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Notes From the Home Front: I Need A Kick in the Pants
I have a confession. I’ve been procrastinating. Just a few months ago I was so excited about planning this trip! I had spreadsheets, word documents and a pile of highlighted guidebooks. I had information compiled, opinions stockpiled and a calendar with a big red X on it. I was gung ho and ready to go! [...]
Continue reading...Tips for a Quick Travel Adventure
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Notes from the Homefront: How much is Too Much (Planning)? Plus! My Itinerary
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...The Biggest Money Sucks for Twenty-Somethings
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Planning to go Backpacking: Where to Start?
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Using TripIt to Stay Organized
Sunday, October 25, 2009
As I’ve said before, I’m a fan of having an old-fashioned pen and paper travel notebook. However, once you move from the brainstorming phase to making concrete plans you’re going to need a system to handle all of the electronic reservations and information coming your way. TripIt is an online tool that can help you [...]
Continue reading...Creating a Travel Notebook
Sunday, October 18, 2009
There are people who love to plan, and people who don’t. While I admire the fly by the seat of their pants set, I definitely fall into the planner category. For me the initial stages of planning a trip: deciding where I will go, learning about the history and culture, anticipating all the delicious possibilities [...]
Continue reading...Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 4 of 4)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
This is the final installment of my four part series on things to consider when planning your travel budget. Previously I discussed start-up costs, transportation and daily living. In this post I will be talking about a few extra costs to consider and some thoughts on pulling it all together.
Continue reading...Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 2 of 4)
Friday, September 18, 2009
Over the next couple of weeks I’m discussing 8 important things to consider when planning a budget . Last time we covered start-up costs so lets move onto transportation issues. This will probably be one of the largest chunks of your budget, especially if you are visiting many places, so it is important to spend [...]
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