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In his blog, The Art of Nonconformity, Chris Guillebeau often writes about his trips around the world and the travel hacks he’s learned along the way. Most of his ideas, both about travel and life, are unconventional and worth looking into. Whether he’s staying in his hometown or traveling around Southeast Asia, he always seems to possess the spirit of mindful travel.
For a well-traveled guy like Chris, it … Read more »
According to a recent study, using money to achieve life experiences — like traveling — leads to greater happiness.
Spending money on things like traveling, satisfies what psychologists call “higher order needs” — like the need to feel truly alive and part of the world. Spending money on material objects is much less likely to satisfy such needs.
The Pattersons are out on the road again!
You may remember my post last spring about Cat and Pat Patterson’s first long-term trip—a bicycling tour that covered 57 countries over four years. It turns out that their two-year hiatus back home in Southern California was only a breather before their current trip through Southeast Asia, … Read more »
Do you ever spend your time traveling thinking about how you can be an ambassador for your country?
Whether you like it or not, when you travel you provide the most personal and immediate connection to your home country that most of the locals you’re visiting will ever see.
Ask a hostel owner or restaurant owner to characterize a nationality and they’ll seldom hesitate … Read more »
If you vagabond by plane or over large distances, you’ve probably seen those articles in Conde Nast that purport to be for the “road warriors”: people who travel a lot. Usually they’re designed for the business traveler, but since much of the information in them is of staggering uselessness to anyone who travels a lot, regardless of purpose, you could consider them as being for you too. These articles have such timeworn travel tips as … Read more »
Creative Writing Workshop at the Paris American Academy July 1st through the 28th, 2009
For the fifth year running, I’ll be teaching an intensive, month-long creative writing workshop next summer at the Paris American Academy. College credit is available for this hands-on English-language writing program, which includes courses in:
Fiction Poetry Travel Writing Memoir Screenplays and dramatic writing Literary journalism Journal Writing Presentation and Performance
Visas can be complicated and troublesome for even the most organized of travelers. Not all countries issue visas on arrival, so it’s important to research which countries require you to apply for visas before you get there. China, India, and Vietnam are some examples in Asia for U.S. passport holders. It’s also worth knowing whether different visas are granted for air travelers and overland travelers.
Project Visa is an immensely helpful website for this … Read more »
We’ve extolled the virtues of Twitter as a tool for travel planning, getting insider tips on your destination and much more. Well now there’s another reason to sign up, that’s right, your favorite vagabond website has a brand new Twitter account.
In addition to giving you another way to follow along with vagablogging.net, we’ll also be using Twitter to post links, tips and … Read more »
Even with the recession in full swing, many people still think that long term travel is possible. Just last week, I mentioned the couple behind “World in Slow Motion”. Right now they’re in Mexico, still pushing through with their journey. Is it possible for the average Joe and Jane to go ahead with their long term travel plans despite the economic downturn?
I believe it is, … Read more »
It’s not often that you get an offer like this: a free review of your travel writing, by a respected travel writer. But that’s what Mark Hodson is offering Vagablogging readers.
You probably know Mark as a travel writer for the Sunday Times in London. But over his 23 years as a journalist, he’s been a reporter and editor for publications everywhere from New York to Hong Kong.
That’s invaluable experience … Read more »