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Hi Christopher, You have to be sure that you are using the legitimate government website for an e-visa. There are a lot of third-party websites that will sell you an e-visa at a higher price with a bunch of other fees added in. At the time we originally went to Egypt, I couldn’t quite trust that the website I was referred to was legitimate. We have a link in our pinned comment with the appropriate government site. We also have an entire series of videos from our month in Egypt, which is linked below. -Judy 🎥 Egypt travel series: czcams.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF1WcH9GxfK4ngH49MXf5oOv.html

Would it help to tell you that our seats were 61 and 62? It shouldn’t matter, but our carriage was 36. At the time that we booked it, we didn’t realize how much it would matter. If this doesn’t help, let me know and I’ll see what else I can figure out. -Judy

Thank you so much! We are using a 22”. We would’ve liked to of squeezed into a 21 inch, but we are very grateful for the extra inch when we need it. It’s never been a problem anywhere we’ve used it, except on very budget airlines where they’re weighing our suitcases, which definitely are above 7-8kg. Here’s a link to our updated video, as well as our gear list. Thanks so much for watching! -Judy 🎥 What we’re Packing in 2024: czcams.com/video/yD-45hCjQl0/video.html ⚙️GEAR LIST: findingGinaMarie.com/gear

We had a hard time in Saigon, but Hanoi was lovely and Hoi An was surprising in all its beauty. We are glad we spent a meaningful amount of time in Vietnam and didn’t base all of our experiences from the location we stayed in at HCMC. -Judy 🎥 Vietnam travel series: czcams.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0w1OZR1ZwgqGRPRMKXZaNB.html

Wow, thank you so much for these kind words! How fabulous to begin slow traveling at your ages. We wish we had been able to start sooner! We would love for our paths to cross, so if you are on the road at some point and want to meet up, let us know! We have some information on our website as well that could be useful for you. if you click on tips and then filter by nomads, we have additional content there as well. Of course, if you have any questions or ideas for content, please let us know. We wish you the very best of luck as you prepare! -Judy

Thanks so much! I’ll definitely check out the website. We are on vacation right now - just finishing a 10-day trip to Belgrade. Your recommendations on your Serbia videos were very helpful (We ate at Curry Souls and De Nada Cafe multiple times haha).

@anthonypeter8652 That’s awesome! We love hearing this! Enjoy the rest of your time there! -Judy

So glad to hear you enjoyed it! We love Cambodia and find its history to be fascinating and tragic. -Judy

Hi Bill and Jenn, thank you so much for watching and for your question and kind words! We do not have a home base in the US any longer. We didn't want the maintenance and we couldn't afford to retire in San Francisco. For us it has been so freeing to not have to worry about stuff. We have a small storage unit for some photos we weren't able to scan before we left and for a few of Kevin's guitars that he wasn't quite ready to give up when we left the US. Our situation is slightly different than some in that we originally thought we'd look for a home in Italy or in some other part of Europe (we considered Portugal), and then Kevin was offered a job in London. We had a scheduled trip that was supposed to test out remote work, but at the last minute we decided to use that as the beginning of our full-time travel. That meant that we kept some things in a small storage unit until we could come back to the US and finalize the rest of it. We have a son in San Francisco, a daughter in Houston, a son in Austin, my birth mother is in Palm Desert, and my sisters and a brother are in Buffalo. So for us, no place is convenient as a home base because visits to the US require us to typically visit three cities. We suck up the cost and stay in hotels and rent a car for various reasons. It's some of the most expensive travel we incur, unfortunately. We have compromised since that video came out and for the most part, we've tried to stay at least a month in most places. It's worked out well, and before any fast travel decisions, we think it through very, very thoughtfully. It's been a great solution. We spent 42 days in Japan, 30 days in Vietnam, 30 days in Cambodia, 37 days in Chiang Mai (decided to skip Bangkok because that would have been fast travel), went back to Vietnam for three weeks, 30 days in Taipei, 28 days in Busan, South Korea (but we decided to spend 2 days in Seoul). We spent 10 days in Italy to acclimate back to Europe before some fast travel with our daughter throughout Italy. You can see that we are working very hard to balance how much moving around we do. Happy to answer any other questions you may have if we can. -Judy 🎥 Preparing for Full-time travel playlist: czcams.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0Hm94IeHJksaTV37AcdchX.html 📝 Check out our website for additional information as well: findingginamarie.com/travel-tips (then filter by Nomad)

Thank you so much! South Korea was so wonderful to us! We hope you'll enjoy watching our videos from Busan, which was such a fun time, too! -Judy 🎥 South Korea 🇰🇷 video series: czcams.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF0f9CUrzAmPwQ8yzyJBHan7.html&si=vhBQX8rkLlVSJytX

Thank you so much for your very kind note and for taking the time to leave it for us! We hope you have a wonderful time in Taiwan. Have you seen our video on the night markets? You might enjoy that information as well. -Judy 🎥 Taipei Night Markets: czcams.com/video/zklHAjmvhI0/video.html

Thank you so much for your kind words! Cambodia is incredible! You might enjoy our video from Angkor Wat as well! -Judy 🎥 This is Angkor Wat: czcams.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/video.html

It’s the 22”! I’ve never had a problem with it on any international flight. The problem comes in typically because on discount airlines it doesn’t always meet the weight restriction. Here’s a link to our updated packing video and our gear list -Judy 🎥 What we’re Packing in 2024: czcams.com/video/yD-45hCjQl0/video.html GEAR LIST: findingGinaMarie.com/gear

We've actually had some great experiences with Airbnbs on short stays as well, and so far we haven't really had a bad experience. There have been two occasions where the location was less desirable than we thought, but those were our mistakes. Of those two, one of the hosts was incredibly kind and we ended up grateful for the experience. That's not too bad of a track record, but we know that's not always the case for everyone. And your tips for Airbnbs are spot on! -Judy

We're not sure what that means, but we had a great time in Seoul! -Judy

It's a great question, Shirley. I would suggest dressing fairly modestly everywhere because it's a Muslim country. When we were on our Nile River cruise, people did swim and wear shorts, but I felt more comfortable everywhere else by covering up a bit more. Here's a link to our entire video series from Egypt if it's helpful. -Judy 🎥 Egypt travel series: czcams.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF1WcH9GxfK4ngH49MXf5oOv.html