Travel tips

After the resolutions and goals regarding exercise, diet, and finances get put on paper, one of the other most common goals people put out there is to travel more. While a third of Americans have a passport and a lot more travel on road trips, the vacation deficit is still deplorable, despite an unemployment rate …

How can you be in one of the most expensive cities in the world, take a train or bus for a couple hours, then be in one of the cheapest places to travel? How is it that one of the most expensive countries to travel in can be right next to one that’s a fantastic …

Is there another way to get where you’re going other than the most obvious route? Can you find a cheap flight to somewhere nearby instead? Often the answer is yes, and it can save you a small fortune if you’re a bit flexible. It’s a given that if you want to go to Antigua, you …

Since I write a lot about living abroad and being a digital nomad, I get a lot of questions about travel money access. “Do you get a local bank account?” “Where should I put my money back home so I can get to it easily?” “Won’t I have to pay a fee every time I …

I’ve said many times on this blog that traveling on a budget is a mindset more than a collection of tips and tricks. If you just spend 10 bucks on my still-relevant Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune book and follow the principles there, you’ll be ahead of at least 80% of the general …