How to Get Around Central America on a Budget in 2025
Surrounded by the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Central America is a magical region that is perfect for backpacking. The area is full of...
Get Our Travel Journal to Record Your Travels!
One of the best souvenirs I have from my first trip around the world is the journal I kept over those 18 months....
This is the Secret to Long Term Travel
Serendipitous adventure, carefree nights with newfound friends in foreign lands, delicious foods for bargain prices, and the luxury of time to enjoy it...
How to Eat Cheap When You Travel the World (Updated 2025)
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...
9 Destinations Under $50 A Day
We all want to travel more. Whether a vacation, career break, gap year trip, there’s some trip we are always thinking about. One...
12 Ways to Avoid Staying in a Bad Hostel in 2025
I love hostels. Even after over nineteen years traveling the world, I still stay in hostels because they’re the best way to meet...
How to Travel for Cheap (or Free) in 2025
Whenever I ask readers what the number one thing holding them back from traveling is, I almost always get the same answer: money.
This...
Your Guide to Packing in 2025
What I carry in my bag has changed a lot over the years. Most of that change has to do with the fact...
Everyone Says I’m Running Away
When I first started traveling, my dad used to ask what I’m running away from with my travels. Another time, a commenter told...