About

Hi, welcome to FIRE & Travel! I’m a Canadian who moved from Egypt to Canada in 1996, built a career in IT, and retired at 55 after years of saving, investing, and planning for financial independence. Now, I’m ready to spend more time doing what I love: travelling, exploring new places, and enjoying life without asking my boss for permission to take a day off!

I started this blog to share what I’ve learned about building wealth, retiring early, and travelling more without spending a fortune. Here, you’ll find practical travel guides, honest retirement advice, and real-world tips to help you make your money go further. No get-rich-quick schemes or advice to survive on instant noodles for 20 years—just lessons from my own experience to help you build a life with more freedom, more adventures, and fewer meetings that could have been emails.