Follow me into a travel movie! Image by Flickr user Leo Hidalgo. I spent most of my teens living vicariously through travel movies. So when I did finally graduate to…
HOW Many Hours?! 5 Tips to Take Long Flights Like a Champion
Beth with São Paulo-based contributor Patricia after a very long trip from the USA to Brazil. I’ll be the first to say it — I’m 27 and I feel old….
Around The World For $350: My Amazing Travel Hack
Imagine flying around the world for free, turning a small amount of frequent flyer points into endless flights, all while paying a pittance in taxes and fees. It sounds too…
4 Ways to Avoid being “That Passenger”
We frequent flyers have stories to tell. Even though we never board the flight thinking we’ll drink the overpriced bar dry, sometimes no amount of plastic cup rosés can get…
Frugal, Flying, and Fabulous
Does First Class feel a long way off? Do you long for the perks of First Class but don’t have room in the budget? Here are some tips to help…
The Big Move
If you think Adventure is scary, try routine — Paulo Coelho December 2008. My father had passed away a month earlier. I felt numb, unable to feel joy or pain….
Sightseeing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a beautiful city with some of the best sightseeing opportunities in the world. Seven venues or events in Hong Kong will easily keep visitors busy for a…
Journey vs. Destination
.. . . I’m an intrepid traveler. I’ve lived, visited, or worked in 20+ countries on four continents. I’ve stayed in four-star hotels and slept above pigpens. I’ve ignored State…
Refunds, and How to Get Them
Unless you’re a pilgrim, today’s traveling woman will likely be taking a lot of flights as they jetset across the world. In a moment of boredom and reflection, I counted…
A Plane, Six Trains…and an Upgrade.
In what was beginning to sound and feel like the 12 days of Christmas, I recently embarked on an epic marathon journey home. It’s funny the extent people go to…
Flight Frustration
To help me get my two suitcases and whatever else I managed to acquire during this past semester–and because I convinced them this was the perfect time for the long-awaited…
When Airlines Unexpectedly Change Your Flight
I knew airlines could change or even cancel my flight. I also knew that they had no obligation to compensate me for these changes. But I didn’t realize how agonizing…
Putting the Cheap Back into Travel (But Not in so Many Letters)
I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile, ever since Go Girl got started last year. But the topic came to mind again a few weeks ago, when my…
Friends All Over the World, Part 2
I will not go into the reasons for me not being allowed to board my flight home– God knows if I talk about it again I might begin to throw…
Triumphant Return, Tearful Goodbye
There are some things that never change, and where I am in the globe certainly isn’t one of them! Somehow, after a long plane ride over the Atlantic, I ended…