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One is Company: Choosing to Travel Solo

1 April 2010

Christine has been a long time reader and commenter on this site, so I was really excited when she asked to write a blog post. As a big proponent of solo travel myself, I really like how Christine honestly weighs the pros and cons of deciding to go it alone. If you like this post, [...]

Tips for a Quick Travel Adventure

18 March 2010

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Most travel guides will advise that you give yourself enough time to leisurely see a city. But what happens when all you can spare is a day or two? Rob Blasko from Vagabond3 offers advice for just those occasions: It’s a big, big world out there, and I’ve always had a desire to explore as [...]

Notes From the Home Front: Plugging into the Travel Community with Twitter

16 March 2010

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In my real life, almost nobody I know would even remotely considering the idea of dropping everything in their life to take off and see the planet. I’m a novelty. I’m different, and maybe kind of cool, but definitely a little crazy. While that makes for great cocktail party chatter, it can also be pretty [...]

The Small Things: 9 Little Ways to Sock Away Travel Money

7 March 2010

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Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here. In last month’s money update I wrote about major life changes you could make to save money. While incredibly effective, I know those aren’t always the easiest things to implement, so today I wanted to go in the opposite direction and round [...]

Notes from the Homefront: How much is Too Much (Planning)? Plus! My Itinerary

14 February 2010

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So I’ve been planning to take this round-the-world trip since last June, but it only occurred to me around January that I should probably start PLANNING this round-the-world trip. I was then faced with a decision: how much of this trip needs to be planned out? And how? Obviously I will need to plan ahead [...]

The Biggest Money Sucks for Twenty-Somethings

7 February 2010

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Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here. The most frustrating thing about trying to save massive amounts of money is the unavoidable fact that you have to spend money to live. It would be so much easier to sock away money from my not-terrible job if I didn’t have [...]

Notes from the Home Front: On Dealing with Doubters

31 January 2010

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I was at this claustrophobic little bar near Farragut West a couple of months ago. A rather portly young man was trying to chat me up in the typical DC way (where are you from, which branch of the government do you work for, etc. etc.). All quite dull until he asked me what I [...]

Planning to go Backpacking: Where to Start?

21 January 2010

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If you are reading this, than chances are you are either related to me (hi mom!) or you want to incorporate more travel into your life. That can be a really daunting thing, especially if you haven’t done a lot of travel before. Whether you are planning a short trip, long trip, RTW or a [...]

Why Are People so Afraid of Hostels?

10 January 2010

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When I talk about my experiences with non-travelers, the subject of hostels comes up often. I’m always surprised by how many people have never stayed in a hostel, and how many people aren’t willing to. It seems to be one of the hardest backpacking concepts for many to grasp. A hostel is an inexpensive lodging [...]

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One is Company: Choosing to Travel Solo

Tips for a Quick Travel Adventure

Notes From the Home Front: Plugging into the Travel Community with Twitter

The Small Things: 9 Little Ways to Sock Away Travel Money

Notes from the Homefront: How much is Too Much (Planning)? Plus! My Itinerary

The Biggest Money Sucks for Twenty-Somethings

Notes from the Home Front: On Dealing with Doubters

Planning to go Backpacking: Where to Start?

Why Are People so Afraid of Hostels?

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