• About Us

    Welcome to the 5to9! We are travelers who love exploring different places and having unique experiences.

    While we go on solo trips and adventure with our friends + family, we love traveling as a couple. Keep reading to get inspired for your next trip!

Meet Sai & Hari

Sai

Hi everyone! I am originally from Portland, Oregon and am a huge advocate of the Pacific Northwest (west coast best coast!) Oregon is where I discovered my love for exploring and found peace and beauty within nature. Growing up my family took almost yearly vacations to India and I was so fortunate to visit various international destinations along the way. Being exposed to long journeys as a kid made travel feel a lot more accessible to me as an adult and even pushed me to study abroad in Spain during college. I spent 4 years in Philadelphia and now absolutely love living in New York City.

I strongly believe in traveling with purpose. Travel gives us the opportunity to transcend cultures and borders. I encourage you to travel with intention and I guarantee it will enrich your experience. Spend an evening learning at the community museum, take a dance class at a city studio, or just visit the corner restaurant and experience local cuisine. Seek out culture and adventure will follow!

Hari

Hey fellow travelers! I’m a Massachusetts native seeking to explore not only my home state, but all over the world. While I’ll always be partial to the beauty and history that New England has to offer, I’m excited to spend the next few years adventuring. I’ve had opportunities to try out living in San Francisco and Singapore in the past, with my home base for the past couple of years being the ever-exciting New York City. 

While I get the chance to travel for my day job, I am always seeking out new places to explore in my 5 to 9! I am a history nerd as well as a nature lover, so I love spending my travels doing everything from checking out a significant monument to biking on a challenging trail. I am so excited to bring you content about all the places we’ve been to, so you can plan your own future journeys!