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Questioning Oneself During Long-Term Travel
Join David Joshua Jennings choose these few days to chronicle because they are representative not only of the opportunities one finds oneself drifting into as a result of many months or years on the road, but also of the random love affairs, intoxication, loneliness, and relentless self-questioning that travel often inspires.
How One Woman Discovered her Independence On the Road
When Tina and her boyfriend left Germany for Australia, they thought they’d settle down and live there forever. But after their breakup, Tina decided it was time to discover herself through traveling the world.
Long-Term Travel vs. Short Vacations
Find out why we at BootsnAll think every person should take a long-term trip at some point in their lives, and how long-term travel differs greatly from a shorter vacation.
The Role of Pain in Travel
Travel often has an element of suffering intrinsic to the process, but what about pain as a catalyst for travel? What about the value of suffering physically for the greater journey, both internally and externally? Should we, as indie travelers, be seeking to make the journey more comfortable, or intentionally making it more difficult? How much notice should we take of the pain and discomfort of a journey? What is its proper place, mentally and physically, in an adventure?
How to Use a Guidebook Without Letting it Ruin Your Trip
Some travelers are very against using guidebooks on the road. Steve Bramucci is one of them, but here he shares advice on how to get a lot out of the things in spite of the potential pitfalls.
Meditation in Nepal
Ever wondered what life in a meditation camp is actually like? Join David Joshua Jennings in Kathmandu, Nepal, to see what goes through the mind of a traveler when he’s not allowed to communicate for 11 days.
12 Reasons to Create a Travel Lifestyle
Travel can be a lifestyle, a genuine life routine. Vickie Lillo will show 12 reasons to travel and how you can start planning for that round-the-world adventure, even if you have to take it a few days at a time.
First Hand Experiences
Indie travel is all about having first hand experiences… so what happens when a seasoned traveler decides there’s one she doesn’t want to have?
Escape the Rat Race
Many people dream of leaving their regular routines to experience travel in far off and exotic lands. Nastaja Ferreira shares her story of realizing this dream and overcoming the hurdles of everyday life to make it happen.
Why Travel Around the World? Why Not!
Nithin Coca is a Freelance Writer whose first book, Traveling Softly and Quietly, a memoir on his 13 months, budget trip around the world, is about how travel can give meaning and purpose to your life.
The Modern Day Pilgrimage
Embarking on the ancient pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago, across France and Spain has Jenn Miller asking some fundamental about the concept of pilgrimage in the modern world and the significance to the less than religious traveler.
Appreciating Home By Traveling
Sick of that boring life at home? Can’t wait to get away and see the world? Don’t take that routine for granted just yet. Rich Feffer gives you 8 things you might rediscover about home the next time you travel.