This weekly series focuses on budget hotel gems we discover while on the road. This week: Art Hostel Costa Linda in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

This month’s GlobetrotterGirl of the Month is Leah Walker of LeahTravels.com. This GT Girl just broke free last month to live life on her own terms and travel the world. Find out about what shifted her mentality and what her life looks like one month in to her new life!

Set on the Ping river, this buzzing little city in central Thailand is home to a set of breathtaking ancient ruins. So why do so few people visit?

Our first visit to a plantation was an eye-opening, heart-wrenching experience this week in Charleston, South Carolina – find out why!

Odds are, unless you are Chilean or on an unlimited trip, you wouldn’t necessarily visit Valdivia. Here’s what we found when we spent a few days there earlier this year.

From hitchhiking to housesitting to luxury travel, there’s an app for everything travel-related. Has technology killed the essence of travel or has it revolutionized the experience altogether?

Our May GlobetrotterGirl of the Month is Torre DeRoche, who put all fear behind her to jump on a humble boat and sail across the Pacific. Read on for how breaking free turned Torre into a successful author living the live of her dreams.

Traveling the world for over four decades, our July GlobetrotterGirl of the Month Bonnie Kassel has dedicated her life to authentic travel experiences around the world and has the stories to show for it!

300 days on the road… almost exactly 10 months of backpacking! Looking back on Day 1 arriving in Las Vegas back in April to where we are now, we still can not believe how much life, experience, adventure – and work! – we have been able to squeeze into these 300 days.

Discovering Montreal’s public bicycle rental system made exploring the city so much easier! We had 24 hours to see Montreal’s main sights and neighborhoods and cycling in Montreal is a breeze!