Sometimes we need a little inspiration. Here are some of the things that keep my wanderlust alive!
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Quotes
Some of my favorite inspirational quotes about traveling/exploring
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Blogs I Follow
A little bit of blog inspiration from others
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9 Best Travel Inspired Costumes
Nine of the best travel inspired costumes for Halloween.
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Just doing Machu Picchu? Here’s what you’re missing!
Beyond the Sacred Valley: Why Machu Picchu doesn’t begin to crack the surface of Peru’s most beautiful sites
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The Solo Adventurer
How going solo became my preferred way of travel
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Gift Ideas for your Travel Lover
The holidays are coming, so here are some gift ideas for your favorite traveler, at various price ranges: Bose Headphones – $300-500 I can’t mention enough how awesome these noise-cancelling devices are for in-flight. Hands down, they are my favorite luxury travel item. SD Cards – $10-20 A great stocking-stuffer for your favorite photographer. You can never have too many of these as back-up for the crucial photos. …
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NASA Travel Posters
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory just released a series of vintage travel posters, called Visions of the Future, designed by visual strategists at JPL. The excellent graphic designs feature some recent advancements in space, complete with clever taglines. They advertise destinations into your imagination and tantalize us with a future of possible space travel. Whether it’s a simple homage to discovery or a marketing ploy to inspire young explorers, they nailed it. Best part of…
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Movies that Inspire Wanderlust
Cinema magic is the wonderful thing that fills your chest with bravado and for a few moments, you think – YEA, I can do that! I am a superhero! Or, in this case, it may push you to get out there and travel. Here are my favorite movies that inspire this sense of wanderlust in me. I’ve seen other lists, but none quite encompass all of the ones that I love (without the…
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Voluntourism: My experience in Cambodia
Voluntourism is “the conscious, seamlessly integrated combination of voluntary service to a destination and the best, traditional elements of travel — arts, culture, geography, history and recreation — in that destination.” Source: http://www.voluntourism.org In 2011, I guest-lectured at the University of Queensland for an undergraduate Tourism class on my experience with Voluntourism. Background: Volunteer Tourism has become popular among global-conscious Millennials for good reason. It combines the best of both worlds…
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The Journey Begins…
I’ve decided to start a travel blog…I’ve decided to start a travel blog because I want a collective place to organize my experiences and photos. More and more, I’m finding that others are enamored with my adventures, so I want one place to share all of my thoughts and passions. I’m not unique; I’ve been to hostels filled with permanent nomads. Do I want to quit my job and make travelling a…