15 Hours in World's Best Business Class

Episode 924 | Filmed April 2024 | LAX - DOH - ABU

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Who are Kara and Nate?!

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.

We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)

So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.

Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.

4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!

After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 9TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)

We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!

00:00 15 hours in Qsuites!
03:32 Seat tour
09:24 Amenity kit
12:20 Meal service
14:44 Bathroom tour/PJs
15:37 Turndown service
17:52 Qatar First Class Lounge in Doha
19:41 Doha airport tour
23:40 Doha to Dubai biz class flight
26:47 Bloops

[louisewhite]

Hi Kara and Nate ~ I live in England – I live in a rehabilitation centre as I suffer with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and lupus. I’m either bedbound or wheelchair bound – I absolutely love your channel and all of its content and I can only dream about the places that you have visited – I haven’t watched this vlog/video yet but I wanted to come in and say hello – thank you for all your hard work and putting up these Vlog/videos– sending loads of love and loads of hugs to you both ~ Xxx Xxx

[EminemDisciple]

You don't need to justify your success, mate. You worked for this and you deserve every moment of it. Enjoy.

[AbidethForever]

What I really love about you two, after watching for a few years now, is that you're never trying to be people you're not. Kara enunciating French words - priceless! Kara not editing Nate pronouncing canapes in an earlier video- priceless! Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground, and you'll have friends for life.

[Dillon]

Whoever is saying y’all are trust fund kids, definitely aren’t OGs here 😂

[Taylor-Hanson]

@Kara- I love how relatable you are. "2016 me would be freaking out. 2024 me is freaking out". My favorite line in the entire video.

[Zzzxcvbnn]

Just something that I think should be noted. If you read the commentary from last week’s running with Russ Cook video, you’ll notice that the Russ fans new to Kara and Nate all focused on two things. 1. How unbelievably supportive Kara is of Nate. 2. How Kara and Nate selflessly focused their show on Russ and not themselves. I wouldn’t expect anything less from these awesome two!!❤

[gdsmidv]

Now not saying this because they’re flying business class right now, but they genuinely earned and deserve every penny They’ve made off this channel. Even if they’re not broke back Packers anymore they’re not in trying to pretend like they’re people who they’re not. They are still their amazing selves and they have genuinely become the best version of themselves.

[LoveStallion]

Nate, don't dunk on your early videos. They remain your most authentic and interesting and gave you the core fan base that's stuck with you for eight years.

[j.gravett]

Anyone who has watched you for years knows you both have old-fashioned values. You started this channel from scratch & look where your hard work has taken you!!!! ❤🎉😊

[samanthalewis]

Would recommend watching from the beginning. I’ve gone back and rewatched multiple times. I won’t be traveling the world myself so I love living vicariously lol

[markapuan]

When I first found this channel 3/4ths the way through 100 countries, I went to the beginning to see how it all started. The funny thing about that is astonishing. Go back and watch everyone's first year vlogs, and the same trend will be presented. Camera shy, not sure what to say, someone isn't really into it, you get the point!

To the neigh sayers out there, I say one thing: 3.8 million followers!! Not Trust Fund Babies!! Hard work, dedication, and knowing what the audience likes to see. I feel for most travel couples and or vloggers, it is travel days and eating! The rest while still epic and amazing it is also the personality that keeps them going!

Kara, Nate, keep doing what you are doing!!

[kellylucas]

I love how Nate's watching Oppenheimer n Kara's watching Barbie❤

[riceball_]

Love the small flashbacks of you guys on your first business class flight vs today- the excitement and obvious sense of gratitude is so refreshing to see. A lot of YouTubers say they’re grateful for the fancy, expensive things they have or what they get to do, but I can genuinely see how appreciative you two are.

Keep doing what you’re doing, the OGs love you!! 🤍

[KevinRiggs]

We found you all very early in your journey and we love those old, "unpolished" videos. Kara's sincerity has been huge with our family. Nate's adventure is inspirational. Where Nate defines so much of what you two do, Kara's personality was the key to how you did the travel for all your episodes. Her enthusiasm for the people and the culture, especially the food, has been a hallmark of your videos. It has been fun to see how Nate has opened up more over the last eight years.

Love watching you two.

[Charlie-lbzm]

I found your channel during Covid, beginning with watching the train journey through Russia followed by watching your base camp trek. Then watched everything since. Your channel introduced me to travel YouTubers/bloggers and it’s still one of my favourites. I love your guys continued enthusiasm, openness and appreciation for the experiences you have (ps loved the Maccas video!)

[jameshaddan]

Kara thinking eau de toilette is poo spray - is one of the big signs these two aren’t trust fund kids 😂😂😂 And, Nate, I agree…I absolutely love settling in to a long haul flight and not having connectivity (I purposely won’t connect even if I have it) - it’s the place I can most relax.

[kiwifun]

Omg I faced that way when I was in business class with my sister, I think I was in the exact same seats just in 7 or 8 row. It was so fun I loved every 7 hours of it. Glad you enjoyed!!!

[Hemmerschmidt]

I'd say Nate should take it as a compliment that people are saying you two are trust fund kids. It shows that he's been playing the miles and points game very well over the years.

[nicolel]

I've loved your content from the beginning to now, it is always evolving but you and Kara are what really make it memorable!

[jfelipe]

Kara and Nate are my favorite chill millennials