Photographs are important for the memories they represent. You look at a picture and it conjures up thoughts, feelings, and smells that take you back to a long forgotten place. Today, professional photographer Laurence Norah of Finding the Universe begins a five-part series on how to become a better photographer.
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Where to Stay in Melbourne: The Best Neighborhoods for Your Visit
Posted: 4/12/24 | April 12th, 2024 Melbourne is probably my favorite city in Australia. While Sydney boasts the more iconic tourist attractions, Melbourne is more laid-back and a hub for arts and culture. Home to over five million people, it has a diverse population and something of a European feel, home to plenty of festivals, […]
Traveling the World Blind: An Interview with Dan
Dan is a 31-year-old traveler from Canada who travels with a visual impairment. Legally blind, he shares his tips, tricks, and advice for how he travels to different countries as well as resources you can use if you are visually impaired.
The Foolproof Guide to Staying in Shape While Traveling
Steve Kamb, creator of Nerd Fitness and author of “Level Up Your Life” gives in-depth advice on how to stay fit while on the road. Included is a workout you can do anywhere, guidelines on how to party, and how to eat without going overboard. If you want to travel and feel great at the same time, then this post is for you.
World Nomads Travel Insurance Review: What’s Included & What’s Not
Travel insurance is the one thing you should always have but (hopefully) never need. Travel emergencies can cost thousands of dollars, which means you will want to be covered a reputable company during your next trip. Find out if World Nomads lives up to their reputation as the best travel insurance company for backpackers in my review.
How to Take the Perfect Photo: Advanced Techniques
Last Updated: 10/16/20 | October 16th, 2020 Today, professional photographer Laurence Norah of Finding the Universe continues his five-part series on taking better travel photos. In this post, he takes it up a notch to give some advanced travel photography techniques, such as long-exposure shots, HDR, star shooting, and more! One of the challenges we […]
Why Americans STILL Don’t Travel Overseas
I once wrote an article about why Americans don’t travel overseas and it’s still one of my all-time most popular posts. This post is a follow-up that dives more deeply into the why and addresses some issues brought forth in reaction to the original post.
Cheap Holiday Ideas: 8 Budget Vacation Deals
Taking a few months off from work in pursuit of adventure is not always feasible, even for those with the best of intentions. But even if I won’t find you backpacking Cambodia for three months or walking the Camino de Santiago, here are 8 budget ways to travel and explore even if you are cash-strapped and/or time-poor.
How to Travel Around South Africa
Last Updated: 3/9/23 | March 9th, 2023 Kristin Addis from Be My Travel Muse is an expert on on solo female travel. It’s an important topic I can’t adequately cover, so I brought her in to share her advice. In this post, she shares her advice on traveling South Africa. When I started planning my […]
Is it Safe to Visit the United States?
America has a bad reputation when it comes to gun violence, racism, and police violence, but those statistics don’t paint a full picture. America is a diverse, eclectic country – and it’s also safer than the news makes it seem. So let’s look at the statistics and recent news and talk about the current travel environment in the country.
How to Become a Sustainable Traveler
Last updated: 10/29/23 | October 29th, 2023 Environmentally friendly travel is now one of the fastest-growing movements in the industry, and I, for one, welcome this trend. It’s an incredibly important topic that I’ve been writing about for years. After all, why destroy what you love? No one wants to see paradise paved over. We […]
The Ultimate Guide to Teaching English in Taiwan
Last Updated: 8/7/2023 | August 7th, 2023 Taiwan is one of the most popular destinations for English teachers: it has a high standard of living but is affordable, is home to friendly locals, boasts a world-class food scene, and has a lot of places to explore on your days off (the high-speed trains can get […]