About Us
We are Brent and Missy, the founders of Travel Tug of War, a new travel blog for couples and families.
As travelers, we are you.
- The young married couple planning a final trip before starting a family
- Parents of young children or teens seeking an ideal getaway
- Empty nesters enjoying the newfound freedom to travel
- Retirees poised to see the world
We have experienced each of these life stages.
We are you.

Beale Street | Memphis, TN
Just One “About Us” Section Seems Insufficient
Instead, we offer multiple avenues to tell our full story. Get to know us. Discover our best vacation planning tools. Learn about blogging. Hear from our family and consider geneaology tourism. Simply follow the links below!
- Meet Us – If you want to learn more about us, this is the right place! Where are we from? How did we meet? And discover ten random facts about Missy (plus ten more about me).
- Our Travel Tools – Our approach to building Travel Tug of War was intentional. Create a website different from existing travel blogs. Add significant value and create solutions for readers’ travel planning needs. Looking for how to use and navigate our website, this is where you should go right now!
- Blogging Biz – Do you have questions about blogging? How did we start a travel blog? How do we make money? Missy and I both have extensive finance and accounting backgrounds. To us, this section is therapeutic. We started with five pre-launch publications but we plan to provide regular annual updates thereafter.
- Family – A section truly unique to Travel Tug of War. Travel stories written by our parents and children, and our favorite destinations. We formally introduce the concept of genealogy tourism (with help from Missy’s late father) and discuss building relationships with extended German family.
Nothing is better than traveling to a new destination with loved ones: you are creating memories that will last forever. We appreciate how much it means to plan a special trip with family.
We are you.

Karnak Temple | Luxor, Egypt
