At a small-town fall festival in 2014, Jenny marched up to Jacob and said “Hey, apparently I am supposed to know you”. Truer words could not have been spoken. Both of us were in college on our way to becoming, you probably guessed it, accountants. Our story is filled with laughter and embarrassing moments. We forgot to pay on our first date. Jacob broke his ankle buying the engagement ring. Jenny tripped on her wedding dress at their reception. The awkward moments happen even more frequently when we are traveling. We choose to lean in, laugh at ourselves, learn from our mistakes, and keep moving forward. Our first taste of traveling together was to the island of Curacao. So many things went wrong on this trip, but it brought us closer together and ignited our passion for traveling as a couple.
It wasn’t until Jacob started traveling for work in 2015 that we learned about the world of airline miles and hotel points. We booked our three-week honeymoon in Europe entirely with miles and points – plus a little cash for those pesky taxes. After spending three weeks together in Europe, we knew definitively that travel would be part of our lives forever.
“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life”
Michael Palin