I Flew Around the World in Business Class (9 Flights)

Episode 948 | Filmed November 2024 | Munich, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, Tokyo again, Chicago, Toronto, D.C., London, back to Munich :)

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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 What is the Round The World ticket?
02:03 Flight 1: Munich to Tokyo (ANA)
04:59 where’s Kara?
08:19 ANA Lounge in Tokyo
10:09 Flight 2: Tokyo to Singapore (ANA)
12:15 SilverKris Lounge + Changi airport tour
15:09 Flight 3: Singapore to Bangkok (Thai Airways A350)
17:39 sleeping in Bangkok airport
19:53 Flight 4: Bangkok to Taipei (Thai Airways 777)
22:46 Eva Air Flagship lounge
25:06 Flight 5: Taipei to Tokyo (Eva Air)
28:22 24 hours in Tokyo (capsule & surprises)
31:43 Flight 6: Tokyo to Chicago (ANA)
33:16 Flight 7: Chicago to Toronto (United Polaris)
35:00 reuniting with Kara (+ Eamon & Bec)
36:45 Flight 8: D.C. to London (United Polaris)
40:15 Flight 9: London to Munich

[CJFB]

Constant mention of Kara. Eats spicey noodles: does karas happy food dance. After meeting up with Kara (you could FEEL the anticipation when he announced that) practically sounds like Kara when described the eye mask serum, thats a man who enjoys himself some Kara!!
He's so adorable!

[LottieFlow-zf]

I love how Nate's 'Kara' voice comes out whenever he conducts a seat tour or an amenity kit opening!

[criticadarling]

Nate with a 24-hour layover: plans to climb Mt. Fuji
Me with a 24-hour layover: *naps*

[andreagoodman]

Tbh, I always see Nate as staid/serious, but on his own, he’s JUST AS cute as Kara! I think Nate focuses on her mostly, so we don’t see his cute. Also, I was SO fun to see Riley freak out! He never relaxes like that! Loved this one!

[kellygoldstein]

Aww, the guy who was watching a Kara & Nate video and then saw Nate 🤩 That must've totally made both of their days!!

[DanielTruran]

"five days of flying ... man this is going to be fun" 😳 ONLY Nate could say and feel that way, a nightmare for most, heaven for Nate 😂🤣

[carriehare]

Riley’s reaction was EVERYTHING!! 😂. That’s how I feel when you post

[Dozandri]

Poor Nate, hope you recovered ok after the last flight — incredible video I’ll never get tired of this channel I’ve been watching since the beginning

[brookebixler]

*Kara and Nate videos are the adult equivalent to children’s Saturday morning cartoons!* *#karaandnate*

[jamiebee]

I was really impressed with Nate being on time. I was like “oh Kara and I are the same. We spend too much time in the lounge” and then Nate was running right after I thought it😂😂😂 hope he recovered quickly! Can’t wait to see Karas journey 💙

[aislinnkoenig]

I love how Nate's 'Kara' voice comes out anytime he does a seat tour or amenity kit opening! 😂

[harvskier]

So happy to see the Leadville 100 bracelets we gave Kara are hanging strong! What an adventure they’ve had!

[enchantederin]

Been watching you guys since 2018 and have never been this early!! Always a good Saturday when Kara and Nate post :') xx

[simplyboppingK]

They could never make me hate you Nate (and Kara). You guys just do travel videos the BEST way in my opinion. You guys never complain about traveling for the most part and if you do, you are able to acknowledge your privilege which is what other travel influencers need to learn how to do. You guys are so inspiring to me.

[macjac]

No human could enjoy this journey as much as Nate ❤

[mirandamoons]

Crazy crazy coincidence of Nate meeting Riley and Elayna!! I already saw him popping up in their vlog, was looking forward hearing Nathan's side of the story!!

[nahbrah]

Wife and I did (multi stop It was freakin incredible and we were gone almost 10 weeks. Something everyone should do at some point!

[aishadantuluri]

I love y’all, thanks for letting us live vicariously through you!

[redlinewoodworking]

I'm so excited to tell you guys, I am Flying my first Business Class flight due to miles and points. I found the flight through seats aero and used all the knowledge taught by the daily drop to transfer points and book the flight for only 60k points!! I'm so excited and thank you!

[lisahayes]

A new Kara and Nate video makes saturday even better. Thank you!