Getting scammed while traveling happens more often than you think! Unfortunately, there are some people out there who want to take advantage of you not being familiar with your surroundings. But a healthy dose of suspicion goes a long way in avoiding scams. Here’s how to identify common scams.
2017: The Year You Make Travel Happen
Everyone resolves to travel more in the new year but few make it happen. Here’s how I’m going to personally help you keep your resolution this year!
How to Know If the Travel Info You Find is Legit
There are so many trip planning resources out there: the Google Trips app; 100,000+ blogs; countless forums, communities, and sharing-economy websites; and everything in between. In that sea of endless information, here’s how to find what is accurate and trustworthy.
Where I Find the Best Travel Deals
There are incredible travel deals happening all the time. In this post, I share with you where I go to get the best flight, hotel, tour deals when I’m looking to travel – and the one site that you should never ever use when you are planning a trip!
The Great Destination Guide Update of 2016 (Your Help Wanted!)
We need your help! We’re undertaking a big update to the 200+ free travel guides on this site, as many are sorely in need of revising and expanding. I strive to make these as comprehensive as possible to help as many people as possible to travel better, cheaper, and longer and I can only do it with your help!
How to Crush it on Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing is a great way to save money (it’s free!) and it offers a peek into local life. However, many travelers make bad first impressions that cause them to miss out on being hosted. If you want to stand out from the crowd and stay with amazing hosts, follow these 7 steps – my tried-and-true Couchsurfing advice.
