Planning a long trip can be a daunting task. Where do you begin? What’s step one? What’s step two? What’s step three? It’s easy to get overwhelmed in the beginning, especially when you haven’t done something like this before. Use this step-by-step guide to help you get out the door and into your next adventure!
Overtourism: How You Can Help Solve This Worldwide Problem
Posted: 9/6/2018 | September 6th, 2018 Years later, I returned to the scene of the crime: Costa Rica. It was in that country that I first fell victim to the travel bug, a disease that would infect me for the rest of my life and lead me to where I am today. There was no […]
61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler
Travel savviness is a process born of missed buses, foolish behavior, cultural unawareness, and countless tiny errors. eventually, after many lessons learned, you begin to seamlessly move through airports and integrate yourself into new cultures like a fish to water. Use these tips to become a savvier traveler and to avoid all the mistakes that I made!
How to Use Your Social Network to Travel the World
Celinne da Costa spent a year traveling the world and relying on the kindness of strangers to host her. She stayed with 70+ strangers in 17 countries across four continents. In this interview, Celinne tells us how she did it all, with surprisingly very few hiccups along the way.
Why It’s Great to Travel Without a Plan
The more I travel, the more I realize that planning out every single detail of a trip is not the best way to do it. Having freedom to adapt while traveling allows you to make changes anytime you need to. Want to stay longer in a place? You can. Want to leave early with other travelers you met? You can! Staying flexible leaves room for serendipity – and that is never a bad thing!
How to Travel Anywhere in the World (From Start to Finish) for $1,000
Wouldn’t it be great to travel anywhere in the world for only $1,000? In this post, I break down how you can take trips to expensive, exotic locations for only $1,000. While $1K is not free, it’s a goal that many can save. Find out how you can get your flights, accommodation, food, and activities taken care of – all for just $1,000!
How to Travel with a Theme
Travel can get repetitive. When you see the same cities and sights over and over again they begin to lose their charm. Want to fight back against becoming a “typical tourist?” Try adding a theme to your travels. By focusing your itinerary around a specific interest you’ll have to get creative leading you to more adventurous and exciting travels!
Are Travel Agents Still Useful?
Back before the Internet, when people wanted to plan a vacation, most used a travel agent. These lovely folks would book your flights, cruises, resort stays, honeymoons, and everything in between. With online booking so prevalent, I wanted to discover if travel agents were still relevant. Planning your next trip? Find out if you should use one!
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.
How to Plan a Trip to a Place You Know Nothing About
For the first time in a long time, I am going to a place I know nothing about… and I’m thrilled! Normally, if I have enough of a basic understanding of a place, I just wing it, but Sri Lanka required some work. Here’s how to plan a trip in a destination you know nothing about.
Too Many Places: Overcoming the Paradox of Choice
Choosing where to go can be one of the most difficult choices when it comes to travel. How do you narrow down your destinations, get on with your trip planning, and not suffer the anxiety that comes with choice overload? Here are 6 ways to deal with “analysis paralysis” and figure out where you will go next.
Southeast Asia Itinerary: My Southeast Asia Travel Route
Itinerary planning is a complex beast that is highly dependent on your likes and dislikes but I want to share how i go about picking places, routes, and why some places don’t make the cut. This is how I decided my current route through Southeast Asia.
