https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvz9BLjhexw Here's a story: a university student posts up funny videos of her random observations on life. She builds up a huge audience with a million subscribers on YouTube. Now she's a popular vlogger. She's about to graduate and unsure of what to do next. So she calls up Lonely Planet and asks if they...

A top goal if you're living abroad as an expat is to pick up a new foreign language. Benny Lewis from Fluentin3Months.com came on an interview with the Expert Enough podcast show. He explained his rapid-fire approach to learning new languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HlA6xv_yM6M Lewis makes the point that you should avoid being too "academic" when studying....

Every vagabonder travels for different reasons. Some like to visit the most famous museums the world has to offer. Some want to hike the tallest mountains and deepest canyons. Others hope to experience cultures completely different than their own. Then there are the foodies hoping to taste that next bite of Heaven, the gap-year students...

Seems like the ideal setup: you're about to visit a country that one of your friends has already been to. Naturally, you ask your pal for advice on where to go and what to do. What could go wrong? Plenty, as it turns out. The Tnooz tech travel blog had an article called Why the...

Nomadic Matt recently posted a list called My favorite hostels in the world . Goes to show that low prices don't always mean low quality. You can save money and have a great time. Matt's list spurred me to remember which hostels I've enjoyed over the years. Here are some of my picks: Circus (Berlin,...

Trying to figure out how much a RTW trip is going to cost is one of the biggest hurdles for potential long-term travelers. There are so many factors to consider when you first sit down to tackle that travel budget . Are you going to buy a RTW plane ticket or point to point tickets?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCWvnp7-ikI&feature=player_embedded Intro video for inbed.me Over the years, there have been several attempts to combine travel and social networking. The latest on the scene is inbed.me (that name is just asking for double entendres). The idea is to solve the problem of that first-night loneliness in a new hostel. You've just arrived, and all the...

Most career break literature out there is focused on the employee who requests a leave of absence from his boss. Rarely is it about the boss who takes a sabbatical from his own business. Inc. magazine had this story: Inside the mind of a runaway CEO . While most office satire is about the workers...

The holiday season is upon us. Christmas trees. Thanksgiving dinners. Holiday lights and decorations. Music. Cookies. Going to parties. Shopping. Giving and receiving gifts. For many people, with the holidays comes travel. Some go visit family and friends around the world. Others take advantage of the much deserved time off and head for warmer weather...

"You'll learn more in your first month of travel then in all your years in school." I've heard this sentiment expressed by many vagabonders far and wide. Nothing will get you as interested in history, geography, art, architecture, economics, politics, and religion as being somewhere else. Names on a map become touchstones for memories and...

Rock stars aren't exactly known for being modest, peaceful types. In fact, we sort of expect them to be the opposite. On a refreshing change of pace, World Hum had this Interview with Henry Rollins . The former lead singer of the band Black Flag, Rollins decided to pursue his wanderlust. What he saw changed...

Deciding and planning a RTW trip is quite the difficult process. Traveling on a RTW trip is much different than going on a one or two week vacation, and there are things all travelers need to consider before taking off. As someone who has traveled RTW, one of the questions I get most has to...

Here's an exciting film for vagabonders: it's about 7 billion people, 24 hours, and one planet. Check out the trailer: https://vimeo.com/26378195 From the official description: ONE DAY ON EARTH creates a picture of humanity by recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world. We explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen...

Without exception, every traveler I've met has been an avid reader. Makes sense, as a keener interest in information and stories complement a curiosity to see the world. The natural next step is to pick up our keyboards and write stories of our own, in travel blogs. The website Travelllll.com had a post titled, Good...

There are so many different steps to a RTW trip that it's sometimes difficult to know where to begin. First you have to get through that first stage of actually making the decision to go. Finding inspiration shouldn't be terribly difficult in this technological age we live in, but actually taking that plunge is a...

It's a common traveler's dilemma: to avoid jet lag after a long-haul flight, you should really sleep on the plane. That way, you can wake up refreshed and already be on local time. The problem: you can't sleep on planes. If you've ever arrived at an airport feeling groggy like Bill Murray's character in the...

One of the great things about travel is how even ordinary errands can become cultural adventures. For example, the simple act of going grocery shopping. Ben Groundwater, who writes "The Backpacker" column for The Sydney Morning Herald , waxed poetic in this article: Culture shop: the joy of supermarkets . Groundwater recounts his memories of...

There are plenty of reasons to take a RTW trip - travel could be your #1 passion in the world, you could be just out of high school or college looking to take a gap year, or you could be burnt out with your job. No matter what your reason, Meet, Plan, Go! is hosting...

Hostels are a mainstay of the budget travel circuit. Share a dorm room with strangers, shave off a big percentage of your accommodation costs. They do come with some drawbacks however, as this article from The Sydney Morning Herald describes: The problem with staying in hostels . Although for me, the "problem" the author writes...

Where are you at in your life? Are you working in a career that you know is clearly not for you? Have you spent your days since college in a cubicle working in a job you feel no passion for? Or maybe you actually love your job but the long hours and little vacation time...