Anna and Tom consider themselves lucky to have found each other during their travels. They believe they created their luck by exploring new destinations, as Tom shares, “So my takeaway would be to create your own luck and just keep opening doors because you don’t know who’s on the other side.”
Traveling Together
Traveling together: Anna Faustino and Tom Rogers were both in their twenties and enjoying travel sabbaticals when they met in 2014. They happened to be exploring Vietnam at the same time and crossed paths. Here’s a more recent picture of the couple in Nicaragua.
An Instant Connection
Instant connection: Tom and Anna hit it off quickly. “He was just so fun, so interesting,” says Anna, while Tom found Anna “really cool and different.” Here’s a snapshot of the couple hiking Horseshoe Canyon, in the US.
Joining Forces
Joining forces: The two began traveling together, spending time in Anna’s home country of the Philippines. Here’s the couple pictured on a beach there.
Becoming Travel Bloggers
Travel bloggers: They initiated a travel blog called Adventure in You to support their nomadic lifestyle. Here’s the couple in Slovakia.
Strengthening Their Relationship
Strengthened relationship: Working together has strengthened their bond. Anna and Tom continued to explore the world together, as shown in this picture from Argentina.
Incredible Travel Experiences
Incredible travel experiences: The couple has since shared many wonderful travel experiences, including hiking the Camino de Santiago.
Collective Experiences Strengthening Their Bond
Collective experience: “We always have this collective experience of doing things together. And that, for us, is a cornerstone of our relationship,” says Anna. Here’s the couple in Peru.
Adventures at Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu: “Sometimes we’re in the middle of nowhere, and I’m hiking Machu Picchu in Peru, and I’m just so grateful to have someone to share this experience with,” says Anna.
Encouraging Each Other
Encouraging one another: Anna and Tom appreciate that they inspire each other to be adventurous and fearless. They believe their lives would be “completely different” had they never met. Here they are in Finland.
Feeling Grateful Together
Feeling grateful: Here’s Anna and Tom at Everest Base Camp. Tom expresses his happiness, saying, “I’m so grateful that we met and I think I was very lucky to have met Anna.”
Next Chapter
Next chapter: Anna and Tom got engaged a couple of years ago in a hot air balloon in Cappadocia, Turkey. They are set to marry in Greece in September 2023.
