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There Are No Secret Travel Deals You're Missing Out on

I do a lot of media interviews and write a lot of short travel articles for other publications on how to get good deals on travel. Many times the editor or person interviewing me is looking for insider, little-known advice they haven’t seen before. What they really really want is some secret travel tip that’s …

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Choosing a Hotel or Airbnb: Finding a Dream and Not a Dud

Have you ever stayed somewhere that you regretted booking as soon as you’ve dropped your bags? Or it looked fine upon arrival but then got worse and worse? I’ve been traveling since the first days you could book a place to stay online, so I’ve learned a few things about choosing a hotel or Airbnb …

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The 5 Reasons Other People Don't Get Your Nomad Travel Plans

Have you excitedly announced you’re going to go travel around the world or work remotely from another country, but the response from your friends and relatives was kind of muted? Was their first reaction “Be safe!” “Be Careful!” Did they say something dumb like, “Gosh, that must be nice to be rich!”? As a backpacker, …

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The Complicated Matter of Estimating Travel Expenses

At least once a month I’ll get an e-mail or blog comment from a reader asking for help in estimating travel expenses for this country or that. Like “How much should I budget for three months in Thailand and Vietnam?” To me that feels like asking a psychiatrist that you’ve never met how to save …

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