When Jason booked on for the experience of a lifetime with contiki his parents thought he was going to get a true cultural experience but the reality was far from what they had expected. When his parents paid for the…
Darrel Johnson from New York had always wanted to visit Mexico but was never able to as work and family life got in the way. Having recently separated from his wife and disowning his children, he's finally able to do…
Bartholomew Whitlock's dream has always been to save up enough money to travel the world on his own and live out of a backpack. A self-proclaimed 'traveler', he says he's definitely not a tourist. Vegan…
Bill McCarthy, a local expat from the United States has been living in Bangkok for over a decade now after his wife divorced him in 2011. Being retired and having no kids or any responsibility, he decided to move to Thailand…
In an unlikely turn of events, local man, Tom Johnson, managed to beat the odds and outpace his wife, Sarah, in the race to prepare for their long-awaited vacation. Despite Sarah's weeks long head start on packing, Tom…
In a world where reality TV has tackled everything from dating to survival skills, it was only a matter of time before the travel industry got its own taste of the spotlight. Introducing "Baggage Swap," the newest…
It was a standard Monday for Dave as he sat in his office staring aimlessly out the window. He went out both Friday and Saturday and the Monday blues were sinking in. He didn't know if it was the fact that he'd…
After having a negative experience on her last trip abroad, Sandra Sorkin from Montana decided it's time to make a change for her upcoming trip to the Middle-East. "Last time I traveled abroad as an American and it…
As the sun sinks and backpackers shuffle into the common area of the Wanderlust Hostel, one group stands out. Huddled around a single table, the group speaks in an intense and fast-paced language that defies translation…
Jason Deane just finished his backpacking trip around South America. Arriving at the airport in Bogota he couldn't help but think of stories he's heard of travelers and backpackers getting detained by airport…
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