Welcome to average guy travels.........


Lets start with a little background on who i am and why i started this blog.

My name is Dave and I'm a 55 year old married man with two adult children and one nearly adult child. I retired from the Cincinnati police Department in 2022 after 31 years of Law Enforcment. I served in the United States Army during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm where I deployed to Iraq as part of the 1st Battalion 24th Aviation regiment. Im an average guy.

In 2014 I created a military program within my agency that became nationally recognized and very successful. This success began a whirlwind of travel that I didnt have much experience with. Since then, I have fallen in love with travelling and can barely stay in the same place for 30 days.

I have learned so many tricks and tips to travel both national and international, it has made my life and my bank accounts much healthier. 'm going to share these stories, tips and tricks with you in hopes that you to can travel like I do and enjoy every moment!

The key to this blog is simple, I travel like I have money and I'm just an average guy on a fixed income. I will share strategies, tips and tricks with you that I have learned and been successful with. 

I just spent 12 days in Europe for the cost of a Florida vacation!

I hope you will join me.


As we move forward I will share links with you to products I use and people that have taught me so much. Please use the links if you choose to follow my methods so I can continue to bring you content. 

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  1. PattyJune 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM

    Thanks Dave for this information . I can not wait to see what else you share .

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  2. AnonymousJuly 11, 2024 at 8:42 PM

    I love this! - Cyndi

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