Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
10 Essential Tips For Staying Sane While Backpacking
For those who travel two weeks of the year, travel is often planned in the context of a “vacation”; however, for those of us who have backpacked we know it can be anything but. Backpacking is tough. While extremely rewarding, it can also be draining. That being said, there are a few things you can…Read more...
12 Ways To Ruin Your Vacation (And How To Avoid Them)
When traveling, things won’t always go according to plan. However, sometimes you are actually the reason your trip goes south. To ensure you’re not the cause of your own travel demise, here are some vacation tips, including 12 ways to ruin your vacation, and how to avoid them. 1. You Don’t Check A Country’s Entry…Read more...
Is There Really Such A Thing As A Bad Travel Destination?
If I was offered a free trip to an unspecified destination, I would accept without hesitation. It doesn’t matter to me if it was a third world country, a tropical paradise, a hiker’s haven or a futuristic city, as all travel destinations have something to teach you. For me, one city that really got me…Read more...
Why You Shouldn’t Try To Control Your Journey
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it” – John Steinbeck Five days. One hundred and twenty hours. Seven thousand two hundred minutes. That’s how long I had been without clothes, my toiletries and my chargers. The airline had lost my luggage in Nice, France, and…Read more...
12 Things You Didn’t Know About Puebla, Mexico
Puebla is a unique city and state in Latin America with a rich cultural heritage and interesting history. Although it was often an under-the-radar destination, this up-and-coming city is now the fourth largest in Mexico and offers many interesting opportunities to visitors. To help you get to know the area better, here are 12 things…Read more...
Travel Trend We Don’t Like: U.S. Travelers Bad-Mouthing Their Own Country
We’ve all heard the stereotypes. Americans are fat, lazy, ignorant, materialistic, money hungry – pretty much any negative adjective you can conjure up. It’s gotten to the point where people who dislike Americans don’t even try to hide their disgust. In fact, I’ll often be sitting with other backpackers on a trip, listening to them…Read more...
Notes On Changing Your Travel Style
Who am I? I don’t recognize myself anymore. For the last five years, I’ve been a die-hard backpacker who spent her days eating street food, wandering new cities with my map hidden in my bag and trying to find lesser-known adventures. So, what was I doing glamping on the Sunshine Coast of Vancouver? I was…Read more...
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