Cheap travel, hopping from place to place like a dharma bum is a beautiful way to travel. When I was in my mid-20s, I couldn’t think of anything better. Sure, I traded comforts for thriftiness, but back then it was perfect for me. Then I got older and started wanting more unique experiences, and I […]
How Traveling with Borderline Personality Disorder Healed Me
The following is a guest post by Victoria: My name is Victoria, I was born in a small city in the East of England in the early 90s. I was brought up in a strict religious cult-like church. The elders of the church controlled everything in our lives by fear and threat, 3 times a […]
How FLYTE Empowers Underserved Youth to See the World
A few years ago my friend Matt Kepnes told me about a new foundation, FLYTE, that he was forming to help students who didn’t have the means to get out and see the world. I loved the idea. It was my study abroad experience in Taiwan that changed the course of my entire life just […]
How Traveling Helped Me Love My Body
The following is a guest post by Kathleen: I’m curled up in my hostel bunk bed, clean and cool after showering off the Bangkok heat and pollution. The sense of awe I had felt that day at the ancient Wat Arun slips away as I look through my photos. All I can see is how […]
What to Do When Things Go Wrong When You Solo Travel
Last month I entered into a stressful time in my life. I’m talking health issues, a crazy high expense coming in that I wasn’t expecting, and struggling with insomnia – something I’d never experienced before. I was starting to feel disenchanted with the blog and called the whole concept into question. My coach was off […]