OUR STORY

TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE CONTENT CREATORS, YOUTUBERS & GROUP TRAVEL CURATORS

DARRIEN & ZANYA

We are originally from Nassau (The Capital of The Bahamas) & we have a passion for travel.

In August 2015, we took a leap of faith and relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia. While it was our first time in Canada, we adjusted to life there pretty quickly.

Zanya completed her Finance degree and eventually worked her way up the corporate ladder to become a Senior Accountant. Darrien worked as a Chef in one of the popular seafood restaurants on the Halifax Waterfront.

After living in Canada for 5 years, we realized that a traditional lifestyle was not what we wanted. We were over-worked, over-taxed, and were pretty much in what Zanya calls “auto-pilot” mode. To make matters worst, we both worked opposite schedules and had very limited time together.

The travel bug was biting us HARD, especially after we took our first trip to Europe in 2019. We did a mini 10-day tour of Italy (a place we thought we had to be rich to afford) and after that, we knew we needed to make travel a full-time thing for ourselves. We were shocked at how much money we returned to Canada with. A little research helped us to book affordable flights, accommodations and find the best places to eat on a budget.

We knew immediately that traveling was our calling & that we could share everything we learn with the world.

Pretty quickly we fell into the travel vlogging world on Youtube, and realized that there weren’t a lot of people that looked like us living a nomadic lifestyle (at least they were pretty hard to find in online spaces). There was also one huge issue in the travel vlogging community - a lack of information.

It was easy to find other full-time travelers but not a lot of them shared how they made it happen, how much it costs, and the true picture of what this lifestyle actually looks like.

Our goal is to show people that this lifestyle is attainable, by sharing information in our videos and eventually in our blog posts. We like to share the costs (ticket prices, food costs, entertainment costs, etc.), our travel planning tips and what a typical day looks like for us.

NOMADIC ISLANDERS
EXPERIENCES [NIE]

As we continue our journey, we want to also design group adventures for those who want to immerse themselves in other cultures, and have authentic experiences in destinations around the world.

We know that traveling solo or internationally can be nerve-wracking for a lot of people. Most people dread the planning process and would rather travel with like-minded individuals.

We decided to host a number of group trips each year to make traveling more accessible and hassle-free. While our curated group trips create an easy way to travel, we also want to provide value by sharing travel tips and resources (ie. maximizing your vacation days, how to navigate transportation while traveling, how to communicate with locals, etc.) that we use to make travel easier.

WHY YOU SHOULD TRAVEL WITH US

YOU WILL MEET LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS & CREATE UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES

We host a small group of travelers that are all excited to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

WE MAKE TRAVEL HASSLE-FREE

We help you travel with ease by taking care of the heavy lifting. We arrange everything [ie. airport transfers (airport drop-off & pickup), accommodations, and activities] and leave free time for you to relax or venture out on your own.

We travel the world full-time so we also know how to navigate the unexpected.