Fear & Loathing in Las Nomad: Admissions Of A Wannabe Nomad.
A funny thing happens when you fake it til you make it and go down an unknown path with reckless abandon; people actually think you have your shit together…
Travel Planning & Tips
So this whole “Experiment” actually started with deep roots in travel, and only travel. I never really traveled until I was in my late 20s. At that time, I still thought that travel was fairly unattainable because it cost too much.
I was born in the US; that’s what we’re fed. Get a job, get your 2-3 weeks vacation a year, and go to a resort. Then go home and ponder about the feeling that you need a vacation from your vacation…
Sorry, but I wasn’t having that. I had a choice to make. I could do the “comfortable, easy resort travel 1-2 times a year,” or I could find a way to see more. I chose to start this experiment of pushing my comfort zone because I wanted more travel, and I was willing to hack my way into it. If you want to learn from someone that got so fed up with his boring, non-traveling situation, that he just said, “fuck it, I’ll figure out”, then I’m your guy.
What I found was that the “cheap” way I travel offers so much more than hotels and cookie cutter vacations ever could. I meet more people, see more unique, local places, and experience so much more than I ever imagined I could, and I do it for around $50 a day US, and never feel like I’m pinched. We need to have lots of tools in our travel tool belts, from hostels to hotels, couchsurfing to housesitting, credit card flipping and tons of other tricks of the travel hacking trade.
And sometimes it’s just about exploring some new places and writing home about it so that you can add it to your bucket / before list!
Meet My Friend…Dr. Watts. My Goal Zero Yeti 400, Hacked 1200W Power Setup
Need power for those off grid travel excursions, or looking at long-term vanlife or Jeep life adventures? This custom-rigged Yeti Goal Zero power source keeps me powered for days on end. Here are the details!
Can You Be Part-Time Location-Independent?
Not ready to be a total nomad, situation makes it tough? Have you ever thought about going part-time independent? It might start with your dojo…
When Budget Travel Plans Go Bad: How And When To Cut Bait
If you’re going to travel cheap, you better be ready to go with the good and the bad and to make some adjustments on the fly. This is one of those stories…
Cheap Cities Equal Cheap Travel. (Ummm. Duh?)
Common sense isn’t always so obvious, oddly. Cost of living is a great place to start when thinking about cheap travel. Just ask Mr. Google…
Vanlife Diary: My Van Is Only As Creepy As You Make It
I recently bought a used, 1985 Chevy G10 Camper van to quickly get on the road. To say the least, the outside opinions have been…disparate? Here’s how…
I Just Seriously Cheap Flights: Two Roundtrips For About $22…Total!
Flipping credit cards for the free bonuses? If not, maybe you should be. I just got two roundtrip tickets for about $22 total out of pocket. Here’s the skinny.
Staying On Budget…Travel? You Need The “Trail Wallet” App!
So I use this app ALL the time…not just when on the road. But it’s main use is keeping budget on travel, and it’s the best & easiest I’ve found.
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Tough Love, Tips & Strategies To Help You Finally Kick-Start Your Travel Life…Or Go Full Nomad!
Been wondering how the hell all those digital nomads, location-independent travelers, and remote workers, travel “full-time?” Maybe you’ve thought about living that life one day, but you’re really not sure where to start.
Beyond giving you the stepping stones to dive into short-term domestic and international travel, this book will show you how long-term travelers extend those tools, maximize their budgets, and turn weeks into months…or even years…of traveling the world indefinitely.
