problems....
You are 100% correct!
We completely acknowledge that we are very fortunate to live this way, even if we had to give up our home and the bulk of our possessions to make it possible. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I love how real it is! You two just stay like are are. Do what you do and please stay real to who you are. So many start chasing numbers and they change. I just hope you keep this attitude. Fabulous
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment! At this point, I don't think we know how to be anything but ourselves, but we will take your words to heart. We want to be as authentic as possible and also build a strong community here where we all can learn from each other! Everyone here has already given us so much great advice, and we are so appreciative! Please let us know good or bad how we are doing or what we can improve-we are open to it all, even when it may be hard to hear! -Judy
For an Italian from Italy, "pizza and cappuccino" is an unpronounceable combination. Something barbaric, deserving the launching of an anathema. :-)
Hi Giorgio, so long as it's before 10am or 11am or noon, or whatever time Italy deems not acceptable to drink cappuccino (it varies by who you ask!), I say it's fair game. Sometimes something sweet-even though it's a traditional Italian breakfast-doesn't land well in our stomachs and something slightly more savory is a better fit. The pizzetti are in the same case in the bar as the cornet, and not once did anyone flinch providing them to us. They may have said something behind our backs, but we're okay with that. We truly do try to respect the culture of Italy as much as we possibly can, otherwise! Thank you for watching! -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie Clearly joking, I don't freak out about that, especially after I saw many Japanese people drinking cappuccino while eating pasta. Clearly everyone does as they please :-)
We, we have rules: usually, we don't combine savory with sweet. Unlike the Poles, for example, who eat meat and drink hot jam.
I wasn't quite sure about the joking part-Italians take their digestive health VERY seriously! Ironic that you mention the Poles, since we currently are in Krakow and their fixed price menu included a hot jam drink! I guess I don't think of cappuccino as particularly sweet though; the milk tends to curb the bitterness of the espresso, but unless you're adding sugar, I I think of it as savory-not that I personally have a problem combining sweet and savory, mind you! -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie In Italy, we add sugar to the cappuccino (normally). So it's sweet.
And we tend to eat sweet with sweet.
That's an italian rule (but the rules are made in order to break them 🙂).
I definitely need sugar in my espresso! In Italy, they typically know how to pull a good shot, so we haven’t needed to add sugar to cappuccinos in Italy! -Judy
Congratulations on 1000 subscribers!🔥🔥🔥
Hi Carolina, Thank you so much! We are trying to put up a community post, but we are on a Nile cruise with terrible internet. Thank you for noticing and celebrating with us! -Judy
Hello, guys! Just discovered your guys channel and I`m a new subscriber! I must say that I am so impressed with what you are doing and think more people should do the same :D About destinations, I can highly recommend you guys to visit beautiful Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Kerala in India are amazing places to discover :) I`ve never been to Lakshadweep Islands, Andaman&Nicobar Islands before, which belongs to India, but both of them are a dream destination to visit :D Keep up the good work and greetings from Norway!
Thank you so much for watching, subscribing, and commenting. We are having so much fun, and we agree that more people should try it! But we totally get that it’s not for everyone. Thanks for all your suggestions. We have heard so many great things about India that we are definitely planning to make our way in that direction soon. These specific locations are very useful. We also plan to visit Norway when we can be back in Schengen and it’s not mid winter! Thank you for your encouraging words! -Judy & Kevin
@@FindingGinaMarie You`re guys are very welcome! :) Yes, totally! How cool and excited to see in the future where in India you guys are going to visit! About Norway, I can highly recommend you guys to visit Haugesund with all the stunning beaches like Åkrasanden Beach, Sandvesanden Beach and Asalsvika Beach, Haugesund City, Byparken, Haraldsstøtta monument, Visnes mines and the statue of liberty, a visit to Etne, Skånevik and Bondhusvannet and so much more :) Also a visit to Stavanger, Bergen and Geiranger.
Thank you so much, Wendolie, for your recommendations regarding Norway. I am deep in planning for the next time we are able to be in the Schengen region, and this has come in very handy! Unfortunately, it make take until the latter half of the year to get to countries and cities in Asia. -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie You`re very welcome guys and I`m so glad to give some recommendations :) Of couse, totally understand and can`t wait to see what this year have in store for you guys!
We are excited ourselves to see these places that we've just read about. Thanks so much for following along and for your suggestions. Keep them coming! -Judy & Kevin
Turkey. Coast. Thats. Where TO. GO
Thank you for watching and for the suggestion! We are looking at Turkey! I’m worried it may be a bit cold right now, but we would love to make it work! It’s very close by! - Judy
Turkey is still so economical for foreigners. Travel is so easy by bus to anywhere there...food in cafes so reasonable too. Such a beautiful vast country.
@lbunnygordon1133 We're not so enamored with the government in Turkey, but we are trying to plan for a visit there in 2024. Do you have suggestions on where to have a home base if we're planning to be there for a month? -Judy
I'm so glad I found your channel. We are eager to start slow travel as soon as our work commitments are wrapped up - but we do not plan to work. We will also watch our budget carefully to make sure we stay within our budget. Your conversations sound very similar to our discussions, although we have yet to actually travel. ;) Keep up the videos!
Thank you, Erin, for your kind words. It's encouraging to know others are having the same conversations and that ours are not completely off track. We are excited for your travels to begin; we know how hard it is to be patient! Also, Please keep us posted!
I am so impressed with what you are doing! Hope to see you in Houston - I plan on being there for Christmas. Good luck with each day.
Thank you, Karen! We would love to see you if it can work out. We appreciate your encouragement. We are looking forward to seeing family for Christmas, but we also are eager to get back on the road afterwards!
Just subcribed to your channel. I have to say I absolutely LOVE what you are doing. To be honest you are living the life I want so bad. It's beautiful that you have each other to experience the journey with. Keep going, keep living and keep seeing the different parts of this world. Love your honesty and transparency regarding your travels and the places you've been to. Thank you for your content. I will also read your blog.
Thank you so much for your high praise, Cheryl! We really appreciate you watching. I realized during the pandemic that prioritizing work over everything else was a life I would regret leading. Feel free to let us know what you might like to see next from us! -Judy
Great to see you both 😍
Thanks, Roustem! We appreciate that you’re watching our channel. The next time you’re traveling, maybe we’ll be in the same city and can meet up. That seems to be happening with other friends. 😊 Cheers! - Kevin and Judy