One Hill of an Adventure
Most travel resources assume you're already ready to go. We don't. We start from the beginning, including the part where you figure out how to actually afford it. We're also honest about the full range of what that looks like, from budget trips to the ones that cost a lot more but were worth every dollar.
If you've ever looked at someone's travel photos and thought "that must be nice," like it's something that just happens to other people with more money or more time or some trick you haven't figured out yet, we're here to help.
We're Colby and Hayden Hill. We're not travel influencers, and we're not experts in any official sense. We're two people who've spent the last decade figuring out how to make travel a permanent part of our lives. 41 states, 11 countries, and a lot of memories in between, we want to share how we did it and what has actually worked for us.
The big picture
Most travel content focuses on where to go and what to do once you're there. We care about that too, but we start a step earlier.
We believe the biggest barrier to travel isn't logistics. It's the feeling that you can't afford it, or that the planning is too complicated, or that you'd need a different car, a different job, or a different life. We're here to dismantle that, one real example at a time.
We've built resources to help you do that, organized around the three things that actually get you somewhere.
Our Framework:
How to actually budget for travel, build a dedicated savings plan, think through debt honestly, and use credit card points to close the gap between what you want to do and what you can afford. This is where we start because it's where most people are stuck.
We've built guides to places we think are worth going, based on the actual planning documents we used for our own trips. Some cost us a few hundred dollars, others ran into the thousands. Real tradeoffs, where we'd cut corners and where we wouldn't, and spots that don't always make it to popular travel itineraries.
If you want to go deeper, we offer 1:1 sessions to help figure out your budget, build points strategies, plan specific trips, or just talk through the logistics with someone who's actually done it.
Pick your path
Travel more without spending more
Start with Financial Foundations. We cover budgeting for travel, building the right credit cards, and how to use points to close the gap between what you want to do and what you can afford.
Financial FoundationsReady to plan a specific trip
Browse our destination guides. Every one includes real costs, where we stayed, what we'd do differently, and the spots worth the extra effort to find.
Browse the GuidesWant to understand points and travel cards
We cover the cards we use, transfers we've actually made, and real examples of how we've used points to get places for far less than we should have paid.
Choosing Travel Cards Introduction to PointsWant personalized help with something specific
We offer 1:1 planning sessions where we work through your budget or trip together. Figuring out how to save, building a points strategy, creating an itinerary, booking logistics, whatever you need.
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