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What to pack for backpacking around the world
You've mapped out your dream destinations and started researching what to do when you arrive. Now, what do you pack?
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8 important lessons I learned from traveling the world
As I contemplate the last four months of world travel, I realize I've learned a lot from the experience of backpacking across Europe and Southeast Asia. I've discovered places that eclipsed my wildest imaginings, explored modern cities and ancient ruins, watched sunrises and sunsets with newfound friends, climbed literal and figurative mountains and stripped away layers to reveal a stronger, smarter and braver...
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Too broke to travel? 7 travel hacks to get you there sooner
At least once a week, somebody tells me “I wish I could travel too, but I don’t have the money.” Well, guess what? It’s a lie. Stop telling yourself this convenient story and get out there and start exploring the world. As I write this, I’m cozied up at a hip cafe in Canggu, Bali eating divine vegan food. I drove here on a motorbike...
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Salzburg: city of music
I arrived in Salzburg at night, in the rain and was immediately lost. Luckily, a kind local went out of his way to walk me to the hostel I had brilliantly decided not to book in advance. Apparently, Salzburg is the place to be on a Friday night in October in Austria, because this large hostel didn’t have a single bed left. The receptionist handed me a map,...
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8 perfect things to do in Paris
Here are a few of my favorite things I did in Paris, in no particular order: Sacre Coeur Climbing the steep hill to Sacre Coeur left me breathless. When I stepped inside this immense cathedral I felt awed by the grandeur. Arriving at sunset was an extra treat…Paris was awash in golden light. I brought a picnic dinner and sat on the grass to enjoy my feast...
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A delayed bon voyage
After an unexpected plot twist set my departure back a day, I was eager to start my journey through Europe and Southeast Asia. My first destination? Paris. I hadn’t even left home yet, but the world of travel was already teaching me some valuable lessons. C’est la vie. Lesson #1 — Avoid flying on a budget airline. Lesson #2 — If ignoring lesson #1,...
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Roadtrip: Zion National Park to the Grand Canyon
I knew it was going to be an adventure the moment we left the all-night party. Our three backpacks were stuffed into the back of my Ford Escape, with blankets and pillows and other cozy necessities crammed into every possible space. It seemed crazy to set off on a trip like this with practically zero sleep, and perhaps it was. But the southwest was...
