If the past year has done anything, it has made us want to travel abroad more than ever! That’s why we’re excited to present you with our biggest giveaway yet……
Meet this Remarkable 70-Something Scuba Diver Traveling the World Solo
As a 70-something solo female traveler, Deborah Graves challenges preconceptions and stereotypes regularly. To top it off, she is certainly not your average leisure traveler taking the occasional vacation to…
A Guide to Plastic Free July for Travelers
Plastic Free July is the perfect opportunity to try to cut out single-use plastics within a supportive community movement. Try these helpful plastic-free travel tips from Kendal Karstens of Getaway…
Camping 101: A Complete Guide for Beginners
This Camping 101 Guide will help you set off on summertime adventures with confidence. Thanks to Alisha McDarris of Terradrift for sharing her helpful camping tips and expertise! Beach vacays….
Traveling on Your Period: Tips to Feel Prepared
Traveling on your period can cause more than just cramps — it’s downright stressful! These tips from Samantha Weiss will help you prepare for anything so you can confidently travel…
How to Survive Your First Motorbike Road Trip (if you’re a woman, the passenger, and can’t even ride!)
Congratulations! You’ve decided to overcome your fears and jump on a motorbike for a road trip that will enter the family’s annals for generations to come. What are you going…
This 5 Minute Yoga Practice Will Change the Way You Travel (Video!)
From being packed in like sardines on buses and planes to lifting suitcases that feel like they’re carrying rocks or sleeping on lumpy mattresses (or no mattress at all) —…
Bucket List Travel Experiences That Won’t Break the Bank
“What would you do if you won the lottery?” Ask anyone this question, and travel more will likely be high on the list. And usually, we’re not talking about just…
Prove Them Wrong: How to Travel Somewhere They Say Is “Unsafe”
Sex attacks, muggings and harassment: World’s most dangerous holiday destinations for women (and some of the places may surprise you) It’s headlines like this one from the Daily Mail that…
Is Zika Virus Something to Worry About?
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’ve likely heard the word “Zika” come up multiple (if not countless) times. And as a person who’s interested in more than just…
6 Ways to Rock Your First Solo Travel Experience
On my first day of preschool, as my mom got out of the car to walk me inside, I insisted I didn’t need her help and waved goodbye, marching myself…
Make Iraq Your Next Destination? “Kurdistan Tour Guide” Might Just Convince You
When you’re daydreaming about your next journey abroad, it’s unlikely that Iraq is one of the destinations that comes to mind. And you certainly wouldn’t be alone in writing it off…
Anti-Racism 2016: We Can Do Better
When Twitter user @Laura_GlobalEd suggested a few months ago that I do a follow-up to my 2013 piece on cultural appropriation, it took me a while to get going. @sheswanderful…
4 Exercises to Help Your Mental Health Abroad and 4 Things to Do When You Could Care Less About Exercising
There is a widely accepted notion that exercise is the panacea for all ails that have ever existed ever. Depression, anxiety, obesity, heart disease, diabetes….the list goes on and on….
Get Hands-On with Your Memories: 4 Tips for Starting a Travel Scrapbook
For travelers, the ability to put photos and memories online in Facebook albums, slideshows, and blogs is almost perfect: It’s fast, convenient, and those memories are accessible just about anywhere…