There are a lot of Influencers selling Travel Trips…
In my 4 years of full time travel I’ve been approached by dozens of companies that want me to run trips through them. I’ve also watched many other influencers accept these offers and then offer generic, processed travel trips at an exhorbiant price. Are these real travel experiences? I guess so, if you’re a full time traveler that lives in expensive resorts and blows money on overpriced tourist excursions. Frankly, I’m not. I simply live on the road. I live in local neighborhoods, eat local food, experience authentic local culture and operate on a budget, and spend time working just like I did when I lived in the US and worked a 9-5. Traveling this way allows you to engage with the actual community of the place you are visiting and live like a local. In short, it opens your mind and heart and transforms you. As I’m fond of saying,
“Travel without Transformation is just vacation.”
What if there were a travel company that gave you this real experience? Welcome to Bloom! We’re going to be offering many travel experiences and retreats that are focused on transformation and growth but our first one is simple and effective… introducing “Live Like Us” travel trips!
Who are you guys?
We’re a group of cool people who live full time on the road, we have a blast together and focus on experiencing life to the fullest. You’ll find us gathering with locals and hanging out, immersing ourselves in spiritual experiences, hiking, snorkeling, diving or whatever adventuresome activities are available as well as working a little bit during the week. We cook and eat meals together, live together and spend hours talking, sharing our stories and our gifts with each other, doing art or music together and growing through our relationships.
When you travel with us you’ll have a basic itinerary for your time with us but it will be open because that’s the way we live. We will plan the trip together and you’ll not only how to live on the road but how to plan adventures on the road as well. You’ll also have access to us and can learn how we make money on the road, apps we use to save money, ways we get free housing and anything else you want to learn! By the time you leave us, you’ll be a seasoned traveler and ready to take off on your own full time if you like.
How do these trips work?
When you sign up for one of our trips you’re going to pay us a “guide fee of $250.” This is the only money we make off the trip. We are not upcharging you for food, lodging, travel or anything else. You pay the exact same prices as we pay and we travel affordably. We may be staying in hostels, sharing rooms in an airbnb, bartering for rooms at a resort in exchange for videos or sleeping on an overnight train or ferry. If you would like to upgrade your accommodation, have your own room or private space you can use the guide to book that and budget accordingly. Each trip will be unique and you will know the available accommodation options beforehand. The biggest advantage to these trips is that they are community driven. You will be a member of the family and although we all work together and play together, you will have complete freedom to do whatever you want to. You want to eat certain food or have certain drinks at nice restaurants? No problem. You want to save money and eat street food? No problem. Want to combine both? No problem. We will give you a basic guideline of expenses and costs and you pay for what you want… just like we do. This will give you an amazingly real experience of life on the road and will save you a ton of money as well.
In addition, all of the trips that we run are real trips that we are doing and we are simply inviting you to join us so you’re going to get a completely authentic experience when you live like us!
Build your own trip…with a community that supports you!
With each of our trips you will get all of the information that we have and be able to make your own decisions every step of the way with our guidance. We have costs of living arrangements, excursions, food and drink, travel fare and information about travel basics to the particular country like Visas, phone service and insurance. You’ll get a digital guide of the area so you can be informed. A general guide for budgeting is that we attempt to stick to the “$50 a day” budget as a maximum. So if your trip is for 10 days you will spend about $500, $250 for our guide fee and then your airfare cost. Any additional costs will be on things you decide you want to splurge on. So you can get away with a 10 day trip for about $750+ airfare. Again, this is a general guide and depends on what else you want to add to your trip. For example, let’s decide you want to go Scuba diving… go to the guide, check the cost and then add that to your budget.
Current Trips
Future Trips
Europe Train Journey
Dates TBD
Trip Style: Immersion
We’re doing something different and taking a train ride to some of Europes best cities! This will be a blazing fast trip with just a couple of days spent in each city. It promises to be a fun way to get an overview of Europe and see some of the best cities on earth!
Indonesia Dive Trip
Dates TBD
Trip Style: Certification
This is a PADI Certification Scuba diving trip where you will have the opportunity to continue your journey to a certified Scuba instructor. All levels welcome! We will be combining dive trips and classes with adventures around Indonesia as well!
Cost $1250
Couples Retreat
Dates TBD
Trip Style: Wellness
Why wait until your relationship is on the rocks to fix it? Smart couples invest in themselves and learn new tools which help them communicate and love each other better! Spend the time with us now, leave with renewed energy and new tools and revitalize that relationship!
Cost $TBD
Introduction to Energy Work Retreat
Dates TBD
Trip Style: Wellness
This is one of our favorite trips and literally changes people’s lives! This retreat is designed as an overview of different wellness and spiritual workshops and activities so that you can experience a variety! Presenters and topics vary by location.
Creative Writer’s Retreat
Dates TBD
Trip Style: Creativity
Feed off of the energy of other creatives as you work together to grow in your craft! This retreat provides ample opportunity for you to spend time alone writing, time with other writers learning from one another and working together, as well as group activities and workshops to increase your skills.
Cost $TBD
Yoga Teacher Certification
Kerala, India | February 7-March 6
Trip Style: Certification
Have you ever wanted to teach Yoga? Come spend a month with us in Kerala, India and let’s get our Yoga teacher’s Certification! This month long trip will not only give you the ability to tech Yoga anywhere in the world, it will immerse you into the culture and history of India, where it all began!
Cost $1250
Digital Nomad Community
Trip Dates: TBD
Trip Style: Collaboration
Whether you’re brand new at this or you’ve been on the road for years this retreat is for you! One of the best things on the road is the community of other travelers that you meet. This time is for us to hear each others stories, trade strategies and learn from one another!
Cost $TBD
Our current Humanitarian trips are focused in Cairo, Egypt doing hands on work with the displaced Palestinian community. We work through The Humanity Project which is a network of different volunteer organizations working together. Ground efforts are under the supervision of our friends at the LifeBlood Foundation, a Palestinian led humanitarian group.
You can elect to plan a specific trip for your existing group or join one of our open groups and meet some new friends!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know I will enjoy this?
You will enjoy this experience if you want to explore new cultures, crave connection, freedom, and adventure. Most importantly, you must be down to earth, easy-going, and have an open mind. Think of it this way…. we’re the Ryan Airlines of travel. If you’re looking for more legroom, fancy drinks and extra baggage then we’re not your cup of tea. If you want to save money, live simply out of a backpack and adventure off the beaten path then buckle up… you’re going to love this!
A Real Life Example
My travel friend and I are living in Dahab, Egypt right now. We came here two weeks ago on a whim from Greece and we’re staying for 2 months at least while we get our Scuba Dive Master licenses. However, we needed to reset our Egyptian visa after 30 days and as we explored this we found out for $40 we can take a ferry up the Red Sea to Jordan. We decided, “What the hell, may as well go see Petra!” So, now we’re planning on a 4 day trip where we will get to visit Petra and Wadi Rum and experience Jordan as we meet up with some of our other travel friends already there and… we will reset our visa! Win, win.
Later this month we’re going to go hang out with an other travel friend in Sharm who has a friend with a boat. We’re all going to go snorkeling in the Tirin Island area of Saudi Arabia for a cut rate price. When you live like us, these are the kinds of travel experiences you’ll have.