Friday Travel Dreaming

Today we start a new series on this blog – every Friday we will post a round-up of various travel inspiration and news that we have come across throughout the week. These might be giveaways, contests, cool news, money-saving tips or just things that are inspirational or downright quirky, related to travel. Just to help you with resources, and to keep the travel dreaming going!

This Friday’s roundup includes:

Wanderlusting on a Budget with The Professional Hobo

Ever wonder what it would be like to travel the world? Nora Dunn, from The Professional Hobo, has been globe-trotting for the past seven years, sharing her stories and financially sustainable insight on her must-read blog for wanderlusters. Meet Nora…and read some of her best tips for traveling on the cheap.

10 Great Places you can Visit for $50 a Day – from USA Today

Travel doesn’t have to be a savings-draining proposition. Pick the right destination and you can stretch your dollar for weeks or even months, says Matt Kepnes (NomadicMatt.com), author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day (Perigee Trade, $15). Best of all, you don’t have to sacrifice comfort. “I don’t like to spend a lot on travel, but I have no desire to sleep on floors,” he says. “The main thing is to stay away from big-box hotels, find local restaurants and take public transportation.” He shares with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY some favorite countries to visit on the cheap.

And this is one of my all-time favorites:

Give Memories, Not Things: Using Travel to Celebrate Milestones

From our friends at BootsnAll Travel, this pretty much sums up the philosophy of our travel, and the answer to the question, “How can you travel so much – and so cheaply?” Namely, this one passage from the article:

Instead of buying things, we buy experiences. We decided long ago to spend our money on enriching our lives, building relationships, and crafting memories that tie heartstrings with the people who matter most.

About Shelley Seale

Shelley is a wanderer and student of the world, yoga chick, voracious reader and dog lover. She pounds the keyboard as a freelance writer, author and publication designer, based in Austin, Texas when she isn't traipsing around the globe. Shelley has written for National Geographic, USA Today, The Guardian, The Week, Fodor's, The Telegraph and Texas Monthly, among others. Shelley has performed a catch on the flying trapeze, boarded down a live volcano, and was once robbed by a monkey in India. But she doesn’t know how to whistle.

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