Thom & Sean

https://www.thomandsean.com

Age: both 28

Hometown: Thom’s hometown is the market town of Shrewsbury, Sean’s home town is the capital city of Wales – Cardiff

Quote: “Looking forward to not thinking about tomorrow.”

Mt. LeConte, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

“There is little favorable to be said about poverty,” wrote Nelson Mandela in his book Long Walk to Freedom, “but it was often an incubator of true friendship.” I first read this line (and book) a decade ago, and … Read more »

If you’re a SCUBA diver who thinks you might want to actually support yourself through floating around underwater avoiding sharks with heavy weights attached to your back…or if you’re a heavy drinker and smoker who just isn’t sure what group you fit in with, there probably aren’t many better places for you than a divemaster internship.

Most diving schools offer a 6-month-to-one-year internship: you pay a small fee (or zero fee) and work your butt … Read more »

Several months ago, Vagablogging reminded readers that STA travel was again accepting applications for their Summer Intern Positions and encouraged everyone to get out there and apply. Well, now the lucky winners have been chosen and have been on the road and reporting since the end of May.

This year’s itinerary is … Read more »

“There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.” –George Santayana, The Birth of Reason and Other Essays (1968)

It’s not like anyone who’s on a long-term or RTW trip has to have a travel blog – after all, plenty of people blazed the vagabond trail long before computers were even a thing. But these days it’s hard to find a RTW traveler who doesn’t have some method set up for keeping track of a journey that doesn’t involve paper and pen. Whether you’re using Facebook to update family and friends, writing travel stories … Read more »

Our journals are as varied as we are. Some are highly decorated; others are plain. Some are spiral-bound; others lack lines. Regardless of how we choose our journals, or what we choose to fill them with, it’s always fun to get a look at someone else’s trusty travel buddy.

Compared to some, my journal is simple: black cover, no lines, no sketches, no mementos … Read more »

Before, it used to be that countries had a monopoly on where you live. You used to be stuck wherever you were born. With the advent of globalization and improved travel infrastructure, expats have a wealth of options to choose from.

Most publications only talk about living abroad in the context of retirement. Luckily, vagabonders don’t put off travel until the end of their lives. Here is an article from U.S. News & World Report … Read more »

Last week, the online travel search engine Travelocity announced that a new partnership with EC3 Global has enabled them to display more green hotels in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

As green/eco awareness increases, so too does the need for ethical travelers to be able to find those businesses that adhere to morals and business practices that … Read more »