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Six years ago, I launched this blog. Two years after that, I started working on an ebook to accompany it. Fast forward to today, and IT’S FINALLY HERE. If you just want to read our killer pay-what-you-want ebook, be my guest. But if you’re wondering what it took to get here (other than the obvious coffees, […]
Here it is… this year’s best female travel blogs! Are you ready for some new kick-ass female travelers to follow? Because none of these blogs were featured on last year’s list; this collection of inspiring ladies is ALL NEW! That being said, many of my all-time favorite female travel blogs are on last year’s list — […]
Do you dream of becoming a travel blogger? If you’re like many of the people who email me, then your answer is a resounding YES. I mean, who wouldn’t want to travel the world and get paid for it? Every week, I get emails from people asking “How do I do what you do?” “How do […]
There’s nothing like milking a goat on a chilly fall morning. Seriously: seeing the goats’ happy faces as they trot out for breakfast, hearing their noisy munching, and feeling their warm fur against your face is something special. And the sound of a stream of milk hitting a metal pail — because you squeezed an […]
One of the most frequent questions I receive is: “How do you use your phone abroad?” Up until now, I haven’t had a satisfactory answer. The truth is that I never really used my phone abroad. I kind of enjoyed the freedom of not being attached to a device. Though it sometimes made doing research […]
Most of you reading this blog are Americans in your 20s and 30s. Many of you hold unconventional jobs, such as outdoor guides, servers, bloggers, and yoga teachers. Though these jobs provide some incredible benefits, there is one glaring exception: health insurance. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that a lot […]
You want to travel, but don’t know where to start. You want to start reading blogs for inspiration, but are overwhelmed by the options. New travel blogs are being started everyday; how on earth can you keep up?! You can’t. So I’m here to help. Since I’m constantly being impressed by my peers (and am […]
When’s the last time you saw the stars? Like, really, saw the stars? And pointed out constellations? I hope it was yesterday. But in reality, it was probably a lot longer ago than that. Too long. It had been for me. Up until this past weekend, which I had the pleasure of spending in Joshua […]
I’m taking a break from regularly scheduled programming to talk about something that’s been on my mind lately: taxes. If you’re an American travel blogger, this post is for YOU! If not, here’a a post about how to kiss in Mongolia that you might like. Let’s talk taxes. No one likes ’em, but everybody’s gotta pay […]
There are a lot of mistakes I used to make when traveling. I used to be too cheap. I used to plan too much. I used to carry a bulky cotton hoody. Traveling is a learning experience, and to be good at it, you have to constantly adapt. The hoody had to go. It took […]