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Why I’m an Apartment Rental Convert Thanks to Roomorama

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by Steph.

I’ve changed. Over the past seven months in South America I’ve changed quite a bit as a traveling. I’ve been taking a quality of quantity approach, traveling slower and more thoughtfully. As a result some of my old habits aren’t quite cutting it anymore. One of the biggest things I’ve done on this trip that [...]

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Never Trust Anyone Over 30 (Except Me)

Posted on 01. May, 2012 by Guest Poster.

Once in awhile I get a guest post submission about travel on the “other side of 30.” As much as I’d like to believe that my twenties will last forever, I know they won’t. So I’ll take any advice I can get. Travel teaches strange lessons. For example: Don’t purchase (and drink) Arak poured out [...]

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How Travel Makes Your Relationship Stronger (If You Survive)

Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

Travel: whether is be a week long vacation or a year long trip is a major test of any kind of relationship: romantic, familial, friendly. There is nothing quite like spending 24 hours a day with another person while you battle hardships, unexpected curveballs, weird bugs and well, each other, day after day. This is [...]

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Mapstravaganza!! 9 Things to Do with Your Old Maps

Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

Maps are so awesome. They have a certain romance to them; when you unfold them there is so much potential and possibility. You can pore over them, planning out potential roots and connecting the dots between places. Plus, they are just really pretty. I don’t have a house, but I often like to dream about [...]

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Who Are You Waiting For? One Very Good Reason to Travel Solo

Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

If you know me at all you probably know which way I’m going to lean on this debate. I’ve traveled alone through several countries and continents, and while I mostly wander around with a boy by my side these days, I’m still a huge proponent of solo galavanting. Today I don’t want to talk about [...]

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Backpacker Battle: South America vs. South East Asia

Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

In my head the last few months I’ve been comparing South East Asia and South America. Not in terms of all that unquantifiable yet rewarding stuff: the culture, the amazing sites, the up close experiences. Obviously those things can’t be compared. I’ve been thinking instead about the backpacker experience and how it measures up between [...]

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How I Saved 20K in Less Than 2 Years

Posted on 16. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

I saved twenty thousand dollars in two years, ten thousand of that within an eight month period before my trip. As a result, I’ve become a little bit of an expert on how to save a lot of money quickly. If I pulled this off, you probably can too. I’m not money genius, even now [...]

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How Much Does it Cost to Travel?

Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

You know there’s not going to be any one concrete answer to this, right? This is a question I get asked a lot in the comments and in emails, and it always makes me wince a little, because when I answer I usually have to say it depends. Kind of vague, but true. What does [...]

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Where Do I Start? How to Stop Dreaming and Get Moving

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Steph.

I got an email from a reader the other day (edited for length/personal details): I took a year off from college with the intentions to travel. Well…. I didn’t travel and one year later, I find myself in the same spot I was a year ago. Being twenty, I’m not sure what I want to [...]

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