We're sorry, but we could not fulfill your request for /news-and-events/events/get-out-more/ on this server. An invalid request was received from your browser. This may be caused by a malfunctioning proxy server or browser privacy software. Your technical support key is: 0a3f-a44a-1756-6707 You can use this key to fix this problem yourself. and be sure to provide the technical support key shown above.Hello, hola, hallo, สวัสดี, xin chào, hodi and welcome to Getting Stamped! We’re Hannah & Adam just your average American couple until 3 years ago when we gave up the “American Dream” to pursue our love to travel. We’ve been traveling nonstop since 2013, with our passports in hand ever since we’ve gotten stamped in 64 countries and many more lined up. Here at Getting Stamped we want to blow your mind with amazing photography from around the world, introduce you to destinations you’ve never even heard of, travel guides, and much much more.

So now you are probably wondering “Did they win the lottery?” or “They must have inherited a fortune.” I wish it was that easy! We worked hard and saved as much as we could in 18 months. We met in college both got great jobs, Hannah as a tax auditor for the state and Adam a mechanical engineer. We worked our corporate jobs for 7+ years , we bought a house in a great neighborhood and lived a really comfortable life. We both worked hard, but Adam worked 50-70 hour work weeks and way too many weekends/out of state trips. We used every minute of our vacation but it was never enough. Shortly after we got married a buzzer went off telling us ‘It’s now or never’. We felt ourselves getting a bit too normal, and that’s scary. Our solution: Pack our bags and head out on an epic trip of a lifetime! Meet Hannah: 30 something, Loves cats and beach days… Putting her career as a tax auditor on hold for a  few years she’s master planner/scheduler and can always find an amazing deal.

She’s in charge of the social media side of Getting Stamped and the voice of our Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram feeds. Hannah’s perfect day would: start at a cat cafe for an iced mocha, a few hours laying out on the beach in Koh Lipe sipping on a strawberry daiquiri, get an hour beach massage, triple scoop of gelato as she has a slight addiction to ice cream, happy hour at a beach bar with her toes in the sand, eat spicy Thai chicken Penang curry for dinnerbest size backpack for philmont, and end in a bed in beach hut hearing the waves crashing.fei xiang backpack Meet Adam: 30 something, Loves trying any and everything…backpack y combinator A Mechanical Engineer by profession, burnt out from the past several years working in the food processing world, ready to see the real world. meiosis backpack where to buy

Adam is the man behind the camera digitally documenting our trip. our website design business. Adam’s perfect day would start with an amazing sunrise, preferably on a beach or in front of something amazing like, say, Angkor Wat (not because he is a morning person, he just likes to photograph them). puchi backpackAfter the camera gear is packed away, he would jump on a dive boat bound for a reef full of fish and colorful coral. dbo backpackAfter about 3 tanks it would be back to shore for happy hour and the sunset. For dinner would be green curry, followed by a Belgian beer (unlikely to happen in a beach restaurant, but he can hope). The perfect end to the night would be a massive bonfire on the beach surrounded by friends, and more beers. We have touched down on 6 continents and visited 63 countries to date. But PLEASE don’t ask which one is our favorite!

That’s one of our least favorite questions, don’t make us choose like that! Days on the Road We left home in June of 2013 for a one-year round the world trip, that turned into 2-years, that turned into a lifestyle of travel. So far we have been on the road for over 1,000 days! That’s not 8,400 photos… that’s 8,400 gigabytes of photos or almost 20 computer’s worth of pictures. Which is like 500,000+ photos or something crazy like that, but it was too big for the counter. Check out our resources pages to see how we did it. How we saved for a Round-the-World Trip How we used free airline miles to jump start our trip Cost by country page “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs Where we have been (Click the countries to bring you to everything we’ve wrote on the place) Becki has had her fair share of travel adventures, but none more touching than the amazing volunteer work she did in Madagascar with Operation Smile…

Why did you decide to volunteer abroad? What was your best experience during your time volunteering? What advice would you give to someone looking to volunteer abroad? Previous post: “Finding Mr. Perfect” …and other ridiculous aspirations Next post: So You’ve Ruined Your Life… Don’t Drink And BuyQuote: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Discover.” – Mark Twain About Becki: I have always been an active person. I love being outside and crave adventure. On August 5, 2016, I was involved in a head-on collision with a bank robber on a high-speed chase running from the police. The robber drove into oncoming traffic and collided with my car at full speed. The wreck was horrific, totaling my car. Though I don’t recall any of the accident, I woke up in the hospital that night with my brother by my side.

As he unfolded the story for me, I realized I couldn’t move well, and everything was painful…but I had survived the wreck. And though I suffered significant injuries, it could have been so much worse. After three days in the hospital, I was discharged to a rehab facility. Here I found out the extent of my injuries. A mild concussion, a broken vertebrae in my neck (C5), broken right scapula, punctured right lung (pneumothorax), fractured sternum, 7 broken ribs (5 on the left, 2 on the right), three broken lumbar wings, and a sprained ankle, along with several severe cuts and bruises. With the intensity of my injuries, I was told that it will take several months before I will be completely self-sufficient again, and even longer before I will be back to my normal, active self. It has been frustrating on so many levels. Now that my brain is clear again, it is so hard for me to just have to remain still most of the time as my bones mend. My mind is ready to go on a hike or a run with my dog (by the way, my dog was also in the car–he didn’t have a scratch on him).

I try hard to see the positive in this, but I do get down at times, even having experienced anger toward the bank robber. The physical therapy for my injuries has been painful, but helpful. But I have realized how I need to make sure my mind gets therapy as well. It’s a struggle sometimes thinking about how long I have until I will be healed. But then I remember where I was a month ago–hardly able to move. I have made so much progress already. I know I have a long way to go, but I know I can–and will–get there. My road to recovery will be long, but I am a fighter. As of now, just learning to walk again and do simple everyday tasks on my own have been huge milestones, but my goals are much bigger. I plan to get back to hiking, running with my dog, swimming, and backpacking as soon as physically possible. I have made it a goal to run a sprint triathlon by next summer and will be working toward that goal every day. I also want to hike the Na’poli Coast in Kauai on August 5, the day the accident happened.