by Stranger In This Town | May 10, 2022 | Budget Travel, Solo Female Packing, Solo Female Travel, Travel Talk
The number one piece of advice my friends, family, and readers ask me for when they are planning a trip is how I pack so lightly – or how I travel for so long with so little. While this list is not exhaustive, I’ve compiled my master carry-on travel...
by Stranger In This Town | Feb 17, 2022 | Budget Travel
I’ve been traveling solo for 14 years, but it wasn’t until about 10 years ago that I started learning about the benefits of travel rewards-based credit cards. When I booked my 6-week trip to Australia and New Zealand in 2012, I discovered the Capital One...
by Stranger In This Town | Apr 19, 2016 | Budget Travel, Solo Female Travel, Solo Female Travel - Featured, Travel Talk
Thankfully, the days of dirty, outdated, noisy hostels with a reputation for bedbugs and squeaky metal bunkbeds are – mostly – gone. Most hostels these days are clean, safe, well-equipped, and modern. Choosing to stay in these communal facilities versus an...
by Stranger In This Town | Mar 11, 2016 | Budget Travel, Solo Female Packing, Solo Female Travel, Solo Female Travel - Featured, Travel Talk
I actually travel entirely with carry-on luggage, even on the longest and farthest trips abroad. (Don’t believe me? Check out My Go-To, Long-Term, All Carry-On Travel Packing List for Women.) But my “carry-on” is still a large backpack containing...
by Stranger In This Town | Mar 3, 2016 | Budget Travel, Travel Hacks
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to be rich to travel — and more importantly, you don’t need to be rich to travel fabulously. Even tightwad budget travelers can use a few travel “hacks” to spice up their frugal trips, and add a...
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by Stranger In This Town | Jun 12, 2015 | Around the World, Budget Travel, Destinations, Europe, My Adventures
We debated for quite some time over whether we should rent a car and stay in hostels during our time in Iceland, or rent a camper van (a more expensive endeavor than a normal car) and act as a pair of snails: with our homes/beds on our backs, so to speak. After much...
