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When I took off on my first trip around the world, I was a lot more carefree than I am now as an older (and hopefully wiser) traveler. I took more risks, winged it a lot more, and didn’t have much of a safety net in place when I look back now. I got…
If you’re a train enthusiast, Ecuador has really yanked at your emotions. There were no options, then some major ones, then nothing again for a while. The train crossing much of the country between the two largest cities was a signature infrastructure project from a former administration that created a lot of jobs, then…
If you’ve ever wondered why you see so many articles that are a version of “Is it safe to travel in ______?” it’s because a lot of people are putting that into a search bar every month, especially if they’re American. This is rather ironic since the USA shows up higher than other rich…
When I recently posted in the Nomadico newsletter than I was finally throwing away a pair of Darn Tough Vermont socks I’d used for a decade and a half, a bunch of readers wrote me and said, “Don’t toss them—the company has a lifetime warranty!” I knew that, but I’m staying out of the…
Years before I went full-time as a location-independent worker, a service came along that revolutionized the ability to work from anywhere in the world with a laptop. People forget now how groundbreaking it was, but Skype dramatically changed the communication game. Now the service is kaput though, another abandoned corporate takeover: in May of…
“There are only three essential things you need for international travel: a passport, money, and time.” I’ve seen this quote attributed to a lot of people over several decades and have no idea who really said it first. I’m sure the quote was from a simpler time though, in the age before smartphones, credit…
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I’m the author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, Travel Writing 2.0, and the living abroad book A Better Life for Half the Price. All have been published in multiple editions. I am nomadic part of each year with a home base in Mexico.
I am also editor of the narrative web publication Perceptive Travel, named “best online travel magazine” by the North American Travel Journalists Association and “best travel blog” by SATW. I have contributed to more than 50 publications as a freelancer and have been invited to speak on stage in 11 countries. I’m the former chair of the advisory board of NATJA, served as North American Conference Director for TBEX for six years, and am a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. See more on the About page and get in touch with any opportunities via the Work With Me page.
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