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Exploring The World, One Mile At A Time

Welcome to Venture Wild!

We’re Katie and Dj a couple of full-time travelers, on the road exploring North America in search of the best hikes, bites, and adventures that are out there- and sharing our discoveries along the way!

Like most good travel stories ours starts with falling in love, takes some silly and entirely unpredictable twists, and ends with a cliffhanger- we’ve been known to make that last part literal. Having been around the world and back, we wanted to share our stories, photos, endless laughter, and moments that make us go, “hmm…” with all of you!

Life is just one big adventure! Venture Wild is a place, for the doers, explorers, dream chasers and anyone who has a travel itch.

Whether you’re planning your next trip, or just dreaming about an adventure, hang with us- inspiration abounds!

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  • We don’t like to play favorites, but um, have you been to Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⁣
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#scotlandiscalling #thisisscotland #travelgram #happytraveller #goexplore #doyoutravel #momentsnotthings #instatravel #birdseyeview #dronephotography⁣
#beautifuldestinations #igshots #worldplaces #TLpicks #lonelyplanet #discoverearth #modernoutdoors #earthfocus #worldnomads
  • What’s the one piece of travel advice you would give to someone just starting out? ⁣
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We get this question a lot. Like a lot, a lot. There are a million perfect answers to this question- but here’s ours: ⁣
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Learn to drive a manual. ⁣
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Trains, planes, busses and your own 2 feet can take you around the world, but renting a car gives you access to places you’d never be able to reach without one. ⁣
⁣
It’s true, automatics are becoming more prevalent, but the majority of vehicles around the world are still manual transmissions. Knowing how to “row the gears” is a life changing skill that can take your adventures to another level. ⁣
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Drop your top travel tip in the comments… you never know who you might be helping out!
  • This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
  • All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
  • Tooth walking horse whales, the size of small cars- just another day in the high Arctic 😉⁣
⁣
One or two happy tears were definitely shed here. Never ever in our wildest dreams did we think that we’d one day find ourselves on a tiny boat in the Arctic, hanging out with a colony of walruses. Being in this untouched landscape floating alongside these giant land potatoes felt sacred and secret all at once.⁣
⁣
Magic does exist. Here’s the proof. ⁣
⁣
Thank you @hurtigrutensvalbard  and the Kvitbjørn crew for making all our dreams come true.⁣
⁣
#walrus #walrussafari #svalbard #visitsvalbard #visitnorway #norge #arctictravel #spitsbergen #arcticcircle #ShotOnCanon #adventuretravelcouple #earthpix #YourTravelGuide #nakedplanet #wildernessculture #yourshotphotographer
  • Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣
⁣
Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
We don’t like to play favorites, but um, have you been to Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⁣ ⁣ #scotlandiscalling #thisisscotland #travelgram #happytraveller #goexplore #doyoutravel #momentsnotthings #instatravel #birdseyeview #dronephotography⁣ #beautifuldestinations #igshots #worldplaces #TLpicks #lonelyplanet #discoverearth #modernoutdoors #earthfocus #worldnomads
4 weeks ago
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What’s the one piece of travel advice you would give to someone just starting out? ⁣
⁣
We get this question a lot. Like a lot, a lot. There are a million perfect answers to this question- but here’s ours: ⁣
⁣
Learn to drive a manual. ⁣
⁣
Trains, planes, busses and your own 2 feet can take you around the world, but renting a car gives you access to places you’d never be able to reach without one. ⁣
⁣
It’s true, automatics are becoming more prevalent, but the majority of vehicles around the world are still manual transmissions. Knowing how to “row the gears” is a life changing skill that can take your adventures to another level. ⁣
⁣
Drop your top travel tip in the comments… you never know who you might be helping out!
What’s the one piece of travel advice you would give to someone just starting out? ⁣ ⁣ We get this question a lot. Like a lot, a lot. There are a million perfect answers to this question- but here’s ours: ⁣ ⁣ Learn to drive a manual. ⁣ ⁣ Trains, planes, busses and your own 2 feet can take you around the world, but renting a car gives you access to places you’d never be able to reach without one. ⁣ ⁣ It’s true, automatics are becoming more prevalent, but the majority of vehicles around the world are still manual transmissions. Knowing how to “row the gears” is a life changing skill that can take your adventures to another level. ⁣ ⁣ Drop your top travel tip in the comments… you never know who you might be helping out!
1 month ago
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This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever
⁣
From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t  really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣
⁣
We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
This is going to be our last post ever ⁣ From the Arctic 😉 Oh come on, you didn’t really think we’d abandon you like that did you?!? We could never…⁣ ⁣ We’d also could never resist posting one last set of 📸 from one of the most awe inspiring places on this little rotating space ball we call Earth.
1 month ago
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All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣
⁣
The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣
⁣
5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣
⁣
This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣
⁣
Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
All the feels ❄️⁣ ⁣ The first time we ever laid our eyes on a glacier was in 2019, we had just set out on the road with no real plan but to drive as far North as possible tackling every adventure that we could along the way. That year was the first time we ever experienced an iceberg up close. Speechless doesn’t even begin to cover it. ⁣ ⁣ 5 years ago, in that moment we’d have no way of knowing that one day we’d be halfway across the globe high in the Arctic once again standing in the shadows of towering blocks of ancient ice -just an entranced and amazed as we were the first time we ever laid eyes on one. ⁣ ⁣ This life we’ve created is something special. We’ve worked so hard to make moments like this a part of our everyday. Beyond grateful for this beautiful life, and all the places it’s taken us 💛⁣ ⁣ Don’t stop chasing your dreams, you never know where they might lead you! 🧊
1 month ago
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Tooth walking horse whales, the size of small cars- just another day in the high Arctic 😉⁣ ⁣ One or two happy tears were definitely shed here. Never ever in our wildest dreams did we think that we’d one day find ourselves on a tiny boat in the Arctic, hanging out with a colony of walruses. Being in this untouched landscape floating alongside these giant land potatoes felt sacred and secret all at once.⁣ ⁣ Magic does exist. Here’s the proof. ⁣ ⁣ Thank you @hurtigrutensvalbard and the Kvitbjørn crew for making all our dreams come true.⁣ ⁣ #walrus #walrussafari #svalbard #visitsvalbard #visitnorway #norge #arctictravel #spitsbergen #arcticcircle #ShotOnCanon #adventuretravelcouple #earthpix #YourTravelGuide #nakedplanet #wildernessculture #yourshotphotographer
1 month ago
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Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣
⁣
Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣
⁣
Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣
⁣
Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣
⁣
Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
Welcome to Longyearbyen. The world’s most Northern year round settlement, just 650 miles from the North Pole. Where no one is allowed to be born or to die, and the streets have no name. ⁣ ⁣ Arctic paradise? Oh yes.
2 months ago
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