Today’s post comes to you from my friend and fellow travel blogger, Gillian. We both enjoy exploring new places, and we have similar travel goals. In a recent conversation, I asked her, what inspires you to visit a place? For me it’s the stories from that place. True stories, fictionalized stories, historical stories, or food […]
I talk a lot about solo travel on this site. I didn’t take my first solo trip until I was 28 years old, but once I did I wished I had gone earlier. I gained so much confidence from traveling alone, I met people along the way, and I enjoyed being able to travel on […]
No matter where you travel, you need to be able to access your money. While traveling within your own borders, this isn’t such a big deal, but what about when you travel internationally? There’s a lot to consider when choosing credit and debit cards for travel since they come in all different varieties, and each […]
So you’ve decided you want to travel. That’s great! Whether it’s a one week vacation or a year around the world, you’ll need to start by saving money to travel. First make a travel budget so you know how much you need for your trip. Then you can get started on the following money saving […]
Maybe you’re not ready to plan your own tour. If you haven’t traveled much, or at all, signing up for a tour might be a good way to get started. That way someone else can handle the details of organizing hotels, activities and transportation, and all you have to worry about is showing up and […]
Someone recently told me they wished they could spend days seeing one place instead of just hours. This is one of the disadvantages of taking a tour, having to rush through a bunch of places in a short amount of time. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Even if you want to have […]
I find myself constantly accumulating tips and advice relating to travel that only require a few sentences, not an entire post. I’ve gathered quick tips for travel here in one place to help you out. Whether it’s about saving money, planning, packing or something else entirely, there’s sure to be a few things on this […]
Money is necessary for almost all aspects of life. You use money just about every day at home, and you’ll need money when you travel. So what do you need to know about money and travel? Where do you get money? What should you bring with you? What about exchange rates and fees? It can […]
If you want to travel from your home town to the next town, or even the next state, you don’t need much in the way of documentation. Some form of ID, usually your driver’s license, will suffice. But if you’re traveling to another country, you will need a passport and potentially a visa. You will […]
Australia is on a lot of people’s short list of places to go… …but it is huge and can be hard to know where to begin. You aren’t going to see everything in a single trip to Australia, but you can see a lot of the highlights. With a bit of planning you can put […]