Few things are more exciting than traveling the world and exploring new places. When you are away from home, you likely want to capture memories by taking photographs or producing videos. Of course, you likely can’t get the shot you want without the right equipment. In addition to an excellent camera, you may want to invest in a travel tripod.The are many travel tripods available for purchase today. Not all are a good use of your money, however. In this review, we list the 10 best travel tripods … [Read more...]
10 Tips on How to Become a Digital Nomad
Most modern workers in the Western world are fed up with the daily grind. A recent survey showed that well over half of Americans feel unfulfilled in their jobs. One way many people are breaking out of this modern malaise is by becoming digital nomads. As long as you have a laptop, and online job, access to Wi-Fi, and an adventurous spirit, you too can embark on your own digital nomad journey. In this article, we'll go over a few essential tips on how to become a digital nomad. 1. Figure … [Read more...]
Top 10 Travel Blogs You Should Be Reading in 2017
Did you ever dream of quitting your day job and traveling the world? If so, there are now literally thousands of travel blogs online dedicated to helping you make that dream a reality. Anyone looking for a good place to start their globe-trekking adventure should check out these top 10 travel blogs. All of the blogs listed below have incredible travel hacks that will help you plan your next vacation. 1. One Mile At A Time We start our list of the top 10 travel blogs with Ben Schlappig's One … [Read more...]
How to Blog from Abroad – part 1-
So, you want to start your very own travel blog? The good news is that anyone can start one. The bad news is that being able to sustain a quality travel blog requires a lot of effort, a lot of investment and a lot of time. If you are serious about the task that you are about to undertake you should know a few things that we will be covering in the following article. But before we get down to business can you answer one question: Why do you want to blog? Some people write because they desire to … [Read more...]
The 27 Best International Travel Apps
The 27 Best Travel Apps to Travel Internationally These days, any company who’s serious about its online presence knows that it needs an app in order to make it and this is especially true about travel companies. As the saying goes, if you need it, there’s an app for that – from language translation apps to international messaging apps. Some of the biggest flight and tourism companies in the world, such as United Airlines and Booking.com have got apps, but smaller competitors have them too. … [Read more...]
Medical Insurance for Travel Abroad: Best Deals for UK Senior Holidaymakers
Whoever said that older people shouldn't embark on international journeys has definitely never met a savvy senior traveler before. One of the major trends of today's society is for seniors to buy plane tickets and explore the world. If you think about it for a second, it makes perfect sense to invest in something worthwhile when you have so much free time. As many senior travelers love to say, “Age matters only if you're a cheese”, and apparently, travel is the fountain of … [Read more...]
Medical Insurance Travel Abroad Advice: Do You Really Need it?
Traveling is not always fun and games. In order to have the best time of your life, you should plan well in advance and take care of the organizational and insurance issues. Whether you are traveling for business purposes, in connection with your studies or for leisure, there are certain steps that you should take to avoid health problems and accidents. Preparing for a trip is not only about choosing the destination, itinerary and packing your bags, it is also about taking necessary steps to … [Read more...]
How to Differentiate Good International Travel Agencies from Bad Ones
Like many things of the old world, Travel agents have also become a punch line that is often categorized as being unnecessary, obsolete and pointless. As you can probably imagine, nobody wants to have their profession insulted, but the truth is that from a certain perspective, the concept of a travel agent has become a dying breed, but not in the way that you would imagine. It is true that the internet has given us the opportunity to research valuable information on our own, but this doesn't … [Read more...]
Are Travel Consultants Still Useful? When to Use a Travel Agent
Travel consultants may have been put on the list of “most useless professions” in the world, but this doesn't mean that many intrepid travelers have decided to stop visiting them. It may sound simple to plan and book your own trip online, but the truth is that there are certain advantages of using a travel agent. Many of us are familiar with the brick-and-mortar shops selling trips to Europe with dreamy discounts, but the concept of travel agents has significantly changed in the past few … [Read more...]
In the Loop, On the Go: 8 Great Messaging & Language Translation Apps for Travelers
Finding the best apps for international travel is all largely a matter of traveling preference. However, we believe absolutely anyone who’s out on the road, in a foreign country, could benefit from any one of the apps on our list. Not only are they free, but some of them are also available for several platforms (Android, Windows, Blackberry, etc.). So, next time you’re feeling lost in translation abroad, there are two things you can do: use one of these chat apps to reach out to someone back … [Read more...]
