Our journey together began while playing co-ed kickball and soccer during the summer of 2017.  We quickly developed a friendship after learning we were both going through divorces following rocky, short lived marriages.  We became a support system for each other and began talking about more than divorce, and soon realized we had more in common than just the fact that divorce sucks.  After being inspired by Jodi’s travel adventures, including Australia, Europe, and a solo trip to Kenya, Luke realized he was letting his life fly by without experiencing what the world has to offer; he’d never even been to the east or west coast of the United States. Luke wanted some of the adventures Jodi had experienced, and Jodi wanted to continue traveling to new places. Three months later we were headed to New York City. The following year we explored Nashville, Seattle, and our greatest adventure yet: Bali, Indonesia. Our wanderlust is in high gear and we want to share our experiences so we can inspire others to explore what the world has to offer.

We are two Wisconsinites (who love our cheese and beer) with full-time jobs wishing we could travel year-round. Jodi works with kids centered around her degree in child life and Luke works with patients in radiology at a level one trauma center in Madison, WI. We are always looking to get away and push our paid-time-off to the limit, as well as adding new places to our bucket list and researching where to go next.  “I want to go there!” is such a common phrase within conversations that Luke now just knowingly nods, and responds “I know, everywhere is on your list”. In our non-traveling free time, we enjoy the outdoors, Badger and Packer games, farmers markets, spending time with our families, watching Friends, whiskey cokes, and wingin’ it.

Our goal is to inspire those who think they don’t have time to travel or can’t afford to travel with ways to budget and guides to enjoy your adventure to the fullest. We want you to explore the world, learn how to budget for trips, and begin to dream in Wanderlust Ways.