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Our blog is an insight into how we write our travel guides and share the best travel advice with you. Get first hand knowledge from some of our friends in the travel space. Learn more about how and why we travel!
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Blog Barbara Cameron: Food Photographer with World Travel Inspirations
Photographer Barbara Cameron tells us in this interview how she took a dive into world travel and got freshly inspired, while continuing professional food photography.
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Blog How Krystal Pino Founded Nomad Tax: Accounting for Digital Nomads
Krystal Pino started Nomad Tax when she saw that tax services and accounting for digital nomads didn’t exist yet, after working remotely and traveling abroad. See the interview.
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Blog Cindy Scott: RV Living, AT Thru-Hiking & Podcasting from the Road
Cindy Scott of the Cinders Travels blog and Locals Know Best podcast shares her best advice for hiking the Appalachian Trail, living in an RV and starting a travel podcast.
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Blog Nell Shapiro: Dreaming up Traveling Parents’ Favorite Accessory
Nell Shapiro founded Kibou with her business partner Steph. In this travel leaders interview, she discusses her travels and early months of parenthood that inspired the Kibou.
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Blog Arestia Rosenberg: Traveling Around the World as a Film Producer
In this interview, see how producer Arestia Rosenberg turned a love of seeing the world into destination filmmaking, with a career of docuseries storytelling work and travel.
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Blog Danielle Goller: Maximizing Vacation Days for Maximum World Travel
My friend Danielle is not only a hotel expert, but a pro at maximizing her vacation days to travel as much of the world as possible, to as many countries as she can.
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Blog A Journey to Authoring a Travel Memoir: Interview with Travis King
In this interview with world traveler Travis King, see how he wrote and published his first travel memoir, Not That Anyone Asked, and see his projects for the future.
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Blog Authoring the Pride Atlas: Interview with LGBTQ+ Traveler Maartje Hensen
In this interview with Maartje Hensen, learn about how the Pride Atlas, a queer traveler’s guide to the world, came to be, as well as the experiences that led to the project.
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Blog My Guest Interview on the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair
I was a guest on the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, talking about leaving a toxic job for long-term travel, my personal finance personality type and more.
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Blog My Interview Episode on the How to Money Podcast
I was featured on the How to Money podcast, one of the top personal finance podcasts in the US. In this recap, learn about the travel and remote work topics I covered.
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Blog We Won’t Be Taking Our Kids to Disney (And Here’s Why)
We won’t be taking the family to Disney World, and we don’t feel guilty about it. There’s far too much of the world we want our children to see before we invest in a Disney trip.
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Blog Why We Don’t Take Vacations to Resorts (What We Do Instead)
We don’t take resort vacations, and we still have great travel experiences. Want to see what we do instead of booking resorts, and why we do it? Read my experience in why I avoid resorts.
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Blog The Real Reasons Why I’ve Never Been to Paris, London or Rome
Are you still a well-traveled person if you’ve never been to the world’s top tourist cities? See why I’ve never been to the famous European capitals, and where I’ve been instead.
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Blog Why Living Abroad Changed My Life (A Real Story)
Living abroad, working abroad and studying abroad changed my entire life in a few ways. Is it for everyone? See how living in another country as an expat changed my outlook.
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Blog Why Traveling with a Baby Is a Whole New Game
I never knew that traveling with a baby was as different as it really is, from traveling as a couple before kids. Here, I compare the needs of family travel versus my travel life before becoming a parent.
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Blog Reflections on the Golden Age of Backpacking (late 2000s-early 2010s)
Backpacking in the early days defined how I think about travel, and how I long for the days of no smartphones, meeting people in hostels and enjoying the simple life. Here’s how backpacking is different now, from what it once was.
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Blog Perfecting Premium Denim for Travel: Mott & Bow’s Alejandro Chahin
Learn how travel jeans company Mott & Bow was founded in this interview with CEO Alejandro Chahin, who sought to create premium denim at an affordable price.
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Blog Diane Beveridge: Revitalizing Catskills Hospitality
In this interview with Diane Beveridge, learn the story behind how travel inspired her purchases and renovations of hotel properties and a farm, in the Western Catskills.
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Blog Building Aviator’s Functional Travel Clothes: Interview with Colby Kane
How did Aviator’s Colby Kane get his start with the travel apparel brand? We interviewed him to learn about the inspiration behind the products and gear.
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Blog Crafted by Travel: Interview with Western Rise Co-Founder Kelly Watters
Wondering how the travel apparel brand Western Rise came to life? In this interview with Co-Founder Kelly Watters, see how experiences led to inspiration.
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Blog @germanbackpacker: Building a Bilingual Travel Blog
Patrick from @germanbackpacker is one of our favorite bilingual travel bloggers who has built a dual-language blog and travel website. Check out his thoughts on building content in English or your native language.
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Blog Carlie & Pat: Off-the-Beaten Path Van Life Travel
What's it like to take a big trip as a couple in a campervan? Carlie and Pat of @verynicetravels told us how to do a 'van life' trip across Europe, and how to deal with unexpected turns during travel.
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Blog Couples Coffee Brewing Class at Coffee Project NY
We tried a unique date idea: a coffee education and coffee brewing class for couples at the Academy at Coffee Project NY in Long Island City, Queens. See why this is a fun thing to do for couples who love coffee.
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Blog My New York Times Travel Show (Professionals Day) Experience
What's it like to attend the New York Times Travel Show as a travel industry professional? See why we attended as a way to learn about the travel industry, travel trends for millennials and new ideas for travel.
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Blog Rebecca Fishbein: Writing Travel into Your Story
How do you tell your travel story through writing a book? Rebecca Fishbein shows us how she went to 'find herself' in South America and wound up being fascinated with abandoned amusement parks.
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Blog How to Find Balance in Work and Travel: Interview with Kanacia
Kanacia's digital nomad journey shows us how soul searching is possible through a healthy balance of work and travel. How can you use travel as an inspiration for creativity? Kanacia explains it all.
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Blog NYC Travel Influencers and Bloggers to Follow
Looking for new travel bloggers and influencers who call NYC home? These NYC-based professionals are talented, and will give you inspiration to travel, in addition to exploring NYC.
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Blog Fujifilm Instax Mini Link Smartphone Printer NYC Launch Event
What’s the best travel-sized portable printer for phone photos? We got to test out and review the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link printer at the NYC launch and found out how it works.
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Blog Ray Slater Berry: Writing a Book, Inspired by Travel
Ray shows us how traveling and working remotely leads to creative success: making connections on social media, networking while traveling and using places as inspiration for writing.
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Blog How to Grow Your Audience Using Instagram in 2024
Find out how to connect with your audience, build a brand and create positivity on Instagram. Use some of these tips for making connections and providing helpful content.
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Blog Ariela Kader: Making a Statement with Travel and Art
Ariela Kader shows us how a love of world travel and passion for art leads to creativity, making a statement about the environment and inspiration for change.
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Blog Anne Kuppens: Digital Nomad Coliving Entrepreneur
After traveling the world for a year as a digital nomad, Anne took her experience and opened a coliving space in Tenerife, Spain. Find out how she became an entrepreneur and started a business.
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Blog The Neon Tea Party: Crafting with Global Inspiration
Marisa started her crafting business and creative brand from a love of world travel and global inspirations, from Mexico to India. She turned her love for colors and patterns to teaching crafting classes!
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Blog Daniel J. Stein: Traveling to Dark Skies for Astrophotography
What's it like to travel for dark sky astrophotography? We interview Daniel Stein, a talented photographer who travels to capture eclipses and the Milky Way.
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Blog Chase Guttman: Traveler, Drone Photographer & Cinematographer
We met Chase in New York and were intrigued by his expert-level drone photography and cinematography. Learn more about his experience as an award-winning travel photographer, drone videographer, and social media influencer.
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Blog Adam’s Coffee: Exploring Travel through Coffee
Ever think about traveling around the world for coffee? Our friend Adam started his Instagram to combine his love for coffee and travel. In this interview, he’s sharing how it all began.
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Blog Daniel Herszberg: Country-Counter with a Travel Mission
Our friend Daniel is a professional country-counter, aiming to be the youngest Australian to travel to every country on Earth. He’s telling all in this interview!
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Blog Does Google Fi Work in Vietnam?
Does Google Fi work in Vietnam? Find out reasons to use Google Fi for data when you travel, whether for vacation or working remotely as a digital nomad.
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Blog Cyd & Marc of GOAL Traveler: Couple Adventure Motivators
Meet the adventure couple behind the GOAL Traveler blog and podcast, Cydny and Marc. They’re two adventure motivators who will give you the inspiration to “Just Go!”
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Blog Ryan & Alex Duo Life: Couple Travel & Fitness Motivators
What’s new with our friends Alex and Ryan, the “relationship goals” fitness couple of Duo Life? They inspire us daily for pairing traveling and fitness, together.
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Blog GOAL Traveler X Half Half Travel Podcast
We were delighted when Cyd and Marc of GOAL Traveler invited us to be interviewed for their travel podcast. We discussed our experience traveling as a couple so far as digital nomads with Remote Year. We talked about our favorite travel packing hacks, along with our favorite destinations and best tips for traveling long term.
