Ben Travis

It’s Tuesday afternoon.

I first read Inspired by Marty Cagan a while back, and I keep coming back to it.

It’s been a couple months since I wrote about the last leg of our long-term travel, so after having some more time to process and celebrating another trip around the sun, here’s a more holistic reflection.

Traveling for months on end was new for us, so there were a few things we learned that helped us avoid major issues along the way.

In preparation for a new product management role, I recently read Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters by Ryan Singer of Basecamp.

The last leg of the Travis Traverse was focused on the Southern Cone of South America.

Our travel schedule around Christmas and New Year’s was all over the place.

We ended up finding a housesitting/dogsitting gig about an hour outside Barcelona, so we planned to spend a few days in the city before meeting the new pups.

Visiting Italy was always a priority for me on this trip, especially since that’s where one side of my family came from.

After our first work exchange experience, we were excited to do more.