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Flying The Nest
Flying The Nest
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👁️ 72K views📅 5 months ago⏱️ 29:04

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Editorial Summary

In this video, the creators reflect on their eleven years as YouTube creators and provide a comprehensive wrap up of their recent travels and personal milestones. They recount their experiences from the previous year, which included visiting fifteen countries and managing forty-five flights while traveling with two young children. The couple discusses both the challenges and highlights of their journey, such as a difficult hike in Komodo, a medical emergency involving kidney stones in China, and memorable moments like seeing humpback whales in Greenland and cycling through Italy. They also touch upon their successful family expeditions and their goal of visiting every Disney castle. Transitioning to their current life, they explain their balanced lifestyle of spending six months traveling and six months at home in Australia to focus on community and schooling for their children. The creators conclude by sharing their upcoming plans for 2026, including a new travel series covering China, Laos, and Cambodia, as well as their desire to visit Japan and Europe. They also introduce a new Discord community called Explore Longer to foster deeper engagement with their audience.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.

What This Creator Said
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Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

We have been doing this for 11 years now.

We technically officially had a channel longer with kids than not with kids.

We've traveled with over 300 of you now.

We did 45 flights.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Replace scrolling with reading to improve mental state.
Join the Discord community for travel tips and connections.
Balance work and travel by spending half the year at home.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow many countries did the creators visit last year?
QWhat are the creators' travel highlights for the past year?
QWhat are the creators' goals for 2026?

Topics Covered

Kids Family4½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

China3½ Happy Bacon
Greenland4½ Happy Bacon
Komodo2½ Sad Bacon
Top: Komodo hike
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