(Back From Being) On The Road – Normand Boulanger

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Normand Boulanger followed his dream to backpack through six countries in South America.  This was his first trip abroad and he traveled solo (for the most part) from July 16, 2012 to March 1, 2013.  Along the way, Normand shared his thoughts, photos and videos on his blog, Tour Backpacker.  He is back home in Canada, but has now caught the ‘travel bug’ and is inspired to explore the world again, and soon.  Normand granted me an interview and shared some key thoughts about his trip. … [Read more...]

Living Out Of A Suitcase – Spencer Spellman

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Flying for the first time when he was five (and by himself for the first time at age seven), Spencer just can't kick his travel habit, nor his southern drawl, no matter how much he travels.  After putting in his time in the South for 27 years, he packed his bags for the open road, quitting the rat race to become a digital nomad to travel around North America for a year.  While he now calls the US West Coast home, it's more of a place to keep his stuff, have a cold one, and lay his head down between trips, because it's the open road that feels the most like home, making him come alive like … [Read more...]

The Total Bill

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Like many others, money was my main concern when contemplating my around-the-world journey.  Making the trip a priority helped me focus on creating a new budget to save as well as adjusting my life to squeeze out extra money.  I regularly struggled with my “saving” will power and having the support of other travelers, friends and family to keep me moving forward definitely helped.  Now that my journey has concluded, I look back on my travel finances (both before and during the trip) and I am surprised. … [Read more...]

Gearology – Online Streaming Content

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One of the ways I kept entertained and connected to home while traveling was to watch movies and my favorite TV shows.  Being that I was on the road, I got to know the ins-and-outs on how to access online streaming content.  Not only did I have to figure out which websites offered the best variety, but how to get around the dreaded ‘blocked content’ error that can happen when watching videos outside of your home country.  I recently wrote a guest post for Meet, Plan, Go about some of these options, but I’d like to discuss some specific services and costs. … [Read more...]