{"id":1720,"date":"2020-09-17T10:27:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T10:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theroamcollective.blog\/?page_id=1720"},"modified":"2024-02-17T20:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T20:42:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theroamcollective.blog\/?page_id=1720","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3cccbad4 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b2acb170\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">About<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8fd792d8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3cc4a0cb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c662eb22\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Hi There, and Welcome!<\/h2><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Thanks for taking the scenic route.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello again, I&#8217;m Allie! My family and I believe that to truly understand the world, one must venture out into it. While exploring is exhilarating, organizing a trip can be overwhelming, especially when juggling a full-time job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My &#8220;big girl job&#8221; in the IT industry not only makes these adventures possible but sometimes also becomes a hurdle in planning our next escape!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to my blog, where I share tales of our travels, how our family of four manages to explore on a budget, and offer tips and tricks you can use to craft your own incredible experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for stopping by and for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-0c9680bf\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-b00ad8a6\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span 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