As a follow-up to last week’s guest post on traveling with kids, this week I interviewed the James, the family behind The Wide Wide World about what it is like......
Posted: 11/14/2013 When I first started thinking about traveling the world, I bought a book most of you have probably heard of: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide t......
Posted: 08/02/12 | August 2nd, 2012 Before I went on my cruise, a lot of people said they wouldn’t cruise because of their poor labor practices. Cruises exploit......
Back in July, a friend recommended I watch the movie A Map for Saturday. I loved it. It is simply the best movie about backpacking. If you ever wanted to know w......
Posted: 12/4/2012 | December 4th, 2012 Continuing my new series on travel success stories, today we’re going to meet Katie and Steve Nauman, a 30-year-old coupl......
Posted: 1/18/16 Yesterday in Buenos Aires, I had lunch with a family of digital nomads. They’ve been on the road since 2008 working on software and app developm......
Posted: 11/21/16 Saudi Arabia is a mystery to most travelers. It’s not easy to visit as a tourist as tourist visas are rarely approved, non-Muslims can’t visit......
Posted: 07/06/17 | July 6th, 2017 Everybody wants to have more exciting, interesting, and adventurous travels. It’s those epic trips that make for the best stor......
Originally Posted: 04/28/15 When I was teaching English in Bangkok, a friend gave me a copy of The 4-Hour Workweek by some guy named Tim Ferriss. Apparently, it......
Posted: 6/3/2013 I’m not really a fan of lovey-dovey films or books. But when my friend Torre DeRoche published her love story, Love with a Chance of Drowning,......
I first met Heather Poole at a travel blog conference. I had been reading her blog for a while (she writes about life as a flight attendant) and we got along we......
Posted: 09/08/2014 When I first started blogging, I came across a website called The Art of Non-Conformity. It was by this guy on a personal quest to visit ever......
Posted: 01/27/2020 In 2010, I decided to spend the summer in NYC. I was two years into blogging and was making enough where I could afford a few months here. St......
Travel writer Chuck Thompson highlighted his troubles with the travel industry in his recent book, Smile When You’re Lying. I read the book while traveling Euro......
In 2019, one of the keynote speakers at TravelCon was Tony Wheeler, the founder of Lonely Planet. I’ve been fortunate enough to chat with Tony a few times over......
In December 2009, I saw the tweet that changed my life. It was from Matt Gross, who was then the Frugal Traveler for The New York Times. He tweeted asking if th......
This month’s interview is from Moon Guidebook author William Friar. He is their Panama author and shares his insights on this rapidly developing country and wha......
Pauline Frommer, daughter of guidebook legend Arthur Frommer, sits down with us to talk about the family business, her own line of guidebooks, budget travel tip......
Rolf Potts is one of the most famous modern travel writers out there. He burst onto the scene with his book, Vagabonding, and since then, the book has become a......
Published: 6/18/2008 A few months ago, a book came out came out that swept the travel writing world. Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? caused a lot of controversy w......
Tim Leffel is one of the original budget travel gurus. He’s the author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, a book that helps travelers and expats stretch thei......
Posted: 4/25/16 | April 25th, 2016 Last year, I interviewed Cory Lee, a wheelchair user and avid traveler, about his experience seeing the world. I’m a firm bel......
Our first success story comes from Lauren, a 22-year-old native of Dallas, Texas. Before leaving America to travel, Lauren worked for a company that helped stud......
Posted: 05/14/2019 You meet a lot of interesting and smart people when you run an online business and travel the world. One of the people I’ve met is best-selli......
Posted: 9/18/2017 As a solo backpacker, there are certain areas of travel I’m not yet an expert in. Fortunately, there are plenty of experts in our community wh......
Two months ago, Erin told us about how she readjusted to life after spending two years traveling the world. This month, continuing our reader story series, Dan......
In our last reader story, I highlighted the story of Vikram and Ishwinder, an Indian couple who navigated a complex visa system in order to travel the world. In......
Readjusting to life back home can be a challenge. I remember my first time coming home: I had major culture shock. I remember the supermarkets just feeling so b......
Posted: 5/31/16 | May 31st, 2016 This month’s interview comes from Alex, a 29-year-old black traveler from Northern California. When he approached me earlier th......
Originally Posted: 12/26/2013 Money is what keeps people from traveling more, but it doesn’t have to. There are a lot of ways to earn money and travel. I saved......
Last week, Cameron, our new family budget travel guru, talked about his travels and gave us a preview of his upcoming columns. Continuing the family travel topi......