Backpacking

As you may have noticed, the world is opening up again, so preparing for long-term travel is not an exercise in futility anymore. For nearly two years, many countries were 0ff-limits to visitors, including Australia, New Zealand, and most of Southeast Asia. That last one was especially tough for digital nomads and round-the-world backpackers. Countries …

  Not too many people have been setting off on a round-the-world journey these past two years, but plenty have been doing some kind of slow travel trip where they’re seeing fewer countries but staying longer. Whether you’re going fast or slow, the best way to carry everything you own for months on end is …

I highlight my favorite travel gear brands on this blog now and then, ones that have stood the test of time and haven’t let me down. Few items you pack are as important as your footwear, especially for long-term travelers, so it can be worth it to invest in quality with ECCO sandals and shoes.  …

What should you put into your travel bag if there’s a need for packing light? Almost 11 years ago, I did a guest post for the once-mighty Gadling blog called What’s in your pack Tim Leffel? At the time I had been traveling through Europe for two weeks with just a large duffel bag and …

Please don’t ask me how many countries I’ve been to. I lost count long ago and don’t care. Some people collect countries visited like that’s something to brag about. They’ll put in their social media feed that they were the youngest person to visit every country in the world, or they’re “on a quest to …