Kathryn and Mike Pisco always wanted to take epic trips abroad before they started a family. They’d talked about it dozens of times, planned, talked some more, and had even been saving money. But between their busy corporate jobs and never seeming to find the perfect time, their goal felt like it was moving…

Although I spend a considerable chunk of my waking hours sitting cross-legged on my sofa, tapping out website and blog copy and devising content strategies on my laptop, I also regularly get out of my home office to speak at conferences and teach workshops. Usually, these speaking gigs are in interesting locations—New York City, Atlanta,…