Updated: 11/13/19 | November 13th, 2019 Two months ago, Erin told us about how she readjusted to life after spending two years traveling the world. This month, continuing our reader story series, Dan shares his story about how he readjusts to life back home after spending enormous amounts of time on the road. What makes Dan’s […]
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Reader Story: How Helen Successfully Traveled and Volunteered Around Africa
When it comes to backpacking, Africa has a bad reputation. Stereotypes have led people to view the continent as unsafe and difficult to navigate – which is hardly the case. While Africa may be rough around the edges, Helen proves that it is easily manageable for the intrepid traveler!
9 Ways to Become a Successful Travel Blogger
Travel blogging is a crowded field — and it gets more crowded by the day. And a lot of the advice that people give is actually counterintuitive to your success. It takes a lot of hard work to be successful in this industry. After years of doing this, here are my 9 tips for running a blog that’s successful.
The 34 Best Things to See and Do in Amsterdam
Last updated: 3/13/24 | March 13th, 2024 Amsterdam is known as a party city, full of wild nights and all kinds of questionable debauchery. It’s a fun, eclectic, and party-focused destination popular with young backpackers looking to let loose. I’ve visited Amsterdam more times than I can count (it’s one of my favorite cities in […]
Europe Travel Guide
From beautiful Paris to smoke-filled coffeeshops in Amsterdam, Oktoberfest to La Tomatina, Europe is a massive, diverse continent with an unlimited assortment of things to see and do. You won’t have any problem filling your time, whether you’re backpacking Europe for a few months on a budget or just spending a few weeks there on […]
How to Use Your Social Network to Travel the World
Celinne da Costa spent a year traveling the world and relying on the kindness of strangers to host her. She stayed with 70+ strangers in 17 countries across four continents. In this interview, Celinne tells us how she did it all, with surprisingly very few hiccups along the way.
Reader Story: How Angela Travels the World as an Au Pair
Ever wanted to work and travel around the world? In this reader story, Angéla shares how she went from never traveling to living abroad and working in 7 different countries. By working as an au pair, Angéla has found a way to both travel and earn money anywhere in the world.
20 Things I Learned From 12 Years Blogging
10 years ago today, I published my very first blog post. Here is everything I have learned about the business of travel blogging in those 10 years, including how I learned from my failures, and how my readers became my number one priority.
Success Stories: Why Trish Sold Everything She Owned to Travel
Posted: 12/7/2012 December 7th, 2012 Finishing off the week of reader stories, we head across the pond to England and meet Trish, a 35-year-old teacher. Not happy with her life in England, she sold everything she owned, gave herself a budget of 10,000 GBP ($16,000 USD), and set off traveling the world with only her […]
Reader Stories: How DJ Made All His Dreams Come True
Updated: 12/03/19 | December 3rd, 2019 In our last reader story, I highlighted the story of Vikram and Ishwinder, an Indian couple who navigated a complex visa system in order to travel the world. Indians face a lot of restrictions on where they can visit and, for most countries in the world, an extensive visa […]
How Staci Didn’t Let a Medical Condition Prevent Her Traveling
Staci was born with the rare medical condition known as Nager Syndrome. One consequence of Nager Syndrome is deafness, yet Staci has refused to let her condition interfere with her dreams of seeing the world. In this inspiring reader interview, Staci shares how she overcomes the obstacles in her way and manages to travel the world!
13 Ways to Improve Your Travel Writing
To be a successful travel writer or blogger, you have to keep learning. In this post, David Farley, an award-winning travel writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, shares 11 tips on how to keep getting better so that you can reach wider audiences.