Hi! We’re Stephanie and Chris 👋
We’re a couple who retired early to travel the world and spend more time with the people who matter most.
After years of investing, frugal living, and careful planning, we reached financial independence and set a retirement date that changed everything — 388 days into the future. That number became a powerful symbol of our transition from work and home ownership to full-time travel, and it’s how 388 Days was born.
On this channel, we document life after early retirement as we travel through Europe, Southeast Asia, and beyond, sharing:
○ Thoughtful travel experiences
○ Local history and culture
○ Regional food (with a strong emphasis on food 🍜🥐)
○ What slow, intentional travel really looks like
If you’re curious about early retirement, long-term travel, or exploring the world at a more human pace, you’re in the right place. Thanks for joining us on the journey.
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We spent the last two days traveling from Bosnia and Herzegovina to our current destination and we saw some incredible views from the plane. I (Chris) have been pretty lazy with video editing, but we do have a couple of vides coming from our time in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If it's not abudantly clear, we are now in Türkiye which is a great place to be in the winter. We're in a pretty interesting city - very touristy, but also a city that I haven't seen many westerners visit.
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We're still taking a break from editing this week so there won't be a new video posted. It's been very wintery so we've bundled up indoors and are keeping warm.
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Thanks so much to everyone who’s been watching our videos! Editing the last few has taken quite a bit of time, so we’re taking a little break to enjoy the beautiful cities we’ve been visiting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. No new video this week, but we’ll be back soon!
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We are back on a train traveling from Poland to Lithuania. The city of Kaunas surprised us with great food, a cute little old town, and two beautiful rivers. Check out our next video which will be dropping on Saturday.
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We have arrived in the first city where we will be staying for 30-days. It is also the last city in Poland we will be visiting. Poland has become one of our favorite destinations for all of the reasons we will cover in the video. We were able to fully immerse ourselves in the city and surrounding activities, so much so that we felt right at home. We are really happy with how this week's video turned out, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
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This week we are in Warsaw, visiting the old town and other iconic parts of the city. We were only there a few days, but we packed in a full schedule and were exhausted by the end of our stay.
This week's video is live so check it out:
https://youtu.be/WKWw78myq9I
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This week we're in Poland searching for a famous and legally protected pastry, and we're trying to figure out why goats are on top of this clock tower. And don't worry, of course we took our signature coffee break!
5 months ago | [YT] | 12
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Happy Friday from Bucharest. If you haven't seen our Channel Update video, we are planning release a new video every other week. We have a long form video about our stay in Seville queued up for Feb 1 where we share travel tips, our favorite foods, costs, and more.
If you haven't seen our travel video of Seville, you can check it out here:
https://youtu.be/CLcMXSnqgDU
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Happy New Year from Krakow, Poland! 🥳
We are posting a very short channel update video today about our travel plans for 2025 and a few changes we plan to make with our format and release schedule.
Happy Travels!
Stephanie and Chris
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A big Thank You to everyone that tuned in to our channel in 2024. We had quite an adventure.
Wherever you are, and whatever you are celebrating, we wish you a very happy and healthy holiday season.
Stephanie and Chris
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