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Inspirational Travel – Roundtrip Ticket, My Backpack and Curiosity

Inspirational Travel – Roundtrip Ticket, My Backpack and Curiosity

I have always loved to travel but I have never had the opportunity to travel and explore the way I wanted to. It’s not until we throw ourselves into the unknown that we know who we are.

Summer Backpacking In Toronto and Vancouver

Summer Backpacking In Toronto and Vancouver

Adventure and excitement is abound in Canada during the summer. In Toronto and Vancouver, in particular, a wide variety of outdoor activities as well as a pristine natural environment, beckons backpackers.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia in Black and White

Angkor Wat, Cambodia in Black and White

Angkor Wat in Cambodia was a place of distant wonder for us back in 2000. People told us about khmer ruins in the jungle, but we never thought we would never get there. It was 3 years later when we came back to this part of the world and truly explored the countries of the region that we made it to these fabled temples.

Travel is Glamorous…In Retrospect

Travel is Glamorous…In Retrospect

I had read a great quote somewhere recently by Mark Twain. It goes something along the lines of “Travel is Glamorous in Retrospect” When I saw Dave doing our laundry in a little bucket in our coco hut bungalow, this quote came perfectly to mind.

Packing a First Aid Kit for Long Term Travel

Packing a First Aid Kit for Long Term Travel

A lot of travelers including ourselves tend to go a little overboard when it comes to carrying medication. In the past, we have carried a small pharmacy and it has driven me insane. At the same time, we really do need to be prepared for any situation. So how does one find balance?

Essential Packing for Long Term Travel Abroad

Essential Packing for Long Term Travel Abroad

Packing for an extended travel can be very tricky indeed. It is one thing to pack for a vacation where you are staying in one resort and not moving for the week or two that you are away. You can pack all you want because you only ever have to deal with your luggage at the airport and transfers where you have trolly’s and valets to help you out. But it is completely another experience to pack for a travel that will keep you on the move for months on end.

How to Live your Life to travel the World

How to Live your Life to travel the World

As people who love to travel for extended periods, Dave and I are always asked how we manage to take so much time off from work to see the world. The second question we always get is how do we afford it? People tend to think that we live our lives with no vision of the future and no equity what-so-ever just spending our money until it runs out. Others tend to think that we are independently wealthy. As a matter a fact neither is true.

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