We are Plain, WA natives Jeff Layton and Amanda Gatlin.  Married in May 2011, we vowed to always seek new adventures, and this blog began as an outpouring of that sentiment.

Both Jeff and Amanda are world travelers and between us we’ve visited more than 100 countries on all seven continents plus all 50 states.

For our honeymoon we took a three-month thirteen-nation odyssey around the world.  We started writing MarriedToAdventure to document our trip, and since then it has morphed to become a vehicle for sharing our family’s adventures and passion for “Life, love and discovery.”

For more than a decade, Jeff has worked as a travel writer and photographer (you may encounter versions of this blog in print form). You can frequently see his work in Alaska Airlines Magazine, Journey Magazine and our family is often featured in the pages of the Seattle Times travel section.  If you would like to contact Jeff about writing assignments or to purchase photography click here.

Amanda works as a User Experience designer for tech startups. We both work from home full-time allowing us to take advantage of Plain’s amazing recreation opportunities.

Thanks for reading!

-Jeff and Amanda
“…across savannah and tundra, by northern lights and candle light.”
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