I'm not a financial advisor, a visa attorney, a tax professional, or a travel agent. I'm a 56-year-old man living out of one suitcase who left the United States and never looked back.

Everything on this site — the costs, the countries, the decisions, the opinions — is based on my personal experience. Your experience will be different. Your costs will be different. Your risk tolerance, your health, your financial situation, your passport, and your reasons for wanting this life are all different from mine.

What I can offer is what I actually paid, what I actually did, and what I actually found. That's it. That's the whole deal.

Before you make any significant financial, legal, or medical decision based on anything you read or watch here, talk to a professional who knows your specific situation. The road is in charge. But you are responsible for your own journey.

Nothing on Buffer Travels constitutes financial, legal, tax, or medical advice. Use it as inspiration and intelligence, not instruction.

The road provided the experience. You make the call.