Meeting people on the road can be challenging if you’re not always comfortable in social situations. In this guest post, behavior investigator Vanessa Van Edwards shares her expert tips and advice to help you conquer your anxiety and become comfortable engaging travelers and locals while you travel.
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6 Women Who Conquered Personal Mountains to Travel the World
Any woman can be a solo traveler provided she is willing to take the plunge and head out the door. The women in this post illustrate that very point: that any woman, from any walk of life, can make solo female travel work for them. It won’t always be easy, so let these women serve as your travel inspiration!
The 14 Best Things to Do in Bristol
Last Updated: 2/14/24 | February 14th, 2024 While most travelers who visit England only visit London, there are actually a lot of other gems in the country worth exploring. One such place is Bristol. “Bristol? There’s not much there.” That was the standard reply from locals whenever I mentioned I was heading to Bristol. Most […]
Warsaw Travel Guide
Warsaw is a bustling, revitalized city that has cast off the long shadow of communism. While a lot of grim, gray architecture remains, I found Warsaw to be a lively place with plenty to keep you busy. There’s a growing culinary scene, a wild nightlife, and lots of budget-friendly activities in (and around) the city. […]
How Jessica and Her Boyfriend Worked Their Way Around the World
One of the things that keeps people from traveling is money. They either don’t have enough, don’t think they can save enough, or fret about coming home with not enough. The truth is, however, money isn’t the largest obstacle.
My Own Private Tour of Budapest
Updated: 01/23/2020 | January 23rd, 2020 Budapest. The beautiful city on the Danube. It’s a city I’ve never heard anything bad about. “If you love Prague, you’ll love Budapest,” people would tell me. And they were right. I loved Budapest. Not nearly as much as I like Prague, but that’s another story. This story is […]
Why You Should Skip School to Travel the World
Last Updated: 07/01/2018 | July 1st, 2018 With the cost of higher education rising dramatically each year, should you forgo college* and instead use that money to travel the world? It’s one of the questions I receive a lot from graduating high school students and disenchanted college freshmen and sophomores. In their emails, they express […]
On Americans & Canadians: Don’t Lie About Your Nationality When You Travel
In this post, I explain why I get enraged when Americans pretend they’re Canadian abroad.
NEW: Our NEW Monthly Book Club!
Posted: 11/2/20 | November 2nd, 2020 Hey all! Just a quick post today about some exciting news: We’re starting a virtual book club! While we already have a monthly “book club” of sorts in which I send out suggested reads, starting this month, we’re going pick a particular book and then discuss through a virtual […]
My Biggest Travel Regret
Updated: 03/23/20 | March 23rd, 2020 I sat down to write about my travel regrets and realized I only have one: I never studied abroad when I was in college. Studying abroad is an annual ritual for thousands of college students. They travel all over the world to get away from home, experience something new, […]
9 Things I Learned While Driving Across the United States
Updated: 03/17/20 | March 17th, 2020 After 12,000 miles and four and a half months on the road, I’m home. My epic book tour across the country is over, and I fell in love with the United States all over again. I think the United States is an underrated destination. Travel across the United States […]
Why Tourists Ruin the Places They Visit
Updated 11/23/19 | November 23rd, 2019 Last summer, while I was living in Sweden, I met up with travel writer Doug Lansky, the man behind several worldwide destination guides for Rough Guides. We were talking about travel (of course) and began discussing the philosophical question about whether, as traveler writers, we end up destroying the […]