We stepped out of the car to a gorgeous dazzling night sky of a magnitude I had never experienced. It took my breath away. Every star in the sky was immediately trailing the next, glittering into eternity.

Mother of all that is holy, San Antonio is awesome. What I thought was just a simple riverwalk is actually 15 miles of beautiful winding walking paths, curated gardens, quaint cafes, and historic buildings smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio.

After our first day in New Orleans went slightly awry, we decided to book an extra night at Fontainebleau State Park to spend a bit more time in the bayou.

We walked through the Spanish moss-draped trees and sipped our coffee on the coast of Lake Ponchartrain, its waves still tumbling in the wake of the storm.

When it rains it pours. And when it pours in New Orleans, a city 2 feet below sea level, it’s going to flood. So when we woke up at our first campground and the sky was a deep amber yellow, I knew trouble was coming.

For years we had been watching travel YouTubers live out our worldwide destination fantasies, so I pitched the idea to Phil: We’ve already been saving up. What if we continue saving aggressively to quit our jobs and travel for a season.