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Sebastián Cuevas of Between Distances
Age: 31
Hometown: Born in San Diego, raised in Guadalajara.
Quote: “En aquel tiempo yo tenía veinte años y estaba loco. Había perdido un país pero había ganado un sueño. Y si tenía ese sueño lo demás no importaba.” Roberto Bolaño (“Back then I was 20 and was mad. I … Read more »
A good backpack can make or break a trip. Drenching rain, language barriers, delayed flights — you can weather all with humor and go-get-’em attitude.
But a good backpack is the foundation upon which your trip rests. It holds your entire life in one place. It protects it. Sometimes you wear it so often it feels like another … Read more »
When it comes to the ways of love and romance, no aphrodisiac is quite so potent as travel. On the road — freed from the dull routines and restrictions of home — you become more open, more daring, more willing to seize the moment. Away from home, the people you meet (be they locals or fellow travelers) seem … Read more »
I bolted through the airport, dodging slow moving people dragging rolling suitcases.
My flight left in thirty minutes. Plenty of time to get my boarding pass and navigate airport security in the quiet of an early Friday morning.
The lines to the flight check-in counters were empty. I ducked under each fabric line divider and arrived at the … Read more »
Keith Savage of Traveling Savage 
Age: 35
Hometown: Madison, WI
Quote: “The most important lesson for us was the power of a budget.”
The past few weeks have seen a lot of talk of the past, the future and travel. Flux capacitor, Delorian and time travel have been posted in You Tube videos, bantered around Facebook and the stars of Back to the Future even turned up on late night television in celebration of the past actually catching … Read more »
Traveling long-term for the last three years has changed me in many ways. When I take a minute and reflect on who I was before I started traveling, I can only see faint glimmers of that person. As I have wandered the world, experienced other cultures, and tested my limits I have become an independent, free, and well-rounded person.
Travel has opened my heart and expanded my mind. I feel infinitely grateful that it has played … Read more »
This month our friends over at Bootsnall are running a month long Indie Travel Challenge.
Based on the tenets of the popular Indie Manifesto, participants will be asked a question, or given a challenge (or both!) every day for the 30 days of November. Responses will be shared on blogs, and across social media, … Read more »