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How To Travel Like a Local
Who doesn’t want to travel the world like a local? It’s the ultimate way to really experience and absorb a travel destination. It’s the most authentic way to travel! After all, who knows a place better than a local who really lives there? Here’s how to travel like a local for a day, no matter…
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How to Travel the World on Your Parents’ Dime
So you want to travel the world, but you’re too broke to do it, huh? Sucks. You could get a job and save all your money. You could make a strict budget and sock away every dime you can. You could just give up and wait until you retire in 1,000 years. But who wants…
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Travel is a Competition. How to win it.
Let’s face it: travel is a competition. The number of countries you’ve traveled to matters. The longest bus ride you’ve taken matters. The less you paid on accommodation matters. It’s what separates the real backpackers from the wannabes. Been to ten countries? OK. Been to 30? Great. Been to 60? Even better. Travel is a…
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You’re Traveling Wrong: Long-Term Travel is the Right Way to Travel
Some tourists will tell you that there is no “right way to travel.” They say things like, “you can travel on a two-week-per-year vacation.” Or, “you don’t need to leave the country to be a traveler.” Or, “guided tours are OK.” Those people are wrong. They just say that to make you feel better that…
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Why I am NOT a Solo Female Traveler
Solo female travel. It’s like this big buzz phrase going around right now. Other women are so proud of the fact that they are seeing the world on their own. They boast the benefits, saying it makes a girl more independent, that you can just go wherever you please, and that you don’t have to…