Archive for September, 2009

A Week-In-The-Life of Brian: No Debt World Travel

Monday, September 28th, 2009

After spending years in corporate America and then being laid off, Brian took the opportunity to jet off to foreign lands instead of picking up the want ads. He traveled around the world, visiting 4 continents, seeing new cultures and making new friends. Below, please enjoy a week-in-the-life of Brian (no Monty Python jokes here, [...]

Audio Interview with Money for Traveling

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

In my last roundup, I mentioned a 51 minute interview I did with John over at Money for Traveling about How to Drastically Cut Your Travel Expenses and Get Travel Jobs Abroad.
As promised, I have posted the full interview here for you to listen to! Click below to listen.
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If you enjoy this interview [...]

Is Full-Time Travel an Act of Withdrawal?

Monday, September 21st, 2009

In a philosophical conversation with an acquaintance the other day, I was informed that he doesn’t like the way I travel. Not only does he not like it for himself, but he doesn’t like it for me; he feels that full-time (and long-term) travel is an act of withdrawing from the world.
For him, ducking out [...]

Roundup: August 15th-September 15th

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The last month has seen me traveling extensively, such that not too many articles got published. But it wasn’t because I wasn’t a busy girl; but then again if you read my blog, you’d already know that! Please enjoy the following interesting selection of my internet activities over the last month.

Wise Bread
Borrowing From Friends: [...]

A Week-in-the-Life of Friedel & Andrew: Travelling Two

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Friedel and Andrew Grant are two Canadians who set off in 2006 to travel the world by bicycle. They have been on the road solidly since then, and have cycled through approximately 30 countries so far. Their decision to travel by bicycle is less a function of them being sports fans and more because they [...]

How to Make Money With Your Travel Blog: E-Book Review

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Having run many of the hard yards in creating a travel blog and then trying to monetize it – all without much Web development experience or knowledge – I have made more than my fair share of mistakes along the way. That is what Matt Kepnes wants you to avoid by having written the e-book: [...]

Airport Musings

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Thoughts that Happen During the Longest Trip on Earth
This is the story of one girl’s determination to take a large trip without layovers, inexpensively, and somewhat stupidly. Please enjoy my antics.
So. The longest trip on earth (or at least so it felt). I endured it recently, and lived to tell the story. It was not [...]

Best Travel Gear: Travel Journal

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

My best piece of travel gear seems to be one of the most simple. Yet, it is my bible on the road, going with me absolutely everywhere I go: my Travel Journal.
A travel journal can be so much more than a diary of the events of your travels. For me, it is a way of [...]