I hate to hear people say “I wish I could travel more.” Most of what you can and can’t do in life is a matter of priorities. If you want to do something badly enough, you’ll find a way to make it a top priority. If you don’t, you’ll find excuses. Besides making travel more ..read more

“Have I saved enough money for my trip around the world for a year?” “How much will an around the world trip cost per month? Back when few people could work remotely and even fewer Americans were traveling around the world for a year, I used to get questions like this on a weekly basis ..read more

Many people in supposed rich countries are struggling to pay the bills, but something budget travelers discover really quickly is that it’s financially easier to actually travel around the world. Thanks to currency arbitrage, lower healthcare costs, and other factors, you will spend less money being on the road for a year—counting airfare—than you will ..read more

There are hundreds of Maya archaeological sites scattered around multiple countries of the Americas, but a few stand above the rest as important sites. One of those gets far fewer visitors than most though and it’s in a pleasant area to use as an exploration base too: Copan Ruinas. Honduras seems to be perpetually off ..read more

The Flamingo Coast, also known as the Yucatan Gulf Coast, is located on the northern shore of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, known for its pristine white sand beaches, crystal clear turquoise waters, and abundant wildlife, including flamingos, which give the coast its name. Only a trickle of foreign tourists and expats seem to know ..read more

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I started this blog about budget travel and traveling well for less way back in 2003. It’s celebrating its 20th birthday now. I’ve gotten a lot of questions in that time in comments, by e-mail, and on social media. Many of them are airplane questions or about airlines. I also see a lot of these ..read more

Do you have a laptop job of some kind where you can work from anywhere around the world? Do you run a remote business or does your work-from-home arrangement take you to a new home sometimes? Then you’ll probably be interested in a new membership club I signed up for recently that’s a house swap ..read more

I have been to Bansko several times now, on a hiking trip, a ski trip, and twice hanging out for weeks around the Bansko Nomad Fest. But I had never come or gone by train. A while back someone mentioned this narrow-gauge train that goes through the forested mountains and then someone else brought it … Want to live a better life for half the price? Sign up for the Cheap Living Abroad Newsletter.          ..read more

There’s no such thing as an average travel budget for a two-week vacation or a trip around the world. Whether you’re going to circle the globe or just hit four different places in Mexico, you need to give a calculator a workout and do some math. After all that though, you need to be honest … Want to live a better life for half the price? Sign up for the Cheap Living Abroad Newsletter.          ..read more