Esther was born in Korea, but her parents gave up everything to move to the US, and she grew up as a PK in the Midwest since she was 3. Travel was too much of a luxury, and her only trips were to visit family in Korea thanks to her uncle. It wasn’t until she turned 18 that Esther started traveling on her own. In 2010, she started sharing their travel adventures on their wedding website, and in 2013, it became an outlet when she was in a career transition, lost, and spiraling into depression. Esther needed a new project, and it was a way to document her adventures after moving cross country.