I knew that I had completely blown my typical Southeast Asia budget when traveling through the Philippines. I tried to mentally tally each day, quietly ignoring the fact that yes, I was over-spending way past my first year of traveling’s goal of $30/day (which I did pretty well at!). When I finally added up all […]
So You Want to Be A Travel Blogger?
January 2018 update: I originally published this post over three years ago and realized it was time for an update. The advice that I gave back then is slightly different in today’s landscape, so with that in mind and five years of experience under my belt, here’s the update of how to get started as […]
Mount Bromo in Java Without a Tour
Mount Bromo is probably Indonesia’s most famous volcano. It sits at the Eastern end of Java between Surabaya and Yogyakarta and is quite often lumped in as part of a tour heading out of one of those two cities. This typically involves taking a private van with a few other tourists and staying in accommodation […]
Koh Chang: The Perfect Thai Island For Solo Travelers
Koh Chang has a lot of nicknames. In Thai, it means, “elephant island,” but some refer to it as, “the last cheap island,” while others swear it’s the friendliest island in Thailand. While all of these things are definitely true, I felt like it was the best island I’ve been to so far for solo […]
The Highest I’ve Ever Been: Trekking Mount Kinabalu
“If you want to try it, I know of a way to do it for cheap,” he said to me from the dorm bed across the room. I had only met just met him, and we were talking about doing something fairly major together. I hadn’t planned for it and, frankly, was ill-prepared for what […]