Deciphering travel advice
Long-term travelers and travel bloggers and writers are in a unique position. They tend to see a lot of places, explore them in different ways, and therefore can be great resources for people who are planning trips, considering their options, etc. But is all travel advice equal? And is it even worth it? Travelers Obviously, I know a lot of people who are incredibly well traveled. They all have different experiences, have different...
Get Lost!
Don’t take it personally, but yes, I do want you to get lost. When you travel. Why? Some of my best experiences have happened when I’ve tried to get lost. Yes, I try to get lost. By this I mean we head out in a specific direction and take side streets, turns, etc., with no goal in mind other than to discover whatever we run into. Obviously, if I look down an alleyway and the hair rises on the back of my neck, we aren’t taking that...
Transportation in Bangkok
Unless you’re fairly brave and love being in thick traffic, you’re probably not going to choose to drive around the “Venice of the East.” Thankfully, there are many options for transportation in Bangkok, and most of them are downright cheap. Taxis Bangkok taxi drivers have a well-earned reputation. It is law that they use the meter, but many of them will ignore that and refuse to take you if you insist on the meter. It is worth...
Travel tips you probably won’t find in too many places
There are all sorts of travel tips online. Almost every single travel blogger has done at least one general post sharing their tips. Yesterday Brandy of It’s One World, Travel! and I were chatting, and I decided to do a different kind of travel tips post. Hope they’re helpful to you. Absolute #1, most important tip of all time! Are you ready? Maybe I should save this one for last so you’ll read the whole post and not muck with my...
My Housesitting Guide, Part 2
If you missed part 1 of my housesitting tips, you can find it here. Let’s do this! Okay, so you’ve decided housesitting is for you. Time to sign up for a membership, get your profile set up, and start contacting owners. We have a discount code for Trusted House Sitters! It’s 1dad1kid. If you are joining as a sitter, you get 20% off the membership fee. Homeowners get 3 months free. [Editor’s note: We have not and will not...
My Housesitting Guide
This is part 1 of a series on housesitting and was updated on September 14, 2016. Make sure to read part 2. I have been getting a lot of questions about housesitting lately, so I figured I’d do a post with my tips, experiences, information on which sites I use, etc. Why housesit? Housesitting offers many positive benefits. Here are just some of them. “Free” accommodation. This is one of the biggest benefits. We saved a ton...
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