There is nothing cooler than getting invited to stay in someone’s home while you are traveling. Maybe you have a lead on a friend of a friend, or maybe you will go to stay with someone you met in school, or your first cousin once removed that took that job in France. There is also [...]
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Ziplocs
Packing for a trip can be extremely frustrating. What to take? What will the weather be like? Where am I going? Who am I going to meet? What do I want to look like? Why do I care? What am I, psychic? My idea of packing for a trip, not matter how long I’ll be [...]
Car Camping: Or How To Live In Your Car
I say, when given hard times, get a positive attitude and make them fun. The above photo is a picture of The Escape Pod, my beloved 1971 VW bus. It was taken at Point Lobos, on the California coast just below Carmel and just above Big Sur. I love my car. Currently she has seen [...]
Tips For Traveling With a Weak Dollar
For Americans traveling around the world this summer, going to places like France, Italy, Germany, the UK, and other places in Europe is going to be expensive. Here are a few ideas for stretching dollars in expensive places: Consider changing your destination this summer to a less expensive one. If you are someone who gets [...]
An Housing Alternative to Hotels and Hostels
I’m always on the lookout for cheaper ways to travel. I stay in hostels when they are available. I eat small meals throughout the day to keep my energy up and my money in my pocket. I buy my train or bus tickets as I go. I find souvenirs rather than buy them. And when [...]
Three Necessary Things
There are three things I always take with me when I travel, other than my laptop. These are three things that I took along with me even before digital technology became small enough to fit in a backpack. I use them to varying degrees on each journey, but they help me record my memories for [...]
The Art Of Travel Language
I really want to open this piece with the statement that “any American who travels abroad and doesn’t learn at least a few words of the language of the country they are going to are utter and complete jerks.” But I won’t. My friends say that I should be a little more lenient because languages [...]
Affording Paris This Summer on an Artist’s Budget
It’s just a little bit of creative problem solving.
Traveling Without A Guidebook
Exploring without a guidebook takes me off the beaten path. No itinerary, no book, no maps.
Tips For Women Traveling Solo
Traveling solo for a woman can be an exciting, thrilling way to travel.
