If you’re a traveler who’s been on Instagram at all in the past two years, you’ve likely heard of Away, the luggage brand that’s quickly catapulted to “must-have” status. Not only does it seem like…
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The trip I’m most excited about in 2019 is a weekend at Lake Tahoe to celebrate my 30th birthday. Mostly because all my friends from the east coast are trekking out here to visit (yay!!)….
One of the most frequently asked questions on The Weekend Jetsetter is, “how do you afford to travel so much?” It’s the reason I created a whole e-book on the topic! And the answer has…
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash In the past I’ve done a “year in review” of my travels, counting up how many countries I’d visited – but this year and last year, that number sat at a measly “two.”…
Sure, the holidays are about shopping for others — but why not gift yourself something that will improve your travels all year long? I pulled together a list of 7 gifts I’d buy myself for…
Photo: ThunderKiss Photography, Flickr Last month, I turned 29 on my second glass of wine at San Francisco International Airport, waiting for my red eye flight to Nicaragua. OK, maybe it was my third glass…
There are a number of free tools that help you save money for travel by paying you for things you already do. I’ve always funded my travels with a combination of “travel hacking” and side jobs…
Photo: MK Feeney/Flickr If you’re a traveler, chances are that at some point you’ve spent time at tourist traps. What defines a “tourist trap?” To me, it’s a “must-see” attraction that is rather underwhelming given the…
Getting stuck on the runway for hours. Missing your connection. Having to cut a trip short. These are all a traveler’s worst nightmare, but if you travel frequently enough, all bound to happen eventually. In…