This post was brought you by Alana Morgan, a Chiang-Mai based Seattle native who loves off the beaten path gems as much as we all do! As part of an effort to make BMTM an even better Southeast Asia resource, Alana is here to share her expert knowledge of this fabulous city in the north of […]
Adventures in Swakopmund, Namibia: Sandboarding and Skydiving
Sand. Sweat. Sun. A cooling wind to follow, from jumping out of a plane. I stood on the edge of the dune in Swakopmund, Namibia. It looked impossibly steep, and I thought of my shoulder surgery. It has been years, but it still sticks in my mind when I’m looking at the edge of something […]
Namibia’s Sandy Wonderland: The Orange Dunes of Sossusvlei
The sky went from pitch black, dotted with a Milky Way of stars stretching from one corner to the other in an arc, to a royal blue. The sun was rising faster than my feet could carry me, and I worried that the peak would be unreachable in time. There was a steady stream of […]
Meet the 13-Year-Old Girl Who Travels the World
In my first ever reader survey, I asked what you would change about the blog, if anything. I asked for honesty, promised I could take it, and one answer stood out to me in particular: “Well you did ask. I do find it to be a little bit of a hypocritical cop out when you write under […]
What Does It Cost to Travel in South Africa?
In this installment of Tips From the Banker, we’re looking into how much you can expect to spend when traveling in South Africa. This is a country that has the potential to be affordable to travel through, but make no mistake, this is not a shoestring budget destination. I spent nine weeks solo traveling through […]