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Blog Focus: Pause the Moment
This week’s BLOG FOCUS takes us to Pause the Moment, the blog of twenty-somethings Ryan and Liz, who practiced the art of being frugal in order to save for a round-the-world jaunt. Their travel tips can definitely be applied to a gap year or volunteer abroad project. Join us as …
Read more ...Blog Focus: Nourishing the Planet
This week’s Blog Focus takes us to the continent of Africa, where Bernard Pollack and Danielle Nierenberg have lived the life of border jumpers since October 2009. Join us as we explore their travels and good-will adventures as they cross numerous African borders with their blog, Nourishing the Planet.
Bernard and …
Read more ...Blog Focus: To China…and Beyond!
To China and Beyond offers travel stories and advice from someone who knows it like the back of her hand, Jessica Marsden. Join us this week as we delve into China for our blog focus on To China…and Beyond!
Jessica Marsden’s blog is visually appealing as well as filled with …
Read more ...Blog Focus: The World is my Jungle Gym
This week’s Blog Focus takes us to The World is my Jungle Gym by Brendan van Son, where he offers the travel lover advice and inspiration.
To begin with, Brendan’s comprehensive travel website is visually appealing – he breaks down his articles by category (and there are a substantial amount …
Read more ...Blog Focus: A Lady in London
This Tuesday’s Blog Focus takes us to England where we’ll hang around the city with A Lady in London, whose photo-and-travel-filled blog will have just about anyone itching to jet to London (or at least sharpen their photographic eye).
A Lady in London is maintained by a twenty-something former California native …
Read more ...Blog Focus: Around the World “L”
Around the World “L” is a blog about 28-year-old, six-foot-tall, Lillie’s adventures teaching – you guessed it – around the world! Join us with today’s Blog Focus as we explore Lillie’s adventures…
Lillie Marshall left her native Boston after years of teaching to take that teaching energy around the world – …
Read more ...Blog Focus: The Jungle Princess
The Jungle Princess follows the fabulous life of a Abby Tegnelia who packed her bags and left her life in the states to live and work on her celeb news site in tiny Playas del Coco, Costa Rica. While she describes herself as more of a “neurotic workaholic” and less …
Read more ...Blog Focus: Trans-Americas Journey
Since April 2006, Eric Mohl and Karen Catchpole (a photographer and journalist, respectively) have road-tripped across North America before heading to Central and South America. Since they’ve been traveling, they’ve kept a blog called “Trans-Americas Journey” detailing aspects ranging from where they’re currently located, what sort of adventures they’ve encountered, …
Read more ...Blog Focus: Reikalein
This week’s Blog Focus takes us to the Zurich-based blog of Christine Anne Reika Syrad, called Reikalein. Christine is half-Japanese and half-British, and spent some of her childhood years in Turin, Italy. While fighting off bouts of “linguistic schizophrenia,” she became comfortable with travel and moving around. So, after she …
Read more ...Blog Focus: From Rat Race to Paradise
This week’s Blog Focus takes us to the blog of Alex Kasdan, who’s From Rat Race to Paradise chronicles her voyage from Los Angeles, California to the Cook Islands, where she hopes to learn and eventually teach rescue diving.
In her June 15th post, she cites the Bob Marley quote …
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