Personal Travel Stories

Living 101

How I Use Social Media To Plan Vacations

You can use social media to find travel tips, travel deals, and underground events. It’s a great tool for planning summer vacations. So rather than being glued to the phone just to give your followers FOMO, read my hacks for using social media to have the best vacation.

Far & Wide

Random Thoughts I Had While Visiting Disneyland

I’m not entirely cynical, I do have fun at Disneyland. It’s the happiest place on Earth, right? I enjoy people-watching in line and wondering how I can get Cinderella’s job. Buckle up and keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times: Here are some random thoughts from a day at Disneyland.

INSIDER

Lessons Learned After Traveling The World For 9 Months

I would read travel blogs about people quitting their job to travel continuously, yet I always questioned the logistics of it all. What about money? Is it safe out there? How do they plan their itinerary? Do they get lonely? Eventually, I had to stop planning and just go for it — here's what I learned during my extended travels.

INSIDER

Here's What I Packed For A Backpacking Trip In Southeast Asia

What am I supposed to pack for an extended trip to Southeast Asia? And how am I supposed to fit it all into a medium-sized backpack? That was the real challenge I set for myself as I prepared to travel around the other side of the world for months.

Fodor's Travel

This Is One Of The Most Bizarre Things I've Seen While Traveling

While traveling in northern Thailand, I came across a strange event that I never knew existed. Just when you thought you’ve seen it all, you stumble upon something that makes you excited about how weirdly interesting this world is.

Restless Magazine

What It's Like To Go Cage Diving With Sharks

I don’t know who had the wild idea to cage dive with sharks — I was traveling in South Africa with my friends when one of them said it might be fun. And frankly, I wasn’t paying attention when I agreed to it. I thought he was kidding. Next thing I know, I’m on a boat heading out into the Indian Ocean with my stomach in knots. What did I sign up for?

AWOL

What Van Life Is Actually Like, According To Someone Who's Done It

Renting a camper van and exploring the world with your significant other is the dream. At least, that’s what it looks like on Instagram. You know what I’m talking about — the wide shot of a couple in their unusually spacious van with an exotic-looking guy strumming a guitar and a bikini-clad girl looking out into the sunset from the open trunk of a kombi. This is van life, and I did this with my partner.

Contiki

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving To Australia

Moving to a different country is exciting, nerve-wracking, courageous, and scary all at the same time. As an American living in Melbourne, here are some things that surprised me.

INSIDER

What It's Like Visiting One Of The Most Photographed Spots In The World

The world's largest salt flat, also known as Salar de Uyuni, is located in southwest Bolivia and it covers over 4,000 square miles of the Earth's surface. Here's what it's like visiting the largest salt flat in the world, one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been to.

Fodor's Travel

Racing Down Bolivia's Death Road Proved To Me How It Got Its Name

I’m all about adventure sports and adrenaline pumping activities. I’ve gone skydiving twice, bungee jumped from 425 feet, and screamed so loud on a canyon swing that the whole of South Africa could hear me. I was even a platform diver in college! But nothing, I mean NOTHING could prepare me to ride down Death Road in Bolivia.

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