This is a guest post from Gillian from One Giant Step
Hiking to Machu Picchu along the Inca Trail remains the highlight of my year traveling. It’s that amazing. Standing 4200 meters high on the mountains, looking out over the peaks of the Andes, and knowing that I hiked to get there, filled me with [...]
Tag Archives: backpacking
Hiking the Inca Trail
September 1, 2010 – 12:59 pm
Gaining the Wonder of Travel
August 29, 2010 – 8:08 pm
A few months ago I was in a slump. After 4 years on the road, I was a bit burnt out. Since my last “rest” I’d been traveling for 11 months solid. That’s a long time to go without a breather. I wrote about how I had lost the wonder of travel. [...]
This Non-Nomadic Life
August 8, 2010 – 7:36 pm
I picture my addiction meeting to go something like this:
“Hello, my name is Matt and it’s been 50 days since I last traveled somewhere. Everyday gets a little harder than the last. I’ve almost booked a flight three times this week. I think next time I’ll hit the buy button.” Around me, the other [...]
Meeting People Here and There
August 5, 2010 – 3:26 pm
One of my favorite parts of traveling is meeting so many people. Meeting them in hostels, on tours, on buses, sitting at cafes, or at bars. On the road, it’s easy to make new friends. So easy that sometimes you feel like you have friend overload. On the road, you find very little pretense. No [...]
The Vegetarian Backpacker
August 2, 2010 – 3:25 pm
When we tell people that we are traveling around the world, the first question I get is, “But, how do you eat?” I was raised a vegetarian, stuck with my vegetarianism through college in the South, the land of vegetables boiled with ham hocks, and wasn’t going to change my eating habits because of [...]
My Favorite Hostels in Europe
July 5, 2010 – 3:46 pm
During 4 years of European travel, I’ve stayed at more hostels than I can think of. Ones I won’t ever remember, ones I wish I wouldn’t remember, and ones I wish I could stay at forever. I love hosteling. I would never want to stay at a hotel as I find hostels great value [...]
Why I’ll Never Stop…
June 29, 2010 – 5:45 pm
This last weekend was the 2nd annual Travel Blogging Conference (this year in New York City). During one of the panels, they showed a video about travel. More precisely, it was about backpacking but the thoughts, ideas, and themes apply to all travel. Sometimes I think “maybe I need a break.” Sometimes I [...]
Losing the Wonder of Travel
June 13, 2010 – 11:57 am
Last month, I was traveling Greece with a friend. My friend is sort of a travel newbie. While not her first time in Europe, it was her first time traveling without the comfort of her family or a group of friends. It was her first backpacking adventure and everything we did, everywhere we went, [...]
The Lost Girls Get Found
June 8, 2010 – 3:47 pm
The Lost Girls (Amanda, Holly, and Jen) were three friends from NYC who decided to set out on a round the world trip. Their blog become a hit and inspiration for others, especially among women seeking to travel the world. They have recently published a book chronicling their adventures. Today, I sit down with Amanda [...]
