—This is a guest post from my friends at Suitcase Stories. They share their experience preparing to travel around the world. Mum: “You’re doing what??” Me: “Traveling the world for a year, maybe more” Mum: “Make sure you pack enough underwear!” While my mother was worried that I wouldn’t have enough underwear, I was busy …
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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 …
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This is part 1 of a series on housesitting. 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 …
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Today marks our 600th day of travel! It’s funny, because in some ways it’s hard to believe we’ve already been gone for 600 days, and in other ways it feels like it’s been much longer. Do I have any regrets? Not a damn one. Well, maybe one—that we didn’t do this sooner. But, we had to …
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When we left Mexico over a year ago, I was so excited to see new places and be in a part of the world I hadn’t visited. We loved Mexico and Central America, but we loved South America even more. When we decided to return to Mexico for an interesting business venture, it was with …
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I got to know Mike and Ashley in Utila, Honduras, when I was their scuba instructor. We had previously been in touch via Twitter. Naturally, we’ve kept in touch since they left Honduras, and I’ve enjoyed seeing some of their posts about their adventures in using the interesting volunteering site HelpX. I think it presents …
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I’m not generally a person who is afraid of much. And for most things that instill just a little bit of trepidation, I generally don’t let them interfere. Except with my fear of falling. I have tried to kick its butt for many years, and I’ve yet to be completely successful. Ativan helps me do …
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A veteran of 12 years of continuous travel, travel blogger Earl Baron puts together his years of experience in a book that promises to help you on your way to creating a life of travel.
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When I was younger “the American dream” meant having a professional job that paid quite nicely, having a big family, living in a large house with a huge yard, a car for me and my wife each and then 1 for each child when they were old enough to drive, and a summer home in …
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There is a Caribbean island not far from Mexico or the United States that is often under the travel radar and is illegal for Americans to visit without a special license. Yes, we’re talking about Cuba. This post is the first in a series about Cuba, so I hope you continue reading. I need to …
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