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How often have you been looking for a travel deal, but you’ve been unsure at how trustworthy the site is?  Is it some fly by night or one of the most popular destinations online?  What if there was an easy way to tell?  There is a way, but mostly just bloggers and tech folks use [...]

Read Part 1 here. The Day Pack Aside from my large backpack, I always traveled with a small day pack, in this case, a messenger style bag from The Gap.  It slings across my shoulders and the main part of the bag rests at my side.  I didn’t buy this bag with the intention of [...]

If you’ve read your umpteenth post on how to start your own travel blog, you might be thinking that having a blog is the latest must-have travel accessory.  If you’re not uploading your photos and latest adventure from a Thai internet cafe, you’re missing out.  Right? Or could most things accomplished with a blog be [...]

After a year on the road, some of my gear has held out beautifully.  Other things?  Ditched in the first month.  Here’s how my day-to-day travel gear fared over the last year of travel. The Backpack I bought an REI backpack that was on sale for $100.  Over the course of the last year, I [...]

If you ever tried to find a 100% online job, you know that while employers have caught up to the digital nomad trend, the job search sites haven’t been as quick to adapt.  Sites like Monster.com, Hotjobs.com, Craigslist all want you to search by location.  If you’re location independent, where do you search?  Craigslist even [...]

Today’s guest post is by Alan Perlman from the 9 to 5 alternative. Right now Alan’s in Albania, but sometimes, even he has to go back home. “Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” ~Michael Palin (English [...]

Today’s guest post is by Derek Johanson, from LiveUncomfortably.com. For the digital nomad, hostels can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, they provide cheap rooms and great social atmosphere. But on the other hand, they provide endless sources for distraction. As a digital nomad, you’ll inevitably end up staying in hostels [...]

After Bocas del Toro, I wanted to head north into Costa Rica.  I had vaguely planned to head to San Jose, but I had no idea where to go.  Someone told me about Puerto Viejo, a surfing town just a few hours north.  It’s one of the cheapest places to learn how to surf, great [...]

I’m a Do-It-Yourself-er.  I like to research.  I love finding a good deal.  I definitely don’t want the same exact lousy experience as everyone else when I travel.  And recently… I learned to love my guidebook. I was never a big guidebook person.  I didn’t trust them.  I preferred to do my own research, and [...]

I often get this question in one form or another, but it wasn’t until a long time reader posted a comment asking just that question that I realized if she was still wondering, it was time I addressed it. Here is her comment: “Any advice for a single, female, 27 years old who is thinking [...]