Globerovers Magazine, July 2019

BOOK REVIEW
Ultimate Journeys for Two
by Mike and Anna Howard @ HoneyTrek.com
Globerovers Magazine talks with Mike & Ann Howard at
HoneyTrek.com about their couples adventure travel book
Ultimate Journeys for Two.
Now available at
Amazon.com and HoneyTrek.com
Known as the world’s longest honeymooners—seven years
and counting—we asked them about the book and their travels.
Follow Mike & Anne‛s ongoing journey at HoneyTrek.com
and @HoneyTrek across all social media channels
their first book on couples adventure travel and share our favorite
stories from around the world, we had to rise to the challenge. We
worked hard to narrow down the 500+ destinations we visited to our
absolute favorite 75 and cull down all we’ve learned from five years on
the road to our most impactful advice. We wanted to share the places
that have touched our souls and inspire more people to follow their
dreams of traveling the world with the one they love. That kept us
writing every day.
GlobeRovers Magazine (GM): So you’re on the world’s longest
honeymoon. How did that come about?
Mike and Anne Howard (M&A): When we were brainstorming honeymoon
destinations back in 2011, our list of dream places and experiences
was running off the page. A ten-day honeymoon wasn’t going
to cut it. We realized life is short, the world is big, and the value of
travel was too great to wait until we were 65. So with good health and
new marriage to celebrate, we decided there was no better time than
now. We thought it was going to be a one-year honeymoon but as the
once months went on, we got hooked on the beauty and kindness in
the world and January 2018 will mark our sixth year on the road.
GM: It’s not easy putting together a 272 page book, and 310 photographs,
what made you do it?
M&A: I’m not sure we would’ve had the guts or discipline to do something
of this scale, unless National Geographic asked us to. It’s the
holy grail in travel publishing so when given the opportunity to write
Eleuthera, Bahamas
GM: What are some your favorite adventures in Ultimate Journeys
for Two?
M&A: Scuba diving through the wheelhouse of a World War II ship;
cruising the world’s largest salt flat in a luxury Airstream; rock climbing
the sea stacks to the soundtrack of crashing waves; paragliding
over Roman ruins and a mountain of white travertines…and these are
just a handful of the 300+ adventures in the book. One of our favorite
pages is “Choose Your Own Adventure,” where we list out some of the
wildest activities. Pick the one that gets your heart racing then flip to
the corresponding page number to discover where it is in the world.
This book is not meant to be read linearly, it’s filled with rabbit holes
and bridges like this for you to keep exploring.
GM: What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned from traveling?
M&A: There are many ways to find success and be happy. That definition
plays out very differently around the world and it never seems to
correlate with how much money you have. Love, health, and a positive
outlook seem to be the secret to the good life.
GM: What’s are your best tips for traveling as a
couple?
M&A: One of our best pieces of advice is to drop the
notion of “a perfect vacation” and learn to roll with the
punches. Find the humor and adventure with every
bump in the road...it might become the highlight of
the trip. We have plenty more tips on traveling as a
pair--not just from us, but from 11 other world-traveling
couples across ages, nationalities, and orientations.
For every chapter, we feature a “Power Couple”
sharing their absolute favorite place in the world,
plus their secret to keeping your travels a breeze and
romance on fire.
154 Globerovers · July 2019