Usually, vagabonding starts with a separation from our previous existences made up of obligations, 9 to 5 routines and homely surroundings. After the liberation, always generally, someone storms off to a different corner of the globe, makes experiences, meets people, open his perspectives and spends his hard earned money. And always usually, when this hard...

Last year, when my travel plans were thwarted by ludicrously high ticket prices, I let my dreams of exploring Bali fall to the wayside in favor of cheaper options. This year, however, I was prepared. I began scouting tickets as early as December of last year, and I'm happy to say my trip is booked...

The rising fortunes of the emerging economies and the lowering of barriers have given students a whole world of educational opportunities. Governments are investing in improving facilities at home. Meanwhile, students impatient to get ahead are already applying to overseas schools in droves, as this TechCrunch article explains: The Global Education Race . Studying abroad...

"Travel is an education" is something many vagabonders would agree with. Who hasn't come back from a trip filled with new knowledge, new friends, and great stories to tell? The personal finance website Mint.com dedicated a blog post to the venerable gap year: The Gap Year: why taking time off to travel is good The...

Good news for student vagabonders hoping to make that leap abroad. This Matador pulse article, 1% of American students study abroad , introduces the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act. If it gets signed into law, it could enable more students to take that first step overseas. Here's the official website . Some of...

I mentioned a little bit about this scholarship in an earlier post I made on this blog, but I felt it warranted a bit more interest all on its own. Rotary International is a community-based service group, whose members are often leaders of industry (read: lawyers, CEOs, bankers, etc, although there are certainly less white-collar...