Beyond Travel Check Ins

Beyond Travel Check Ins is about the real cost and logistics of travel.

We’re Germaine and Saidah, slow travelers who believe traveling well doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune. We share the numbers and choices behind how we travel.

On this channel, you’ll find:

🏨 Honest hotel reviews — what we paid, what we liked, and whether we’d stay again

💰 Real travel cost breakdowns — hotels, flights, transportation, points, and more

✈️ Travel logistics — how we get from place to place and why

💳 Points, miles, and travel benefits — how we use them to travel better and save money

🌏 Slow travel strategies — what we’ve learned from traveling and living abroad

We don’t just show you where we went. We show you how we made the trip work, what it cost, and whether it was worth it.

Subscribe to travel smarter, stay better, and understand what a trip really costs.

✨ Check out Travel Check Ins for more of our life, experiences, and adventures living and traveling abroad.