Where 1 Year Of NOT Flying Has Taken Us (Halfway Around World, 9 Countries, and 500K+ Views)
Exactly one year ago, we retired at 57, sold everything we owned, and started this channel to show you what overland travel truly looks like. Today, we are celebrating our 1-year anniversary on the road, hitting 5,000 subscribers, and crossing over half a million views! To mark this incredible milestone, we are sitting down to answer the #1 question we get asked on this channel: Why don't we fly? We share the honest reality of why we cannot step foot on an airplane, how that limitation completely changed our retirement plans, and where not flying has ultimately gotten us over the last 365 days across nine different countries in Asia. Thank you to every single one of you who has watched, commented, and become part of this wonderful No Fly Zone community! 🔔 We explore the world entirely overland because we do not fly—ever, full stop! Subscribe and hit the notification bell to join our No Fly Zone journeys! ⁉️ What’s Next: Our upcoming routes through South Korea and Japan, taking a cruise and train back home for 5 months, and preparing for our next ocean crossing to Europe! 0:29 Why We Can't Fly? 1:28 Downsizing 2:42 How Do We Do This? 3:43 Booking Cruises 4:32 Finding Flexibility 5:02 How Far Did We Get? 6:17 Geoarbitrage 7:03 Why YouTube? 9:20 Travel Planning 10:18 Community Matters 12:30 You're Not Crazy (?) 13:08 Go With Less 14:08 What's Next 15:44 THANK YOU! 👏 PLUS a huge THANK YOU to the YouTube Channels that got us started and have kept us going: https://youtube.com/@ThisIsOurRetirement?si=lGMgd_TC9oB3MDEp https://youtube.com/@RetiredNomadAdventures?si=o2XMx6t3ENIWYE2r https://youtube.com/@SeanandTinna?si=EEixIL_g4Bdvw5Mk https://youtube.com/@FIREWeGo?si=N0FkYxfJqRcXo1O_ https://youtube.com/@RetirementTravelers?si=VCEE-U27Lm8huonj https://youtube.com/@thepodojils?si=m5ln4CGhxViBRzId https://youtube.com/@midlifetravelbug?si=Fsn-3jpzoUMbXJCh https://youtube.com/@BrianandCarrie?si=J7Q3f5pwNLr_uzdO https://youtube.com/@mitchandjan?si=OhD6GwbRwYP7aoSm https://youtube.com/@kdtravelwarriors?si=UkxK0jT8_64oMXy7 https://youtube.com/@FindingGinaMarie?si=xIbn5HKhqfiHBdTZ https://youtube.com/@awaytogether?si=EHNeGXwmWovifkz7 https://youtube.com/@GroundedLifeTravel?si=7iYMAAKW3Lqka4j0 AND ... Go With Less (Facebook Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/gowithless/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT 🎥 CHECK OUT OUR SECONDARY TRAIN CHANNEL! If you love relaxing, uninterrupted window views from regional and high-speed rail lines around the world, visit our secondary channel, No Fly Zone Trains! No talking, just ambient train sounds and relaxing music: https://youtube.com/@NoFlyZoneTrains?si=zwmfqqOYxOm2o1CF #OverlandTravel #SlowTravel #NoFlyZone #NomadLife #EarlyRetirement #FullTimeTravel #TravelWithoutFlying #OverlandAsia #TravelCouple #Downsizing We are Andrea & Keith - retired GenX Canadians who are slow-travelling the world without flying. Join us on our journey and share in our adventure! #noflyzonenomads #retirementlife #nomadlife #slowtravel #genx #cruiselife #traintravel #southeastasia #canada #cruise #train #retirementtravel #retired