Loot to Scoot: Strange Secrets to Save Travel Money
One of the chief reasons some people curse / hurl soda cans at folks who travel extensively is the assumption that travel cost Megabuck$ unattainable by the average lad or …
Reactions to a RTW Trip, or: Shaddap!
What happens when you tell someone you’re going to take the next eight or more months traveling around the world? Spin the wheel of reactions… where will it land? A. …
Call for topic requests!
A major goal of mine during this trip is to create written pieces that are both useful and interesting to an audience of: friends, family, former students, former coworkers and …
Why Each Destination?
Before New Years, I knew I was going to take the coming year off to travel, but the plan at the time was to live in Barcelona, Spain (simply because …
How the RTW Ticket was Born, or: How You, too, Can Finagle an STA Deal!
Being commitment-terrified, I planned initially to do this Round the World stint through last-minute-purchased one-way legs along the way. Stumbling, sunburned, at 11pm to a travel agency in Cambodia to …
Intro: WHY Around the World?
Testing, testing, tap-tap-tap… Thus begins my first full blown Mama-Kahuna BLOG! The reason: After 6 years teaching high school English in Boston Public Schools (more on this wonderful time later), …