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First Time Backpacker Essentials

By on July 28, 2011 ]

Digg DiggWhether you have recently completed your A-Levels and feel its time to broaden your horizons with some inter-continental travel, or you are a more mature backpacker who has thrown off the shackles of your nine-to-five lifestyle to take a mid-life gap year – it always pays to be fully prepared for the journey you [...]

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How to Travel Long-Term & Pay Off Debt

By on June 14, 2011 ]

Scott and Christy, a couple of surfers from Ordinary Traveler share some finance travel tips. We have been paying off student loans for a few years (or shall I say my other half has been paying off expensive loans from helicopter pilot school and college) and we have decided not to put off traveling until [...]

Preparing to Travel To-Do List

By on August 17, 2010 ]

Preparing to travel, regardless of travel style, can be a stressful task.  We weren’t able to sleep; awake until 3:00am thinking about all that remained to be done for our backpacking trip. When you live in the United States, traveling to another country typically means you have a long trip overseas.  It means you have [...]

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How We Paid For A Year Of Travel

By on July 13, 2010 ]

Perhaps you are expecting me to reveal a secret formula or quick way to make money that gives you the means to travel round the world for a year.  I’m sorry, we do not have one. You might also enjoy reading… Can Blogging Pay for My Travels? It’s similar to asking a trainer or nutritionist [...]

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RTW Trip Budgeting for Central America

By on January 26, 2010 ]

One of the most important concerns regarding long-term travel is finances.  There are many questions that bombard our minds, make us nervous, and lead us to shy away from the idea of traveling for longer than a week. Can I afford it?  How much will it cost?  How long can I travel on a set [...]

Travel Itinerary

Lack of a Travel Plan

By on July 21, 2009 ]

After we tell people that we are going to travel around the world the first question they usually ask is, “Where are you going?”  I struggled with this question in the beginning.  After stumbling for not having a definitive answer I would say, “Latin America and Southeast Asia.”  Well, that leads to additional questions for [...]

Travel Immunizations

By on July 19, 2009 ]

After the decision to drop everything and go travel was made, we had to write The List.  It began as a high level to do list which has grown organically into a massively detailed inventory of what we need to take care of before leaving it all behind for the adventure of a lifetime.  If [...]