“One says in Mexico: one means, after all, one little town away South in the Republic: an in this little town, one rather crumbly adobe house built round two sides of a garden patio: and of this house, one spot on the deep shady veranda facing inwards to the trees, where there are on an onyx table and three rocking chairs and one little wooden chair, a pot with carnations, and a person with a … Read more »

There are plenty of reasons to take a RTW trip – travel could be your #1 passion in the world, you could be just out of high school or college looking to take a gap year, or you could be burnt out with your job. No matter what your reason, Meet, Plan, Go! is hosting a nation-wide event on October 18 that will help push you towards taking the trip of a lifetime.

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The media lit up with commemorations of Steve Jobs, the legendary CEO of Apple who passed away on Oct. 5, 2011. While talking about his full impact on technology is beyond the scope of this blog, we can talk about how his products changed our trips: How Steve Jobs helped make Apple a major disruptor in travel.

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“You are simply not lonely enough when you travel with companions… Spells of acute loneliness are an essential part of travel. Loneliness makes things happen.” –Jonathan Raban, Driving Home: An American Journey (2011)

Robyn Skinner

robynswanderings.com

Age: 32

Hometown: Bermuda

Quote: “By South America, I had given up on books entirely. The prices were always wrong, and Lonely Planet, in general, liked to focus on where to drink rather than giving a sense of the place. I found talking to locals and backpackers at the hostel was a better … Read more »