I travel alone most of the time because if I waited to travel with my friends, I would never go anywhere. I can’t count how many aborted travel plans I’ve made with my friends. From city meetups, to two week holidays, to backpacking adventures across Europe, something always seems to “come up.” When it comes [...]
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Traveling Without a Plan
August 10, 2009 – 3:26 pm
I’ve become a notorious last minute planner. When I first started traveling, I planned everything out. I knew where I would be on what day, where I was staying, and how I was getting there. Yet over the years, I’ve begun to travel with less of a plan….if any at all. In two weeks, I’m [...]
How to Travel the World, Part 2: On the Road
October 13, 2008 – 1:06 pm
Now that you have finished your pre-trip planning, booked your cheap flight, and have landed in a foreign country, what do you do? Well, the truth is that time on the road is pretty much whatever you want it to be. Suggestions on where to go, stay, and eat will come at you from every [...]
How to Travel the World, Part 1: Pre-Trip
October 6, 2008 – 2:29 pm
The toughest thing about traveling around the world is not the logistics, but motivating yourself to get on the road. However, once you have made the decision to travel, you have to figure out the logistics. Most new travelers are overwhelmed by this. They don’t know where to begin or what to do. Don’t worry [...]