Something Dave has forever been parroting at me is: “anything that’s only stored in one place is something you don’t mind losing.” He worked in I.T. for a decade before hitting the road and has seen many investment bankers lose extremely important documents over and over again, so he knows what he’s …
Is there anything more embarrassing than being a travel writer with a fear of flying? It sounds ridiculous, I know. I mean, I travel for a living. I must get on a plane at least once a month, if not once a week at times. So why on earth has …
Over the past five years of continuous travel, the one question I’ve been asked most is how I manage to score cheap flights. Practically every time I share a monthly update detailing how much I spent on transportation, someone drops me an email to ask how I found such a sweet deal. Given that I don’t own any credit cards, …
On the 17th July 2011, a very timid version of myself stepped onto a plane with a one-way ticket in hand. I hadn’t travelled alone before, and never for more than two weeks at a time. Travel was brand new and I had no idea what I was doing. I …
Last updated: 1st April 2018. When I originally decided I wanted to travel after college, there was no question over who I would go with. I was in a long-term relationship at the time, so made plans for my boyfriend and I to pack our bags, snap up a …