Finding your path

Anza Borrego, California - thegiftoftravel.wordpress.com

I had a friend at university who knew she wanted to be a doctor from the time she was little. Only her specialty changed a few times, but by the time medical school came around, that was officially sorted. Today, she’s a successful OBGYN living a happy life in … Read more »

Posted by | Comments Off on Finding your path  | April 27, 2016
Category: Lifestyle Design, Notes from the collective travel mind

10 Reasons 2016 is the year you should travel

If you’ve been hearing the call of the road or feeling in the back of your brain the itch to take your dream trip, now is the time to pack your bags and travel. The U.S. dollar is picking up strength, fuel prices are insanely low, and airline routes are getting cheaper. These are just a few reasons 2016 is quickly turning into the perfect year to travel.

Here are ten reasons why 2016 is … Read more »

Posted by | Comments Off on 10 Reasons 2016 is the year you should travel  | April 20, 2016
Category: Vagabonding Advice

10 Reasons to work on the road instead of behind a desk

Working online delivers privileges and freedoms that seem almost too good to believe. In fact, many days I pinch myself at how lucky I am to be able to make a living sharing my stories and advice from the road to fellow travelers and backpackers on my travel blog. Here are ten reasons why I would never trade working online to working in an office.

I can go where I want

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Posted by | Comments Off on 10 Reasons to work on the road instead of behind a desk  | April 13, 2016
Category: On The Road

Vagabonding Case Study: Luke McGuire Armstrong

Luke Maguire Armstrong of Travel Write Sing

Luke GuatemalaAge: 28

Hometown: Kalispel, Montana

Quote: Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove… But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction. – Demotivators

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Luke McGuire Armstrong  | April 8, 2016
Category: Vagabonding Case Studies

Biking Tasmania with 6 kids: Meet the Rickards

“It was time for something different,” says Jacqui Rickard. “Our kids are getting older so it was a good time.”

Thus began their adventure. Jacqui and her husband, James Rickard, hit the road with their six children (ranging in age from two to 12 years old) to spend four weeks biking Tasmania and Australia.

That was in September 2015.

They haven’t stopped yet. They spent a week in New Zealand, two weeks in Vancouver, and … Read more »

Posted by | Comments Off on Biking Tasmania with 6 kids: Meet the Rickards  | April 6, 2016
Category: Family Travel, On The Road

Collect moments, not things

collect momentsWhen I was little, there were collections in my house. There were matchbox cars, Smurfs and Disney figurines. At sleep-away camp, I collected sea glass – blue was my absolute favourite. There were memories and happiness in those collections, but what I realized, was the happiness came from the experience of actually finding those things … Read more »

Posted by | Comments Off on Collect moments, not things  | March 30, 2016
Category: General, Vagabonding Advice