Category: Travel & Adventure

As much as I love hostels, there is something nice about the luxuriousness of a hotel: the clean room, comfy bed, desk, iron, strong shower,

Life can be stressful. Work, bills, relationships, the economy, love, family… the list goes on! There are lots of things we can do to do

Today is the day! My new book, How to Travel the World on $75 a Day, is out NOW! (Woo! Hoo!) This newly updated edition

When I first started traveling, my dad used to ask what I’m running away from with my travels. Another time, a commenter told me to

What I carry in my bag has changed a lot over the years. Most of that change has to do with the fact that I

Whenever I ask readers what the number one thing holding them back from traveling is, I almost always get the same answer: money. This problem

I love hostels. Even after over nineteen years traveling the world, I still stay in hostels because they’re the best way to meet people and

We all want to travel more. Whether a vacation, career break, gap year trip, there’s some trip we are always thinking about. One of the

I love to eat. In fact, eating is one of my favorite activities, and also one of my favorite aspects of traveling. Food is such

Serendipitous adventure, carefree nights with newfound friends in foreign lands, delicious foods for bargain prices, and the luxury of time to enjoy it all. Welcome

One of the best souvenirs I have from my first trip around the world is the journal I kept over those 18 months. Having captured

Surrounded by the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Central America is a magical region that is perfect for backpacking. The area is full of rainforests, unexplored

I’m going on a book tour! My next book, How to Travel the World on $75 a Day, is coming out on March 25th and

Backpacking Europe is one of my favorite things to do as a traveler. There isn’t a year I don’t criss-cross the continent (except 2020 when

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

“How high is this hike again?” I asked as I panted up the mountain trail, the top seeming so far off in the distance. “12,0000

When I started backpacking almost 20 years ago, there were no smartphones. That meant you had to rely on paper maps, physical guidebooks, and (often