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10 Ways to Use CouchSurfing: A Multi-Tool for the Indie Traveler
10 Ways to Use CouchSurfing: A Multi-Tool for the Indie Traveler Everyone has heard of CouchSurfing by now, but is everyone making the most of it? Julie Dupuis shares tips that go beyond the usual slumber party.
How to Be an Indie Traveler Anywhere You Go
How to Be an Indie Traveler Anywhere You Go You can be an indie traveler anywhere you go - even at home. In fact, indie travel isn't all about traveling. We know. It sounds weird. It looks weird. But hear us out.
Indie Traveler Interview: Tony Wheeler
Indie Traveler Interview: Tony Wheeler We asked some of our favorite indie travelers to give us their thoughts on travel and how indie travel helps them better understand themselves and the world around them. Here's what Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet, had to say.
Indie Traveler Interview: Rick Steves
Indie Traveler Interview: Rick Steves We asked some of our favorite indie travelers to give us their thoughts on travel and how indie travel helps them better understand themselves and the world around them. Here's what Rick Steves, travel guidebook writer and Europe travel expert, had to say.
Indie Traveler Interview: Pico Iyer
Indie Traveler Interview: Pico Iyer We asked some of our favorite indie travelers to give us their thoughts on travel and how indie travel helps them better understand themselves and the world around them. Here's what legendary travel writer Pico Iyer had to say.
the Indie Travel Manifesto
the Indie Travel Manifesto Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking a lot about the idea of "indie travel." Today we're announcing our Indie Travel Manifesto.
How to Deal With Street Harassment in Foreign Countries
How to Deal With Street Harassment in Foreign Countries For all the women who must tirelessly deal with street harassment, here are eight ways that those living or traveling abroad can deal with unwelcome attention in the street.
12 Reasons Why Southeast Asia is the Best Place in the World for Backpackers
12 Reasons Why Southeast Asia is the Best Place in the World for Backpackers Forget Western Europe, Australia or Latin America. Stephanie Yoder explains why Southeast Asia is still the king of backpacker destinations.
World Gone Mad: 8 Travel-Related Psychological Disorders
World Gone Mad: 8 Travel-Related Psychological Disorders Has traveling ever made you hallucinate or panic uncontrollably? J.A. McCarroll and David Joshua Jennings explore 8 travel-related psychotic disorders that may affect those traveling outside their comfort zones.
Travel Math: 7 Equations for the Indie Traveler
Travel Math: 7 Equations for the Indie Traveler Since mathematics is all about avoiding the gray areas, we thought we'd put some of our favorite travel truisms into equation form to demonstrate how easy it is to stop having stupid travel arguments and focus instead on what really matters - the traveling.