[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Let me start of by saying that traveling alone is not for everybody. There is a common misconception that traveling solo translates into constantly being by yourself. This cannot be further from the truth. Solo traveling is...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why did you start traveling? It was happenstance. I always traveled with my family when I was young, usually to island destinations to visit family and friends, but I knew innately that life was different depending on where...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] What’s your name and where are you from? Amanda Frankel from Chicago, IL 1. What made you first decide to take a solo trip? Aside from being tired of waiting around for others, I was ready for the personal challenge that...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]I think over the past decade with social media really taking over our lives we all in some way have a somewhat distorted vision of reality. We see edited filtered photos and videos of people’s lives and admire,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since flights can represent the biggest part of your trip expenses, finding that hidden cheap deal can be just as important as finding the right destination, the right tour company, or the right place to stay. After...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Traveling has been what I like to call my LASIK surgery. It has giving me a new outlook and vision of life. It has taught me some invaluable life lessons. I’ve learned to look at the world...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] I finally made it to Zanzibar. And it was incredible!!! Zanzibar appears in person just as it does in the photos: white sand, aquamarine water and sideways sail boats. Our one week trip to Zanzibar was nearly...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]If I asked you to close your eyes and think about the Continent of Africa, what would be the first thing that comes to mind? If you would have asked me this question about 10 years ago my response would...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Work. Work. Work. From putting food on the table to supporting our families, work is a part of life we all experience (or perhaps merely endure). Whether you enjoy your work or not, it is easy to...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you ever traveled with someone possibly even someone you considered a friend and ended up having the worst or most stressful time of your life? I definitely have and I’m sure many of you reading this...