Mike & Laura Travel

16/04/2024

Several years ago, one of our blog posts went viral, grabbing the attention of more than 70,000+ people in the span of 3 days 🤯

In the years that followed, we took this post off our website because we just didn't have the time to fix it up and keep it up-to-date... until NOW!

If you've ever wondered how to travel the world for less, whether you're young or older than young, you have to check out our post: How To Travel The World When You're A Broke Young Adult

I'll leave it in the comments below - click through and check it out, share it, and send it to someone who might be interested in traveling more for less $$$!

11/04/2024

Want to know how we fly free to destinations around the world?

Airline points!

From Kauai to Spain to New Zealand and everywhere in between, we've saved tens of thousands of dollars on flights by using airline points strategically.

There are VARIOUS ways we earn airline points (not just by opening up new credit cards), and we've detailed them in our latest blog post:

We're going to show exactly how we earn hundreds of thousands of airline miles with and without credit cards and how you can, too.

07/04/2024

Over the past few years, we've been able to stay in THREE overwater bungalows in French Polynesia and the Maldives. And while most would think this must cost a fortune, we stayed in them for nearly FREE.

We created a guide on how we are able to stay in these type of accommodations for free and I'll leave the link to the guide in the comments below!

06/04/2024

We are often asked, "which country has the best food?"

While we haven't been everywhere, this is OUR experience with food around the world (saving the best for last):

7. Spain (tapas)
6. France (anything sweet)
5. Ecuador (fritadas)
4. Kyrgyzstan (manti)
3. Italy (everything, but specifically gelato 🤤)
2. Thailand (everything, but specifically khao soi)
1. Greece (by far our favorite country for food - again everything is amazing, but greek salads are 😍)

Where have you been that has the BEST food? Comment below + add a picture if you have one!

03/04/2024

What kind of traveler are you?

A) The Wanderer (no plans, just adventure)

B) The Planner (packing and preparing for your trip is the best part)

C) The Foodie (here for the cuisine)

D) The Historian (in it for the museums and historical sites)

E) The Relaxer (found by the pool or beach)

F) The Adventurer (multi-day treks? Yes, please!)

COMMENT BELOW! (if you're more than one, comment all that apply)

01/04/2024

Dreaming of more travel? Discover how to maximize your vacation days each year!

We recently created a free guide that shows you how to take 15 vacation days and strategically turn them into 41 travel days using holidays and weekends. Grab the guide here >> https://mikeandlauratravel.com/vacation

24/03/2024

Throughout the years, our adventures have been guided by discovering the world's most incredible blue waters. Here are some of the destinations we've found:

21/03/2024

Hidden Gems Around The World - here are a few of our favorites!

Which one would you most want to visit? Comment below!

1. Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
2. Alay Mountains, Kyrgyzstan
3. Lucky Bay, Western Australia
4. Easter Island
5. Mo'orea, French Polynesia
6. Svalbard
7. Kotor, Montenegro
8. Coyhaique, Chile

30/07/2023

Thinking of joining us for the best travel blogging event of the year, Travel Blogging Summit Nashville?

NOW is the time to sign up - prices increase on August 1st (TUESDAY)!

Register here >> mikeandlauratravel.com/nashville

21/06/2023

A new video!

5 Additional Ways To Make Money As A Travel Blogger! Check it out here:

The Online Advantage is a podcast dedicated to helping you with tips and strategies to take your business to new heights. In this episode, Laura dives into t...

17/05/2023

Join us for Travel Blogging Summit Nashville, September 30th - October 1st! In-person and virtual tickets available here: https://mikeandlauratravel.com/nashville 🎉

01/05/2023

We've finally announced our first five speakers for TRAVEL BLOGGING SUMMIT NASHVILLE (https://scaleyourtravelblog.thrivecart.com/travel-blogging-summit-nashville/)

Who's joining us to speak at our live event? Here are just a few of the amazing speakers we will welcome to the stage: 😏

🎉 Brittany Roberts of Teach Blog Travel

Travelers… get ready to be inspired by the brilliant and adventurous Brittany Roberts of Teach Blog Travel. She’s the host of a popular podcast for educators and a brilliant travel agent. And now she's bringing her expertise to our live event in Nashville, Tennessee this October!

Brittany will dive deep into how to host travel tours for your audience to supplement your blogging income.

🎉 Anna Cook of Stuck On The Go

Anna is an expert on all things sponsorships and brand collaborations. She's been invited to speak on this topic at prestigious events like the Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau Conference and the Southern Travelers Explore Conference. And now... Travel Blogging Summit Nashville!

Anna will show you how to reach out and create sustainable relationships with brands you love to increase your monthly blogging income.

🎉 Emily Concannon of Emily Embarks

In 2022, Emily took her hobby blog and transformed it into a $100,000+ per year business primarily through her itinerary planning service. Make no mistake, Emily is not a travel agent, so just loves creating customized plans for travelers.. and you can, too!

Emily is going to teach you how to take your current travel blog traffic and turn it into predictable paychecks by creating your own itinerary planning business.

🎉 Nina Clapperton of She Knows SEO

Nina is a go-to expert on SEO for travel bloggers, and her insights and strategies have helped countless bloggers achieve greater success and visibility online.

Since it's a hot topic, Nina will share her latest insights and strategies for using AI to grow your blog quickly and authentically.

🎉 Kiersten Rich of The Blonde Abroad

Widely known as the #1 female travel blogger in the world, we are THRILLED to welcome Kiersten as an in-person speaker for Travel Blogging Summit Nashville.

When growing your travel blog, why not take notes from the very best? Join us as we all learn a thing or two from the master herself!

This is a can't-miss travel blogging event and you can register to join us (live or virtually) here: https://scaleyourtravelblog.thrivecart.com/travel-blogging-summit-nashville/

Checkout page for Travel Blogging Summit Nashville 2023.

20/04/2023

If you haven't grabbed your tickets to Travel Blogging Summit Nashville, NOW is the time!

SURPRISE! We're hosting another in-person summit for travel bloggers. We're expecting 150 in-person attendees and 300-450 virtual attendees.

We'll be hosting this at Ole Red in downtown Nashville, TN from September 30th - October 1st and we'd love to have you join us!

We've just secured some of the BIGGEST names in the travel blogging world (announcements coming soon), so don't wait - prices will be increasing soon!

Join us here >> https://scaleyourtravelblog.thrivecart.com/travel-blogging-summit-nashville/

Any questions for us about the summit? Please leave them below!

Checkout page for Travel Blogging Summit Nashville 2023.

15/04/2023

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14/04/2023

Who makes more money: bloggers or vloggers (Youtubers)?

I've been asked this question A LOT, so I wanted to dive into the details in a new mini-podcast episode. Click the link below to watch!

Enjoy 🎉

The Online Advantage is a weekly podcast helping you dominate your industry by giving you tips, tricks, and strategies that will launch your business to new ...

25/03/2023

We were featured in a few publications recently, so I figured I would share them here! Feel free to take a peek:

https://www.nichepursuits.com/laura-peters-mike-and-laura-travel/

https://rickmulready.com/coaching-call-working-less-making-more-setting-a-2m-reach-goal-w-laura-peters/

Have an awesome weekend! 🎉

Once Laura Peters tweaked her blogging strategy, her travel blog exploded. Today she earns $50k/month for her blog, course, and summit.

02/12/2022

Mike playing music with a street performer! Check it out, I think you'll enjoy it :)

Mike met up with a busker in Chile and decided to play music with him! There isn't much information for our street performer here but if you know who he is, ...

21/11/2022

Channeling our inner Mo'ai on Easter Island 🗿

We had the best local guide show us around the island and he made it one of the most incredible travel experiences we've ever had (which is saying a lot!).

Did you know there's an actual town full of people who live on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)? Would you ever go here?

07/11/2022

Hey hey! We are in Villarica Chile, living our best life 💃🕺. Here are some great takeaways as we prepare to leave Villarica and hop over to the iconic Easter Island!

#1 Villarica is an entire vibe! As a tourist lake town, there is so much to do. Walking through it all on foot is a great way to experience how active the community here really is.

#2 On the other side of the lake (about a half hour drive from Villarica) Pucon is a very lively little lake town. Pucon is equally community driven and hosts a lot of community activities. Fun!
-PS -we almost wish we had stayed in Pucon instead 🤷‍♂️

#3 Groceries are a bit cheaper here... That's something we could get used to! Check out the prices of those Lays and the Budweiser! 🥹

What would you want to see if you were going to Easter Island?

31/10/2022

We flew from San Diego to Santiago 🤔 "But why does this map show you flying from New York?". 😂🤣😂

The only flights to Santiago (when we needed to be there) were out of New York. So they flew us from San Diego to New York and then to Santiago... Let's just say the flight took remarkably longer than needed!

Does anybody else have a weird travel story?
Leave us a brief description below!

24/10/2022

Wow 😳 we love Chile... It's spring here currently, (so in case you weren't aware) the days are getting longer and the temperature is getting warmer not colder! Why shouldn't we do this every year? I feel a yearly migration in our future 😉

15/10/2022

We just met with some top tier entrepreneurs (including but not limited to Rick Mulready and Pat Flynn, look em' up!)... This was our second retreat with this group, and this was even better than the last one! Now we are off to Chile for two months! We'll share stories on this page here with updates!

07/10/2022

We have now hosted our second conference for travel bloggers, and this summit blew the last one out of the water. Thanks to our sponsors (Mediavine, SafetyWing and Atóst) and the amazing attendees. We are so proud to announce that we will be hosting another summit next fall!

If you haven't received an email with an invite, leave us a comment here so we can reach out to ya! Invite your friends and family to come with you this time. Let's get a great group of people together to experience what we just had in Denver!

05/07/2022

It's definitely "wedding season"! We have spent most of our summer visiting our loved ones and their significant others.
We are so excited to go abroad again to Kyrgyzstan! We will be headed there for a multi-day trek at the beginning of September. If you or anyone you know is interested in coming with us, please reach out for details!

Thank you everyone for your continued support, we appreciate the love!

06/06/2022

Woke up in Crested Butte, how's your day going!?

21/03/2022

We're in Minnesota soaking up the clouds and semi-warm temperatures😝 counting down the days until we will get to head back out to our favorite country to visit, the Kyrgyz republic. This is a much-needed time back home. We are getting work done and training for the next multi-day hikes lined up for the summer. Until then, we have new videos coming of our visit to the Azores! Mike made a little hype video for our experience!

Here is a short video of visit to Sáo Miguel and we think it just has all the good feels! ...

21/12/2021

Check out our latest travel video on Youtube + subscribe to our channel!

Would you ever visit Chamonix? 🤔

Chamonix is a picturesque ski town of approximately 10,000 people, located at the base of the tallest summit in the Alps, Mont-Blanc. We went to Chamonix to ...

22/09/2021

We hope you check out this next video as we head to Central Asia to trek through the Alay mountain range in Kyrgyzstan! We are editing those videos now!

KYRGYZSTAN! What a name!We are on our way to Kyrgyzstan's Alay mountain range to experience the areas rugged and unaltered landscape for ourselves! We left M...