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A Guide to Setting Travel Goals for Your Next Trip

Who says you can’t set goals when you’re going on a trip?

How to Take Your Hobbies With You When You Travel

If you really miss your hobby while traveling, try these tips to take them on the road and you can have the best of both worlds.

Getting Stuck on the Road: How to Avoid It (or Embrace It)

Spend enough time on the road and you’ll eventually get stuck … somewhere. Nora Dunn reveals a few tips to help you avoid (or just embrace) it.

To Hell with the Rest: A Manifesto for Vagabonds and Daydreaming Travelers

To hell with those who say you’re crazy to travel. Shannon Bradford explains why you should always follow your travel dreams.

8 Ways Travel Makes You Brave and Courageous

Once you’ve conquered the tricks and difficulties of traveling, you can do anything!

How to Order a Drink at the Bar (Without Looking Like the Broke Backpacker You Really Are)

Jeremy Foster has seen it all as a bartender. Here, he steps from behind the bar to advise backpackers on how order a drink like a gentle(wo)man.

Take the Plunge: Travel If That Little Voice Tells You To

Excuses stop a whole lot of people from ever traveling: don’t let that happen to you!

Voluntourism: Is It Hip or Hype?

With some research, due diligence, and attention to a community’s actual needs, you can put your humanitarian efforts to many good uses around the world.

Encyclopedia Intoxica: 3 Rare Intoxicants for the Traveling Psychonaut

Robert Evans explores three rare, regional drugs worth a look for any vagabond psychonaut.

For Women Traveling Alone: Always Listen to Your Instincts

Amy Baker reflects on the confidence, personal growth and character development she experienced during her first time traveling solo.

10 Tips to Help Frequent Flying Suck (Just a Little Bit) Less

Robert Evans reveals ten tips to make sure you hate being a frequent flyer just a little bit less.

Smarten Up! How to Perfect Your Travels By Becoming an Expert

A quickstart guide to making the most of your travels by first becoming an expert on your destinations.

I’m A Travel Addict – But Is It Nature or Nurture?

Amanda Kendle applies that time-tested question – nature or nature? – to travel.

5 Reasons to Love Returning Home from Your Trip

Amanda Kendle reflects on five great reasons why returning home after your trip isn’t always a bad thing.

How Travelers Can Survive Christmas Away From Home

Many of us will be miles from home on Christmas day. Amanda Kendle reveals a few tips to make your traveling Christmas feel more like home.

7 Highly Amusing Ways to Deal with Aggressive Touts

You’ll encounter aggressive touts nearly everywhere you travel. Kyle Crum reveals seven ways to effectively disarm them … and have a little fun in the process.

The 8 Most Bizarre Rituals in the World

Birth, coming of age, marriage, death. Turner Wright explores eight bizarre cultural rituals that surround them all.

Travels for All Seasons: How to Plan Trips for Any Time of Year

Sad that you’ll be at the ski resort in summer instead of winter? Or the Mediterranean coast in January? Find out how to make the most of your trip whatever the season.