Rolf’s latest travel project is the No Baggage Challenge — a journey that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Every few days, we’ll be updating Vagabonding with a recap of the latest to keep you up to date on the adventure.

Rolf spent a few days off the grid while on safari in Kruger National Park. While there, he created his own personal alternative list to the … Read more »

The seasons are changing, and for so many people a new season is a trigger for travel. Leaf-peeping, skiing, winter sun, road trips, summer sun. However, seasonal travel seems to be absent from the world of vagabonding. Maybe because it’s “cliche”, maybe because it implies doing the same thing as everyone else, or having your agenda dictated by something outside of your control. I’m wondering — do you … Read more »

Travelers have all sorts of ways of hiding valuables on their person — passport pouches, hip belts, fanny packs, even custom sewn pockets. On such option is the SPIbelt, the Small Personal Item Belt (pronounced spy-belt).

The SPIbelt is small, lightweight, slightly-hipper-than-normal fanny pack. The SPIbelt is made of very stretchy nylon so, despite its tiny size, it can hold a surprising amount … Read more »

The cheerfully indomitable Marsha’s blog, Single Occupancy, is well-written, humorous, and packed with links and resources.  She calls it her “love letter” to solo travel — and a bit of a diatribe against those double occupancy rooms and rates.

In a world where people look at women traveling alone, even for a week or two, as completely insane, it’s nice to see more and more texts — blogs, books, magazine articles — written by … Read more »

Having been on the road a fair bit lately, I naturally find myself in the company of other travelers. Conversation invariably turns toward where we’ve been, where we are going, and a highlights list of some of our most dazzling and death defying experiences on the road.

Hoping to bump an earlier flight out of Manila recently, I found myself stalled in the airport listening to one traveler recount the blunders of his last trip … Read more »

“I love Paris and Rome, but students will learn far more if they step into different worlds where life is rather more different — say, India, or Burundi, or Bolivia. It’s important to get out of our comfort zones, both because of what we learn about the rest of the world and also for the new perspective we gain on our own lives. The truth is that all of us have won the lottery of … Read more »

Not long ago I mentioned that one of the most common questions that comes up among people planning a RTW trip is “is my itinerary okay?” That’s a broad question, obviously, and it can break down into several smaller questions easily. One of them, and the topic if this month’s highlight from the BootsnAll travel forums, is “how long should I stay in each place?”

BootsnAll member Charissa is asking this question on the … Read more »

As usual, the media is full of stories of disasters rocking foreign countries.  For a good status report, check out this CNNMoney article: 5 tourist spots in turmoil.

Savvy travelers are cashing in on the deep discounts being offered by travel providers.  I know an American expat in Thailand who’s been booking Air Asia flights like crazy to take advantage of cheap flights to Chiang Mai and the Thai islands.

South Korea has … Read more »

Rolf’s latest travel project is the No Baggage Challenge — a journey that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Every few days, we’ll be updating Vagabonding with a recap of the latest to keep you up to date on the adventure.

After a few hectic days in Cairo, including getting an Egyptian straight-razor shave in 21 easy steps (one of the most popular videos so far … Read more »

If twitter hash tags and nomadic gatherings are any indication, there is a growing movement that is characterized by people realizing that there may be alternatives to working 9 to 5.

In January, the three founders of Meet, Plan, Go! realized this and had a crazy idea to “jump-start a … Read more »