Claire Litton wrote earlier this week about traveling low-res as a genuine option to lugging all those i-products around. The timing was right on the heels of my recent digital breakdown. I probably should have known better than to plan to do a few social media updates and minor editing tasks while I was spending...

The rapid advances in communications technology are enabling people to work from anywhere. This can be a big relief for people who stress over choosing between traveling and their careers. Luckily, now you don't have to give up either. Six Revisions, a blog for web designers and developers, wrote a great article on How to...

It’s not often that you run into an industry that encourages sabbaticals. In my past employment with Internet portals, only one company’s HR department considered it, but only after you’d worked there 10 years or more. Does that mean you’re out of luck if you’re yearning for a travel break from work? Not according to...

A hollywood screenwriter turned travel journalist, Judith Fein knows how to find and tell a story. Her latest compilation, " Life is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel " highlights people and places that have been pivotal moments in her life. A true vagabond at heart, she isn't content unless she is exploring the...

The “pack light” mantra has been beaten into travelers who don’t have personal jets. It’s a good practice, too. Have you been following Rolf’s No Baggage Challenge ? It’s much easier to pack light when you can leave toiletries at home and just buy inexpensive replacements in your destination. It can also be simple, depending...

If twitter hash tags and nomadic gatherings are any indication, there is a growing movement that is characterized by people realizing that there may be alternatives to working 9 to 5. In January, the three founders of Meet, Plan, Go! realized this and had a crazy idea to " jump-start a national dialogue about Americans...

When I was a child, my mother thought I'd join a nudist colony; I was always taking off my little toddler dresses and running around in the backyard with nothing on. As an adult, I've managed to parlay comfort with my body into an easily portable financial application: nude figure modeling. There are two genres...

My fellow contributors and I have made a few mentions of Burning Man when describing other extreme festivals such as Couchsurfing events or the Love Parade . However, those readers that have never been to "a Burn" may not realize that it's much more than just a week-long party, and in fact shares several fundamental...

Prolific travel blogger Nomadic Matt made the case for permanent travel in this article for The Huffington Post : Why we travel . He captures that exhilarating sense of freedom that vagabonders love. Freeing ourselves from routine to see the world. Interestingly enough, Mike Barish wrote a reaction piece for Gadling.com titled, On long-term travel,...

I happened to be killing time in the Cairns airport flipping through the bookstore when I came across the travel memoir of "catching love, fish and wisdom": Robyn Catchlove's "Somewhere Down a Crazy River." I then promptly forgot about it until I received a notice from the publisher, and I gave it a read. It's...

Want to run away and live in a sustainable treehouse community? Go to Finca Bellavista in Costa Rica. You can build your own stilthouse or other "arboreal dwelling", as long as it abides by the community guidelines , which include such things as small square-footage structures, getting rid of waste through a compact biodigestor, and...

In case you need any more motivation to figure out how to work remotely, here's one more: 50 photos to inspire life as a digital nomad . Of course, having the dream is the easy part. Wishing for something isn't the same as working to get it. If only we had a road map, so...

After 12 days of traveling, I am back home from exploring Thailand. While the surety and comfort of staying in luxury rooms and participating in organized tours isn't the typical life of a vagabonder, one of the best parts of the trip wasn't on the itinerary. Late one morning after rising with the dawn and...

Looking for a surf safari on your travels but need to learn the sport first? It can be fun to take a class while you’re on vacation—but how do you find professional operators? Prices for surf classes can be affordable for vagabonders, depending on the location. Popular tourist destinations may be more expensive, but once...

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...

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...

Coming back across the bay from San Francisco this afternoon, I was surprised to discover that the front wheel of my bicycle had been stolen. After casing everyone and every corner I could see, I gave up ever seeing it again. Being the Bay Area, I walked a few hundred yards down to the bike...

The most drastic steps an expat can make is to give up citizenship and take up permanent residency abroad. With tax season just behind us, the media has picked up on the expat connection. This Time magazine article says that growing numbers of Americans are crossing that point of no return: U.S. expat taxes drive...

When you move to another country, when do you begin to feel off the road? Does it take a week, a few months, a stationed apartment and a lease? Behind your apartment doors, sure, you are likely to feel less like a road-roaming warrior. But when do you begin to feel like the new life...

Within the backpacker lexicon there is a certain unwritten assumption that everything must be done on the most severe cheap. That all corners must be cut, as one must go without as much as possible to become this Champion of Cheap. One of the first lessons we learn on the road is that travel is...