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Mar 18, 20228 min read

Bleisure Travel: Business In The Front, Leisure In The Back

It’s not exactly a new concept, combining work and pleasure. Quite the opposite, business and pleasure started off together but, with...

Jan 13, 202214 min read

10 Basic Amenities Fails In Budget Hotels And How To Avoid Them

As a lifelong budget traveler, I’ve seen the inside of countless bottom-budget accommodations: from tents to shacks to huts to crumbling...

Nov 18, 20215 min read

How To Self-Motivate When Traveling Solo (Video)

Solo travel is an exciting and rewarding experience for many people. The personal freedom to do what you want on your own terms and...

Oct 27, 20214 min read

Think Solo Travel Is Lonely And Boring? Not A Chance!

Whenever an article is published on the topic of solo travel, it typically comes with a cover photo of a solitary traveler pensively...

Jul 1, 202111 min read

9 Things To Consider Before Driving In Foreign Countries

When I came to the USA as a child refugee from the Soviet Union, I was pretty blown away by the American car culture. Everybody drove....

May 27, 202113 min read

Demystifying Cost Relativity In Budget Travel Destinations

Living in a Caribbean resort town in Mexico, I sometimes hear tourists or expats gripe about how "some things are as expensive as New...

Apr 28, 20215 min read

For Budget Travelers, Being Flexible and Opportunistic Opens Possibilities

International travel on a budget usually involves traveling to "budget destinations": countries with a significantly lower cost of living...

Mar 31, 20214 min read

The Term "Singlemoon" Is Silly But The Idea Behind It Is Valid

The travel industry is always coining and spinning new catchy terms for different types of travel. Recently, I wrote about my uneasy...

Feb 19, 202111 min read

For Freelancers Who Love To Travel Becoming A Digital Nomad May Be A Natural Transition

Although I don't address the ever-evolving world of digital nomads in the Hack Solo Travel guidebook, I believe it's a relevant topic of...