Travel How -To's
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Embracing Solo Travel
After a few months of moving about, I figured out the styles of travel that work for me.Of course, I would never expect anyone to travel the exact way that …
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Slow Down, You Move too Fast
This is the third in a series of articles to help you decide what methods and styles of travel work well for you. Today, I will talk about slow travel, and …
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18 Ways I Save While Traveling
This is the second in a series of articles to help you decide what methods and styles of travel work well for you. Today, I will discuss some considerations regarding …
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Is Long-Term Travel for You?
This is the first in a series of articles to help you decide what methods and styles of travel work well for you. Today, I will discuss some considerations regarding …
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Introduction to My Book: Dream.Plan.Travel.
Introduction to My Book: Dream. Plan. Travel. I am posting the Introduction to Dream. Plan. Travel. here so you can get an idea of what it is about and why …
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Trip Planning Technique: San Sebastian, Spain to Utrecht, The Netherlands
Trip Planning Technique: San Sebastian, Spain to Utrecht, The Netherlands Honing your skills for making your own reservations and travel plans is a core practice for becoming an experienced independent …
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Turning Drudgery into an Adventure
Turning Drudgery into an Adventure 19 March 2019—Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean I am in the middle of my 50-hour, long-haul journey from Gili Air, Indonesia to Quito Ecuador. Today, …
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5 More Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel
5 More Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel This is Part Two of a two-part series on food strategies for budget travelers.You can read the first part here. This is …
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5 Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel
5 Food Strategies for Affordable European Travel This is Part One of a two-part series on food strategies for budget travel. During 2017–18, I spent thirteen months in Europe, including …
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Dealing with Airport Taxi Paparazzi & Strategies for Market Shopping
Dealing with Airport Taxi Paparazzi & Strategies for Market Shopping Yes, I know this is not a photo of taxi drivers–I will get to the bread in a moment… I …
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The Best Way to Fly Across France!
The Best Way to Fly Across France Four trains–four tickets. One is a QR-code on my tablet. This is the way to “fly” to the Netherlands—screaming through the French countryside …
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The Art of Quitting: Finding Gratitude in Disappointment
The Art of Quitting:Finding Gratitude in DisappointmentSometimes (well, many times) when you are traveling, things don’t turn out the way you envisioned them. I had such great plans to visit …
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Islas! Islas!*
Islas! Islas!* * Islands! Islands!For the weekend of my 60th birthday (March 22), I decided to take a little tourist jaunt to the Uros and Amantani Islands via boat. You …