As a frequent solo traveler, I’ve found a lot of products that are incredibly helpful for backpacking. Whether I’m a backpacker going through Europe, Southeast Asia, or Mexico, there are lots of things that have helped me organize my trips or just make things a little more comfortable. Lots of these came as traveler gifts […]
Discover Spain through its Delicious Foods
The following post was written by a reader of mine that had some information to share about traditional Spanish foods. I love when readers send me their own insider knowledge about places in the world I haven’t been to or places I’ve gone but want to know more about. I actually learned a bit about […]
How to Get Hotel Discounts with OpenTable Points
Back in my days as an executive assistant, I racked up thousands of OpenTable Rewards points by booking lunches and dinners for my boss under my own account. I’d always try and book his dinners for OpenTable restaurants that would give me the 1,000 point bonus instead of just the regular 100 points per reservation […]
Funny Road Trip Memes – Since I’m Stalling Planning LA to NY
I’m moving to New York from Los Angeles in about 30 days. OK, exactly 30 days. I’ve been in California for 8 years so I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff, including friends, so in addition to planning an epic road trip, I also need to figure out the whole leaving a home thing. But I’m […]
Long Road Trip Prep and Planning – Best Tools and Tips
For the one or two people that actually follow my travel blog, I’ve finally gone and quit my job in Los Angeles! I’ve finally gotten sick of the entertainment industry and I’m ready to move on. That means I’ll have no job or income for a bit so paying expensive rent in LA is not […]
The Best Gifts for Travelers Ideas (2018 Edition)
Want to see my updated traveler gift list? Check it out here! These are all good gift ideas for travelers based on lots of the things that are essential for my travels or what I want to buy when I save up some money for more trips. They are all either dream items for traveling […]
How I Make Extra Money to Afford Travel More
I haven’t made a post on my travel blog in about 3 weeks. It’s that infamous Q4 time for online shopping, so I’ve been spending A LOT of time focusing on getting my side gigs preparing for the season. I’m losing my mind a bit with so much focus on that, so I figure now […]
Get Paid $10k to Move to Vermont – Remote Worker Grant
Is this what kismet is? I’m looking to move back east from Los Angeles next year and this just showed up in my newsfeed that Vermont is going to pay eligible remote workers up to $10,000 to move there. This could be the perfect situation for travelers and online business owners that want a new […]
Yellow Hostel Review – My 1st Day in Rome w/ a Hookup Story
Again with my all too honest travel stories. The first time I ever stayed in a hostel was in Rome. Plenty of websites had said that The Yellow was the best party hostel in Rome, so I was back and forth with the idea. This was going to be my first time doing solo travel, […]
London Travel Blog Writers’ Guide
I feel like I always gravitate towards travel bloggers guides to cities over anything else. Sure I can go to Tripadvisor or some professionally curated websites about travel, but I like the candidness and passion you only get from travel blogs. Earlier this year I did a solo backpacking trip around Europe. I hopped around […]