Thanks for stopping by to find out more about us „One and Half backpacks“.
We’re Tereza & Roman, a 30-something couple from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. If you find your way to our blog it would appear you love to travel. Or maybe you would love to start traveling but you do not know where to start…
Don´t worry you come to the right place.
“We teach people how to experience freedom by showing them how to plan their holidays and how to save money for it. Because no one knows you better than you.”
Who are we?
Apart from being travellers, Tereza works as an independent financial analyst and Roman works in financial audit.
An irony is that even though our countries used to be one, we have met in Sydney, Australia. At some part of life, we both decided to move to Sydney as students. And that is where we have met. After living together in Australia for more than three years and travelling the world we decided to settle down again closer to our families. Currently, we call Prague our home.
Together we have travelled to some amazing countries. We had to learn how not only to live together but to travel together as well. It was not always easy, but it´s definitely worth it. Travelling as a couple teaches you some valuable lessons not only about your partner but about yourself too. Does anyone else agree?
We have travelled to more than 45 countries in the world in 5 continents. We have climbed to the Mount Everest base camp, snorkelled around Great Barrier Reef, watched the sunset above the volcano in Vanuatu, swimmmed with sharks in Bora Bora, road-tripped across Australia and New Zealand or visited shrines in Japan.
And how do we work as a couple? Tereza is in charge of planning and saving money and Roman is in charge of all the technical and safety stuff. Picking the right gear, choosing the right car for a road trip or safety, that is where Roman shines.
Why One and Half backpacks?
It is easy. Tereza´s backpack is always half the size of Roman´s 🙂 The name just came up one time when we were looking at our travel photos. And since then it has been the perfect description of our travel style.
Who is the travel planning nerd here?
Hands down it is me, Tereza. As long as I can remember we always travel as a family. I was fortunate enough to have parents that took us on holidays every year. However, travelling never used to be a passion for me. It was more like a thing that I gladly do when I had time.
We always used travel agencies to plan our trips. Therefore, all vacations looked the same. Nice hotels, pools, beaches, prefabricated trips with groups of strangers. I have never felt that the holidays fulfil me.
After travelling solo I finally understood why. I was doing it wrong. I let anyone else decide how my holidays will look like. Big mistake don´t you think?
But this mistake is done by many people today. Many hard-working people spend their money to „enjoy“ holidays that someone else planned for them. And probably many of them feel like I used to feel – not fulfiled, wanting something more…
Don´t you think you deserve more for your money?
I did. And that is why I decided to start planning my own trips.
What can I tell you, the beginnings were hard. Not knowing where to begin, not being fluent in English, not knowing what resources to use. But after a while and a few trips after I become more experienced and I actually started enjoying the planning.
I remember my first solo trip. I had a chance to unexpectedly visit my friend in London. The plane tickets were so cheap, that I could not resist. But that was not the kind of trip you can buy in your local travel agent. So I decided to plan it by myself.
It was the first time I was supposed to travel all by myself. I had to buy my own tickets, find the way how to travel from the airport to the city, find a way around London. It was just a short and unexpected trip, but it changes my travel life completely.
After all those holidays, I finally felt incredible. I felt validated. I remember being so proud, that I made it. After two months I planned another holiday. This time to Australia and for a whole month. And since then I have never stopped planning 😊
Are we travelling full time?
No. After we have met in Australia we travelled for an extended time and then we settled back in Europe. We are currently planning another long trip, but for now, it has to wait. Now we have family responsibilities here at home that prevents us from hitting the road again for an extended time. But that is ok, through careful planning we still manage to travel several times a year.
Are you worried that you can´t plan holidays as good as full-time travellers? Don´t worry. You don´t have to travel full-time to become a good travel planner. Do you know why? Because usually when you have unlimited time to travel, you don´t plan very often.
So we are just like you. We work, we save money, we plan and then we travel. And along the way, we share with you the best travel planning tips we know. Every trip is a new opportunity for us to learn something new and then share it with you. We learn how to manage to work full-time, take care of our families and still travel.
Planning our trips and helping others to plan their dream holidays is what drives us forward and makes us happy.
WHERE WE´VE BEEN
How can we help you?
We specialize in travel planning and helping people to save money. We are here to help you to maximize the experience from your time off. It doesn’t matter if you love luxury holidays, backpacking trips or crazy adventure. We believe that you will benefit from our planning and saving tips.
We teach people how to experience freedom by showing them how to plan their holidays and how to save money for it. Because no one knows you better than you.
We help you with
- making the right itinerary by helping you create the itinerary that allows you to experience the best without being overwhelming and hasty
- help you find the resources that allow you to book your transportation and accommodation without travel agents
- help you to learn how to plan your trips
- tools to plan and save money for your holidays. We actually created several tools to help you with planning, setting up budgets and save money
- and last but not least, we are here to support you on your journey to become your own travel planner
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