According to a New York Time’s article, Americans in their 20s and 30s aren’t likely to move around much and when they do, it’s to move back in with mom and dad. … Read More The NY Times is Calling Gen Y the ‘Go-Nowhere Generation’. Gee. Thanks, Guys.
You know what they say…Hindsight is 20-20. Here’s the advice I’d love to give my younger self.… Read More 5 Things I Wish I’d Known at 25
A 16-year-old polygot from New York speaks 20 languages. … Read More This 16-year-old will make you feel dumb. Why? Cause he speaks 20 languages
A love letter to travel and all of the lovely, little things that make it worth while.… Read More 50 Little Things to Love about Traveling
Only 1 percent of American and 10 percent of European college students choose to study in another country. Here are a few reasons why. … Read More American University Students Don’t Study Abroad…But Guess What? Neither do European!
I think one of my favorite things about living in a city like Las Vegas is that the wilderness is only a short drive away. 20 minutes west from my house and you’re in a national state park. 30 minutes and you’re in the mountains. One hour and you could be skiing. Because although I… Read More 3 Scientific Reasons Why Your Next Vacation Should Be in the Wilderness
Straight from the “well, DUH” files comes the findings of a study from scientists at the University of Vermont: The more miles you put between your home and job, the happier you become. Or, as researchers put it: “Expressed happiness increases logarithmically with distance from an individual’s average location.” Scientists reached this conclusion after analyzing… Read More Study Finds the Further People Travel from Home, the Happier They Become
As if you needed another reason to travel, right? But just in case you’re on the fence about whether or not to splurge on that vacation or long weekend getaway, here ya go: According to this article in the Los Angeles Times, travel can: Lower your blood pressure Improve your immune system Make you smarter… Read More Yet Another Reason Why Travel is Awesome: It Will Help You Live Longer
So. I opened my own store. Well, sorta. Okay, not really. What I DID do, however, was set up a virtual store on Zazzle.com, design a handful of travel-themed art, t-shirts and luggage tags and then make them available for purchase. I know, I KNOW…I’m probably not going to make any money doing this, especially… Read More Buy my travel gear and I’ll love you forever…
A question I get emailed a lot is “how can you afford to travel so much?” Well, I’m one of the lucky ones. My mom works for a major airline which means that I get to fly for free. Yep. For free. But don’t hate me! Because I’m not rich (I’m a writer. For the… Read More 7 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Save Money for Traveling
