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Best Packing List Apps
Best Packing List Apps for Travel The motivation to write a post on the best packing list apps for travel was initially selfish. It was inspired by a girls' weekend in Vegas when I arrived with only one pair of pants and no razor, when I took a trip to New York City in spring sans rain boots, and again when [...]
Travel Vicariously from Home with Postcrossing
Postcrossing Shows You the World The majority of the reality and wanderlust are in direct conflict with one another. There's never quite enough time or money to wander as much as we desire, so I’m always trying to find ways to wander inexpensively or vicariously. Postcrossing is one of my coolest discoveries. In 2005, Paulo Magalhaes had the ingenious idea to [...]
CALIFORNIA: Backpacking at Chickenfoot Lake (Little Lakes Valley)
Backpacking at Chickenfoot Lake (Little Lakes Valley, California) At 47, I was still a backpacking virgin. I was both excited and apprehensive about my first backpacking trip to Chickenfoot Lake in Little Lakes Valley, California. My guide, who doubled as my boyfriend, was a very brave man. Although I had trailer camped with the masses numerous times, I had yet to pack [...]
Underground Dining in Supper Clubs or Guestaurants
Have You Ever Dined Underground at Supper Clubs? There are so many places to wander—to a country or city you've not yet been, to vibrant neighborhoods in your favorite metropolis, to the kitchens of total strangers in your own home town. That's right—a stranger's kitchen. It's easier than you think thanks to the super cool concept of underground dining, which takes place in [...]
Travel Cheap Tips—#7 Professional Housesitting
Travel Cheap Tips #7: Try Professional Housesitting It's both a comfort and a necessity for many homeowners to have their dwelling—and all the animate and inanimate treasures that come with it—watched over while they're away. What one person yearns to temporarily escape from can be the ideal home base for your next wander. And, the it can be free if [...]
Travel Cheap Tips—#6 Volunteer Travel
Travel Cheap Tip #6: Volunteer Travel Just like my Travel Cheap Tips—#5 Hosting Exchange Students," volunteer travel will simultaneously help you travel cheap and enrich your life. The connections you will form and the overall experience is sure to depth and breadth to your soul. Depending on where you go, you’ll probably be honing your second language skills as well. Even [...]