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Guest Post: Julia Dimon has a pretty great life. Plucked from her travel writing job on a Canadian newspaper to star in a series of travel shows, she’s done everything from hiking with silverback gorillas in Uganda to sleeping with lions in the Serengeti and living as a Buddhist monk in Korea — to say [...]

Have you ever come across something that just perfectly articulates how you feel about a topic in a way that just stuns you? The video below is about how we perceive time, and ultimately the difference between the American uber work ethic and a more laid back lifestyle in other countries. You’ll be surprised to [...]

Today’s guest post is by Simon from Never Ending Voyage.  I love his honesty in this post, and if you’ve ever freelanced, you’ll know exactly what he’s talking about.  Sometimes being your own boss is harder than it sounds… I’m two weeks in to my new life as a freelancer. It’s a warm day, the [...]

I’ve received a lot of travel advice, most of it unsolicited.  It seems like everyone has an idea of how, where, when and why you should travel, and yet, if we took even half of the advice we’re given, most of us would never get out of the door.  Here is some of the worst [...]

Today’s guest post is from Dee at Travel and Travails.  I’m always talking about how full-time travel is possible for anyone.  Sometimes, that’s just not the case.  An overlooked side of family travel… I’m curious to hear your comments. I follow Christine and Almost Fearless with some jealousy. I envy the idea of being location [...]

Today, a blogger who was traveling with his wife and toddler around SE Asia announced he quit traveling. He moved back to the states and got settled in Indiana. Another writer that I follow left his expat life in Japan to “travel around the world” only to decide within a month that as much as [...]

Today’s guest post is by Colin from Exile Lifestyle.  If you’re a traveler, being able to spin a captivating tale can be a survival technique.  Here’s how to do it. “…but it turns out that on the label it said ‘do not mix with alcohol, can cause vivid hallucinations.’ THAT’S how I ended up 8 [...]

Today’s guest post is from Alison at http://cheeseweb.eu, a very cool expat blogger.  I especially liked this post for the insight into expat life, but also a new twist on the “Why Blog?” debate.  Once you’re done reading this be sure to check out her excellent photography here. When I started blogging, I wasn’t trying [...]

Today’s guest post is from Diggy at Upgrade Reality where he talks about self improvement and personal growth. I had to post this guide, because it gave me a chuckle, especially in the context of long-term travel… if you do care what other people think, you’ll suffer immeasurably. There’s nothing more humbling than travel and [...]

Today’s guest post is by the amazing travel and food blogger Akila from The Road Forks.  If you haven’t read her before, now is the time to go bookmark her site. Five guidebooks, each covered with pictures of golden temples and vivid spices, gave me the same advice: when I go to Southeast Asia and [...]