We’re Drew & Isabelle

We met at Colorado State University in 2018, but didn’t start dating until we left college a few years later. Drew moved to Denver in 2020 and began his career as a car salesman, and Isabelle followed a year later, working as a tech recruiter. We were at this point in our careers, where we started to ask ourselves seriously – so what’s the next step? Moving in together? Marriage? Buying a house?

These questions were so normal, but we were never interested in normal. Instead, we had a longing to travel. We watched some of the most inspiring YouTubers do it – so why couldn’t we try?

One morning in Spring 2023, Drew woke up and said, “Why don’t we just save our money, rack up the credit card points, and go travel after our leases are up?” And so we did just that. We said goodbye to beautiful Colorado and our friends and families, sold our cars and most of our belongings, packed our bags, and made the leap in Fall 2023. Using Isabelle’s family home in Stuttgart, Germany, and Drew’s St. Louis home in between traveling, we’re on a mission to explore as much of the globe as we can while staying on a $50 daily budget, and posting the adventure on YouTube and Instagram.

A young man with a beard and sunglasses on his head standing next to a young woman with a headband, both smiling outdoors with a natural landscape of grass, trees, and rocky hills in the background.
A man and woman dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing standing outdoors on a sunny day, smiling at the camera. The man wears khaki Lederhosen, a white shirt, and a vest, while the woman wears a cream-colored dirndl with lace details and heels.

Where it all began

This is the first YouTube video we ever recorded. We filmed it after arriving in Germany at the end of 2023. It feels wild to look back on it now, but it shares our background and offers a bit more detail about how we reached this point in our journey.

Two cyclists sitting on steps in front of a large signboard, with a motorcycle parked in front. The signboard has Vietnamese text and a star emblem at the top.
Four people standing on a grassy hillside with cloudy sky, dressed in outdoor clothing and hiking gear.
A man and woman smiling for a selfie on a beach with sand, ocean, trees, and cloudy sky in the background.
A young man and woman smiling and taking a selfie from a moving vehicle with an elephant on the road ahead, surrounded by greenery and cloudy sky.
A man carrying a woman on his back in front of a large waterfall surrounded by green trees.