Category: Travel Tips
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Travel 101: Trusting Strangers
I was standing at a train station in Vienna, Austria wondering if I’d made a mistake, that my father was right and I had been talking to a 40-year-old plumber the entire time. Then I saw her. I recognized Stef at once. I could tell by the way she walked, by her style of dress,…
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Travel and Privilege
Košice, Slovakia 5:28 a.m. Tuesday June 10, 2014 I could begin this post with clichés about the journey being better than the destination and about how wanderers must lose their way to achieve fulfillment, but I’ll spare you the scrolling. You’ve heard it. Instead, I’m going to talk about privilege. Now privilege is a buzz…
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Best Sites for Backpacking Europe
In preparation for our six weeks in Europe, Lav and I have been writing, researching and pinning like crazy. Here are some helpful sites we’ve found for budget backpackers like us. Budget and Planning 1. The Savvy Backpacker The most comprehensive guide for travelling Europe on a budget Covers initial trip planning, packing, finding accommodation,…
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Top 8 Travel Quotes
Quotes that make me want to dust off my hiking boots, grab my passport and cast off into the life and current of travel. 8. “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance, nothing is…
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Journalism vs. Sensationalism
After completing my internship in Eastern Europe, I made a short video and an interactive presentation using my photographs. This will be used to educate people about the culture of the Roma people of Slovakia and raise funds so the Roma Press Agency can produce a documentary about human trafficking in Roma communities. When doing…
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Getting Paid to Travel
Over the past week, I’ve had several people ask how I was able to travel abroad without spending thousands of dollars. Many of you are interested in international experience but aren’t sure where to begin. I’ve compiled a few simple ideas to get you started. 1. Study Abroad If you are a student (I can’t…
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The Wanderer
When it comes to the cliched traveler move, it doesn’t get more quoting Jack Kerouac than staring into the distance at a breathtaking landscape while reflecting deeply on everything you’ve experienced. I’ve named it the Wanderer pose, after my favourite painting by 19th century German painter Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog.…
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Best Sites for Student Travelers
Whether you’re planning to backpack another continent, thinking about studying or interning abroad or are wanting to get out of town for a week, student travelers have great resources available to them. Note: Most are geared toward travelers not tourists 1. skyscanner Before starting most adventures, the stressful part is figuring out what’s the cheapest,…
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So I met a guy on the plane…
I met a man on a flight to Frankfurt, and I think it may change my life. We were crammed in seats so far back you couldn’t see the moist towelettes and eye pillows of first class, browsing through movie selections and trying not to make awkward elbow advances across the center rest, when a…