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13 Months of Travel in 30 Photos 10 Jun 2013 | 04:45 pm
After 13-months, 26 countries, 19 flights, and 82,000 km around the world, I collected over 14,200 precious photos to remember my trip by. My year of travel in 2011 will always be a special chapter...
Round-the-World Trip Planning – Interview with Kim Dinan of @RTWsomanyplaces 15 Feb 2012 | 05:40 pm
Kim Dinan - So Many Places Travel Blog Kim Dinan is a Sustainability Coordinator and aspiring writer from Oregon. Kim and her husband Brian are quitting their jobs and taking off on an around-the-wor...
Round-the-world expenses: $4,520 for 19 flights 6 Feb 2012 | 05:00 pm
Russian tourist Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt For a round-the-world trip, is it better to buy a round-the-world ticket to buy flights as-you-go? Before coming home for Christmas, I tallied my travel expens...
2011: A Year of Making Impossibles, Possible 9 Jan 2012 | 08:18 am
Penang Beach, Malaysia. “Sometimes, I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast…” – Alice in Wonderland I recently came back to Toronto for Christmas after 13 months of traveling ...
The 5 World Wonders I Saw in 2011 22 Dec 2011 | 11:56 pm
The Taj Mahal, completed in the 1600's, a World Wonder. The first World Wonder I ever saw was Machu Picchu in Peru, in September 2007. I was curious about the site because friends had sent me Machu ...
Is Jordan Safe to Visit? 19 Dec 2011 | 03:55 pm
Bedouin boy at Petra, Jordan. I expected to feel uncomfortable traveling in Jordan as a solo female traveler. Probably from a combination of seeing mostly negative press about the Middle East in the...
What Happens in Petra When It Rains? 13 Dec 2011 | 10:15 pm
The special Petra-at-Night experience that only happens when it rains. Sometimes, the best travel experiences have the worse photos. My Petra at night experience was one of these occasions. On my th...
The 55 Greatest Quotes on Travel Ever 6 Dec 2011 | 01:18 am
Inspiring quotes about travel. Photo by Lily. Whether you’re starting to plan a trip of a lifetime or you’re already on the road, quotes are a great way to get a dose of inspiration when the travel p...
Top 8 Highlights from 8 Days in #Jordan 2 Dec 2011 | 08:13 am
What to see in Jordan, highlights of my 1 week visit. After my leaving Dahab, my final stop in Egypt, I had the joy of spending a week in Jordan. Despite the short stay in Jordan, I was pleasantly s...
@Hostelbookers.com – Not Just for Hostels 30 Nov 2011 | 04:19 am
Hostelbookers - they also have hotels and charming bed & breakfasts After a year of traveling and constantly making reservations for accommodations, I’ve come across some pleasant surprises while usi...
