Throughout all of my adventures, only three times I’ve been a target for crime because I was a traveler. That’s not bad considering I’ve visited 40+ countries over the past two decades. For the most part, using common sense and traveling with a friend or group is enough to avoid travel scams and danger. But…
Years ago I went to Ireland with a friend. We rented a car and drove from Galway to Kilkenny via the southwest peninsular route. Ireland is awash with beautiful landscapes and scenic drives lined with intricately built stone walls. The roads, however, can be narrow and tricky to navigate at times. One morning in…
When it comes to time, money and travel, people fall into one of four categories: In my twenties, I fell into the first category, Backpacker. I had plenty of time, but a decreasing amount of money and a nagging reality in the back of my mind reminding me that some day my traveling would end and…
A while back I read a cool guest post by Money Graffiti on Budgets Are Sexy about the legality of writing on dollar bills. It reminded me of a story from my 14-month backpacking trip about a special and very ugly dollar bill. A consistent necessity throughout my trip was exchanging money. When traveling for…