Our Travel Plans & Costs — U.S. & Asia through 2027
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We're doing eight cruises, 10 flights, six cars, three trains, four port shuttles, four FlixBuses, and a water taxi, and a partridge in a pear tree.
It does not end there. On September 19th, we hop on a cruise to Japan.
We've never fast traveled this much for this long. How do you How do people do this? This is exhausting.
That is cheaper than being in the US. It's cheaper than most of the hotel rooms we've looked at.
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In this video, we share our upcoming full-time travel plans, including how we’re affording 4.5 months in the United States without house sitting, along with our land itinerary across Asia and Japan, accommodation costs, and transportation strategies. We just wrapped up our South America travels and are now planning a much more complex stretch that includes multiple cruises, flights, and different types of transportation as we move between the U.S., Asia, and Japan. This next phase involves balancing logistics, cost, and comfort in a way that’s very different from what we’ve done before. Full-time travel can be surprisingly affordable in many parts of the world—but places like the United States (and even parts of Asia like Japan) can completely change the equation. Honestly, the hardest part of this lifestyle isn’t just planning where to go… it’s figuring out how to stay in expensive places like the U.S. for months at a time without a home base. In this video, we break down: • our full upcoming land itinerary across the U.S., Asia, and Japan • how we’re structuring 4.5 months in the United States around family time and travel • the different types of accommodations we’re using (points stays, paid stays, and more) • what we’re actually paying for accommodations and transportation • how we’re using flights (both miles and paid), trains, and other transportation options • and how we’re making this entire plan work financially long-term We’re also sharing how this all connects to our bigger travel strategy—balancing comfort, cost, and flexibility—while continuing to build toward things like Hyatt Globalist status and a sustainable full-time travel lifestyle. ⸻ We split our content between Cruise Through Retirement (ships, itineraries, and cruise experience) and Taste Life With Us (destinations, food & wine, and daily life), so watching both gives you the full picture of what our full-time life looks like on land and at sea. 👉 Want to see the cruise side of this exact plan (routes, costs, and how we use cruises to save money in the U.S.)? ➡️ https://youtu.be/UQnVYNo19cs ⸻ 🎥 WATCH NEXT: 🌏 Vietnam Life & Travel ➡️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKrCcu1wb9PnsnAyBkmfvT2rq5U6iBdg&si=qT_pacpEnCjNIGut 🚿 Our Funny Bum Gun Video ➡️ https://youtu.be/5lLMkrXarnI?si=S3W5zCTuBJNPky-- 🌏 Our Full Travel Plan (Land & /Sea Sides of This Trip) ➡️ https://tastelifewithus.com/where ⸻ 🌐 Travel Bigger Website ➡️ https://travelbigger.world ⸻ 🔗 Social Links (Both Channels) Cruise Through Retirement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Cruise_Through_Retirement Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CruiseThroughRetirement Taste Life With Us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Taste_Life_With_Us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TasteLifeWU #TasteLifeWithUs #FullTimeTravel #TravelCosts #SlowTravel #DigitalNomadLife #TravelPlanning #TravelAsia #JapanTravel #LifeAbroad #TravelStrategy #NomadLife #travellifestyle #CruiseThroughRetirement #TravelBigger