Two of us, one bag each,
nowhere to be by Friday.

We're Prab and Parker — two friends from the UK who realised the best parts of every trip were the ones nobody planned: the second week in a place, the café that starts pouring your order before you ask, the neighbour who tells you which market stall to skip.

So we stopped travelling fast. Now we pick a place, rent a flat for a month or more, and live there — working, cooking, getting mildly lost — before moving to the next stop. This journal is the honest record: what it costs, what works, what we'd do differently.

What you'll find here

• Monthly cost breakdowns — real numbers for rent, food, and transport in each place.
• Long-stay guides — how to find flats, SIMs, insurance, and a routine that sticks.
• Slow travel thinking — why staying longer is cheaper, calmer, and better.

How this site is funded

Some links here are affiliate links — for things like booking sites, travel insurance, and gear we genuinely use. If you buy through them we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It keeps the journal running. Full details in our affiliate disclosure.