Travel Reflections

A trip to the serene, sleepy village on the shores of the Nam Ou River in Northern Laos, Muang Ngoi Neua, feels like a trip back in time – but you don’t want to go there…

October 30th marked our 6-month travel anniversary, and the six-month marker seemed the right time to take a look at our expenses so far – including how much we have spent, where the money went, and what our average per day spend has been in each country.

We were recently nominated by Nicole and Cameron, the Traveling Canucks, a project which was started by Tripbase, with the goal being ‘to unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again’. Read on for the seven we chose!

Meet Amy Montalvo, our February GlobetrotterGirl of the Month. Through her business, ONEPASS Productions, Amy has been able to incorporate a life of travel into her career, by creating video content with a purpose, highlighting positive impacts and changes being made around the world.

Confession: I have a fear of heights that borders on a PANIC of heights. I had to face it in Whistler, Canada – read on for one of the most horrifying experiences in my life.

We were conflicted about a popular tourist attraction in Battambang, Cambodia. What do you think about the experience?

This week I wonder about bargaining while abroad. What makes certain travelers so uncomfortable with it, while others understand it for the art form that it is?

This week I wonder how night bus drivers do it, sharing a story of a time we almost died and reveal my great new idea for a game show…

It is hard to verbalize the feeling of the discriminatory sting of discrimination that binational same-sex couples face due to DOMA. Ligeia and Mindy of BoundingOverOurSteps.com talk about how the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act affects their future together.

We are not ready to trade in this mindset-altering, life-affirming freedom that becoming nomads has given us…but we are increasingly shocked at just how forgettable this seems to have made us….