Ever wanted to walk in Phileas Fogg's footsteps, circumnavigating the globe in 80 days? The hero of Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days pulls it off using only boats and trains to get around. Obviously today you could do it much faster going by plane (the current record is 32 hours, 49 minutes...

Looking for a really specific package tour? How about nude tourism? The majority of options for nudists abroad are tasteful clubs and cruises; luxury resorts have opened their doors to all-nude sections, and there is even a nude airline . In fact, Bare Necessities , a Texas-based travel agency, specializes in clothing optional cruises and...

As one of the largest insurers in the world receives an $85 billion dollar bridge loan from the United States' government, and some of the largest and oldest banking institutions fall by the wayside, what have I been doing? Wondering which mountain I will hike in the weekend One of the great things, as the...

The most stressful time in my journeys is when I first land in a new country and have to figure out how to get into the city. I’m tired, disoriented and totally lost. Some cities make this easy. Hong Kong has the Airport Express , a high-speed train that goes to Central. Kuala Lumpur has...

Consider this: You live in Nebraska. Your roommate just moved to Chicago. Your fellow expat co-worker from Japan now lives in Boston along with some couchsurfing friends. You've been wanting to visit that art museum in New York City for months. You're planning on flying to Cambodia soon on a vagabonding adventure. Why not take...

I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. - Mark Twain Traveling in groups has its benefits. It can be more cost-effective, you're pulled into such interesting experiences, and it could be a good way to bond with...

There's a certain romance to traveling by ship -- it's a slower way to travel, steeped in the rich lore of 19th century authors like Mark Twain. It's also very appealing for those of us who loath flying. Unfortunately traveling by container ship (just about the only option for today's traveler) isn't the budget-loving affair...

We were asked this question in my Spanish class today. My answer was: The amount of things you learn about yourself. And it's things that you couldn't possibly learn should you be in a familiar environment. I've been living in Spain for over two years now. When I came here, I knew no one, and...

I remember the first time I saw Matt Harding's Dancing video ; I happened to be in Asia at the time and, while I enjoyed the video (and subsequent updates), I couldn't help thinking, damn, why didn't I think of that? Now that Matt has circled the globe two more times with Stride Gum inexplicably...

Eating cheaply on the road involves doing pretty much the same thing as eating cheaply at home: don't eat in restaurants, cook for yourself, make rich friends who take you out to dinner. But eating healthily, according to your personal iteration of healthy, can be harder. Unfortunately for vegans, celiacs, and other people with highly...

Want to start a blog, but don't have the slightest clue about page layout and html? Fancy posting all your pictures online, but don't want to succumb to the craze of social networking? While sites such as Facebook offer great photo uploading and, along with Myspace and Twitter , give some sort of blogging mechanism....

In a previous post, I talked about how danger zones can be turn out to be the best travel destinations. The big problem is that they're often accompanied by less-than-savory regimes. For example, I really want to visit Uzbekistan , because it seems to embody my travel fantasy of mosques, souqs and monumental Islamic buildings....

Being injured is bad enough when you have the luxury of recovering in your own bed with loved ones nearby, but what happens if the injury occurs while traveling? Before you leave, don't forget to get some form of traveler's insurance, such as World Nomads insurance. This can be easily obtained and extended online. And...

In a recent article at The Traveler's Notebook, Tim Patterson writes about " 10 Travel Risks Worth Taking ". His first suggestion is to pick a travel destination on a whim. I've discussed this same idea here at Vagablogging before , when I mentioned my "Travel Suggestion Jar", which I use to randomly pick a...

The web is a hotbed of travel resources, in fact, sometimes it seems like the web is pretty much just travel sites and porn. In my day job at Wired.com I get marketing promos for some new travel website at least once a week. Most aren't worth mentioning, but occasionally something useful pops up, like...

Words "The Frugal Traveler" and "Matt Gross" have become synonyms. He is an adventurous traveler and great writer, currently blogging at the NY Times as he travels on a budget around Europe. You can read all his posts here . Rolf interviewed Matt at Rolf Potts.com , here are some highlights: "...my first real big...

Feeling flush? Want to travel for two weeks with the famous travel writer Paul Theroux? Well, if you have cash to burn, Exeter International is touting a 14-day train trip with Paul Theroux. Those willing to fork over the $12,795 per person fee will get to ride with Theroux up to the Arctic Circle aboard...

Despite being the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-United States border is getting harder to cross with each tick of Homeland Security's danger level. As of January 31, 2008, all airplane flights to and from Canada required a valid passport; all highway border crossings required some serious documentation: ID card plus birth certificate,...

There's a new kind of traveller around. They're someone that doesn't need to curl up in the back seat of a bus, next to the rattling toilet door and annoying cellphone user (how do they keep those conversations lasting for seven hours?). They're a person that can revel in a private room, while the rest...

I've noticed there's a high correlation between vagabonding and a lack of car ownership. Very few of my traveler friends own cars. The expense (high import duties), complicated registration process and crazy traffic overseas keep most of us from buying automobiles. Big cities in Asia and Europe often have good subway systems, making the need...