Let’s talk about backpacking and packing light. We’ve touched on these topics before (see list of articles at the end), but it’s useful to have a comprehensive visual. Note that when I say backpacking, I don’t mean hiking and camping, Hobbit-style under hedgerows. I simply mean traveling for more than a week out of a … More Backpacking-Packing List: Pack light, do more.
This product recommendation and guide is useful under a few conditions: You’re traveling internationally in a warm climate and have packed lightweight, quick-drying clothing You want to pack lightly for your trip, and are maybe backpacking* You and/or your travel companions are cool with washing underwear in a sink You’re camping or beaching and want … More Laundry: pack light, wash, and air-dry with a travel clothesline
Almost everything is negotiable, including the price of your vacation. I know this because I’ve managed a vacation rental property since 2012, and have rarely refused a discount to anyone confident enough to bother asking! You may wonder why I’m using the word “negotiation” instead of the phrase “asking for a discount.” In most of … More Negotiating your vacation rental property price
As we head into what promises to be an exciting late spring and summer, I’m hoping we’ll see a safe return to outdoor dining and socializing. Markets and street food, including food trucks, are both things that I can’t wait to enjoy again. They’re simple, fun, inexpensive, and fulfilling ways to entertain yourself and take … More Outdoor Markets and Street Food
Disclaimer: this post focuses on advice for those of us who spend most of our working lives tethered to a desk or a computer, in a traditional office working environment. For those of you who work differently, we salute you! 2020 marks a huge shift in office-based working environments and culture. We’re gaining new leverage, … More How to Work While Traveling…From the Ground Up
Travel is personal, and we all have our own motivations and reasons why we want to travel, and what we want to see and do. Once I took my first major international trip back in 2014, the travel bug bit me hard and I realized how little of the world I had seen. I didn’t … More Setting SMART Travel (and Other) Goals
To all my fellow Travelbugs, I send a giant virtual hug. If you’re not a big traveler, but have friends who are, check on them – things are tough for us this year. Even those of us who have flown and road tripped during the pandemic, and those who feel safe (enough) traveling, we’re all … More Three Things You Can Do Now for Future Travel
If you’ve never been to your neighborhood ethnic market or international supermarket, now is the time to start. If you’re stuck not traveling, but you’re comfortable with in-person grocery shopping, exploring these stores is an incredibly fun and delicious way to kill an hour or so. Not only can you stock up on your normal … More Staycation series: Exploring your town’s ethnic markets
This post is a companion piece to our other posts on saving money on food while traveling… Save Money: Ideas for Eating At “Home” Abroad, and The Joy and Practicality of Grocery Shopping Abroad. We thought it would be helpful if we told you what you actually need to pack in order to achieve eating … More Packing List: Eating at “Home” While Traveling
One of our goals in creating this blog is to inspire more people to travel and to get past the excuses and barriers we come up with that hold us back. One of the main barriers to travel is the cost and perceived cost. Here are six ways to reduce the cost of travel: Switch … More Six Ways to Cut Your Travel Costs
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