Budgeting. Either you love it or hate it. I can't say I've always been the best budgeter, but through my travels around the world, I have learned what you need to plan for - and the certain things you just can't anticipate. So as you begin planning your solo trip, start with the below. I promise you, you will feel better knowing you have a budget and plan in place as you start Continue Reading
Volunteering Abroad FAQs – Mandi of Go Overseas
Happy Thursday my friends! I've been getting a lot of the same questions lately when asked about volunteering abroad. I was going to create go-to document for all these Frequently Asked Questions, but as I started compiling the answers from different resources, I realized a lot of the answers were different depending on the program. So I want to showcase some fantastic Continue Reading
Solo Travel Safety Tips
Traveling solo can be a bit out of anyone's comfort zone, but being smart and relying on your gut makes all the difference when safety is concerned. Keeping your money and backpack safe is important, but keeping yourself out of harms way really is your numero uno concern when traveling alone. Also something else to consider - there is a slight chance you could be Continue Reading
Why Solo Travel is Not Always Ideal
I know I have talked a lot lately about how awesome solo travel can be (see my blogs from The Huffington Post and others from this blog, like here and here) but I know there are some negative things about venturing out into the great unknown all by yourself. Here are a few of the troubles I have had when traveling solo: You can feel lonely Maybe you aren't the greatest Continue Reading
Get up and leave: why you should travel today!
We all have that one friend on Facebook that occasionally pops up offering up an opportunity for us to live vicariously through their experiences. They post photos of sunsets in highly desirable locations on the other side of the world. At first it amuses, then promotes wanderlust, then we have a little daydream about our next vacation. Then... the jealousy sinks in. This Continue Reading