WIFE CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (we represented the U.S.A.)

We flew to the middle of Finland to compete in our most bizarre adventure yet: THE Wife Carrying World Championships. 💌 Check out our free travel newsletter https://s.dailydrop.com/ytd_signup Episode 833 | Sonkajärvi, Finland | Filmed June 2022 ✈️ We created FareDrop to help you score super cheap international flights! Try it risk free and get flight deals up to 80% off ➡️ https://faredrop.app/ytd_220129 ⬅️ 📸 Follow us on Instagram for behind the scenes content! @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ 📧 Sign up for our Sunday Summary email - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ 🎶 Download the copyright free songs we used in this episode: http://bit.ly/epidemic_sound —————————————————— Who are Kara and Nate?! Watch our documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 00:00 WAIT? Is wife carrying real?! 00:23 Getting here wasn t easy 02:08 Which carrying technique is best? 03:18 The official world championships course 04:16 How did this bizarre event start? 04:54 Getting ready! 06:08 Bulking up for the race 07:09 The opening ceremonies 09:57 3,2,1 GO 11:26 I m going to vomit! Did we win? #travel #travelvlog #wifecarrying