Whether you want to kick-start a new career, work a short-term job until you have enough money to travel again, or take a longer sojourn in another country, tea......
Backpacking. It’s more than just slinging a pack over your shoulder and setting off into the wild blue yonder. It’s a way of seeing the world and interacting wi......
What do you do when you come back home? How do you explain the gap in your employment to the hiring person in front of you? How do you make travel seem like a w......
I’m not a healthy guy. OK, I am a very healthy guy when I am home in my apartment with my juicer, kitchen, and nearby Whole Foods. On the road, it’s another sto......
There are many people I look up to in travel writing. Tim Leffel is one of them. He’s been writing about budget travel long before I knew what travel — let alon......
Get out a sheet of paper and write down all your set expenses: rent/mortgage, car payments, cable/streaming bill, cell phone, insurance, school payments, etc. T......
I used to hate renting apartments from websites like Airbnb or VRBO. As a solo traveler, I preferred the social atmosphere of hostels. You met people, hostels r......
Posted: 1/3/2017 | January 3rd, 2017 One of the most common New Year’s resolutions people make is to travel more. It’s right up there with eating better and goi......
Finding the money for travel is one of the biggest challenges people face when it comes to taking a trip. It can take years to save up for that dream trip! And,......