How to Meet People While Traveling as a Couple
Meeting people from all over the world is one of the most rewarding parts of traveling, but it’s something that you can miss out on when traveling as a couple. …
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How to Fight with Your Significant Other While Traveling
Traveling with someone you love is fantastic in so many ways… until it’s not. Close confines and stressful conditions mean that bickering is pretty much inevitable and, if you’re not …
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Eating Healthy While Traveling (With Food Allergies)
One of the first things that people say to me when they find out I travel a lot is how do I eat? I have Celiac Disease, and a nut …
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How Not to Get Murdered Abroad
Those closest to me joke that I’m “unmurderable” because I travel by myself to “scary” places and, like Blanche DuBois, I always rely on the kindness of strangers. I have …
A Financial Disaster in Southeast Asia
I stared down at the white slip of paper in front of me and gulped. $2,200? How could I pay for this? Do hospitals in Thailand take credit cards? What …
Staying in a Hostel: A First-Timer’s Guide
Hostels are amazing, right? They’re cheap, fun, and just generally one of those you-have-to-try-it travel experiences. But they’re also kind of intimidating, particularly if you’ve never stayed in one before. …
How To Survive A Long Flight When You Are Sick To Your Stomach
There’s little worse than feeling sick and having no escape from the thing that’s making you sick. But sometimes that’s the reality of flying. So how can you make this …
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A Beginner’s Guide to Better Travel Photography
When I bought my first DSLR, I picked up on the exposures aspects of photography pretty quickly but struggled with composition. It seems to come naturally for many people, but …
How to Travel Slow on a Short Trip
When I was living abroad, it was natural and easy to travel slow. With a home base in another country, I had virtually all the time in the world to …
Adventure Travel For The Non-Athletes
Have you ever turned down the chance to participate in an adventure activity because you were worried that you weren’t fit enough? When I signed up for my first multi-day …
Of Course “Don’t Worry About Money, Just Travel” is Bad Advice. Can We Talk about Something Else Now?
The first time I read this article, I felt terrible. To sum it up, the author is complaining that people who travel, and talk about travel, are ignoring their inherent …
Dealing With Bad Weather On Your Travels
I had it all planned out – 2 weeks in Iceland, rental car, driving the Ring Road. In the weeks before my trip, I picked out which locations I wanted …