Trekeo

Hi! Welcome to Trekeo.  We are Scot and Stephanie Longyear.  We have been married since 1989 and  have two (mostly) wonderful girls, Mariah (age 15) and Madison (age 10). Once upon a time Steph was a nurse, but since having our second child she has been a stay-at-home mom.  She keeps busy with the kids and their activities, her role in Chix, oh, and travel planning.  Scot is a Pastor, speaker, musician, and blogger.

From Steph:

I love to travel. I love to plan travel. I enjoy planning for a trip as much as I do taking it.  I am a budget traveler and get the most vacation for my money.  I love to travel with my kids and without my kids. I love cruising, the beach, the mountains, snorkeling, Disney and everything in between. I planned and booked an entire summer in Australia for my family without the use of a travel agent. I am obsessed with travel. There I said it. I feel better now.

Where does this obsession come from? Scot and I joke that it is a result of a really bad honeymoon trip. We honeymooned in a resort in the Pocono Mountains in the winter. While we enjoyed each others company, the place was a dump. I have spent the rest of our married life trying to make up for that one bad trip.

My obsession has taken me all over the world.  I have 4-wheeled in Oahu, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, swam with sting rays in the Caribbean, toured cathedrals in Spain and survived an extremely crowded subway ride in Moscow. Scot and I share a passion for discovering new places. We love exploring diverse cultures and broadening our perspective. We have learned so much from the people we have encountered along the way.

Scot here:

I am pretty ate up with travel.  We have simplified our life in order to become more mobile, and are all about “Simplification for Mobilization.”  We are able to take in some great destinations during the course of a year without a trust fund or a rich uncle (although we would welcome either).  We have made a choice to live simply and get the most out of every travel dollar.  Stick around Trekeo and I am sure that it will save you money and help you get the most from your experience.

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page” – St Augustine.

Happy reading!