By: Miss Defy Have you ever looked over the edge of a boat to see neon blue water gleaming under the stars? You take a second to make sure your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you, and the bright sparkles seem to intensify the longer you look? I know what Read more…
Don’t forget to subscribe to the blog to get the latest updates. We promise to only send content related to our blog, no spam. By Mr. Defy & Miss Defy Before Miss Defy and I left for New York we contacted 15+ organizations. For what seemed like an all-hands on Read more…
As Miss Defy and I celebrated New Years in Chiang Mai, Thailand amidst the 1,000s of lanterns floating in the sky, little did we know that a virus was spreading in Wuhan, China. The virus, now known as COVID-19, is thought to have originated in Wuhan’s wet markets where animals Read more…
-by Miss Defy When my husband and I married in early 2019, we decided we wanted to defy convention and take a year off to follow pursuits outside of work. So naturally, we decided to start with a grueling, 20 day bikepacking trip through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in Read more…
By Mr Defy In early October Miss Defy and I were looking for our next adventure. On a whim Miss Defy checked on permits to Havasu Falls, a place we had always dreamed of. These waterfalls are located in one of the many arms of the Grand Canyon and are Read more…
A Surprising Stay in Siem Reap -Miss Defy “Enjoy your breakfast!” says an aging man with a thin build, tan skin, and a smile that spans the width of his face. He places a large plate of crepes with bananas and Nutella in front of me and I say “thanks.” Read more…
By Mr Defy I have never had a dream so completely shattered and destroyed as this sailing dream. I have been day-dreaming about sailing since I was 17. Reading books, watching movies, but never getting onto a boat while living in land-locked states. I dreamed of slow travel and being Read more…
The Boat That Never Was -by Miss Defy We found a boat! One of our main goals during sabbaradical is to go sailing on someone else’s boat. Why? Because we want to try out the sailing lifestyle. It’s an appealing way to live a minimalist, self-sustainable existence while traveling the Read more…
It was never my intention to take the time off. I thought someday it could be nice, but I wanted to round out my financial situation first. I felt like I was making headway in my investing strategy and was caught in the mindset of “I’ll do it but only Read more…