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Join Us at Meet Plan Go!

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Ever thought about taking a career break to travel? Want to give up your nine-to-five for a little while to explore the world? Not exactly sure how to go about doing it?

Now’s your chance to learn how! Meet Plan Go is a nationwide free travel meetup in 14 cities across the U.S. On September 14, 2010, future career breakers and travelers will Meet other like-minded folks, learn how to Plan such an adventure, and motivate each other to Go out on your own to explore the world and discover your own potential.

We, (Bryan and Laurie, the founders of Budget Your Trip) will be co-hosting the event in Austin, so if you’re in the area, come meet us. In 2009 we spent the year traveling around the world, and we want to help others plan their trips!

Meet Plan Go Austin

The event is one week from today. With 14 locations around the country, there’s probably one near you. Check out MeetPlanGo.com to learn more and sign up for free. There will be prizes and giveaways, you won’t want to miss it!

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Our Ultimate Guide: How To Plan A Trip Around The World

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

In 2009, we spent eleven months traveling through Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We want you to learn from our experience, so we put together a trip planning guide: How To Plan A Trip Around The World. We cover everything from budgeting to packing, route planning to insurance, safety to vaccinations, and visas to round-the-world plane tickets. Combining our first hand experience with tips and resources from other travelers, we leave no stone unturned. And the best part is that we’re always adding more information to it as we gather more advice and stories from other travelers. (more…)

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Stephanie’s Adventure at Twenty-Something Travel

Friday, August 20th, 2010

We’ve recently written about various travelers who have become jaded by the status quo of working a nine-to-five job. If you’ve noticed the trend, don’t worry: we’re trying to give you some inspiration to travel, after all. Not surprisingly, Stephanie Yoder falls into this category.
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How To Find A Hostel

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Hostels are generally the cheapest accommodation option out there for travelers. If you’re looking to save a few bucks while on the road, Hostels are most definitely an option you should consider. But before you land yourself a bunk, you’ll need to know what to consider when searching for and choosing a hostel.

Finding a hostel in many places is as straight forward as it sounds. Other times, insuring you get a good deal at a quality place can be tricky. Tactics for finding, reserving, and negotiating accommodations vary from city to city and region to region. First, here are a few things to consider when you’re searching for a hostel.
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Suzy Guese: Redheaded Travel Blogger

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Suzy Guese, travel writer extraordinaire, has spent the summer living in Italy. While soaking in the Italian lifestyle, she’s also been taking a number of shorter trips around Europe and writing about her experiences at suzyguese.com. She writes one of our favorite travel blogs, so check it out. Suzy claims that she has a red-headed temperament, and brings a young, fresh perspective to the European locations she’s been visiting. We asked her about spending a summer in Italy, and here’s what she had to say:
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Kaylin in the UK

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to start over, young again, and travel? In our opinion, Kaylin is starting off just right. Having caught the travel bug early in life, at 21 she’s now heading out on a solo trip to the UK in a few weeks. She says she’s always wanted to go to London and the rest of the British Isles, and is a self-proclaimed British TV fanatic (especially Doctor Who). When I asked about her motivations for this trip, she replied:

I love to travel. I’ve been traveling around the US since I was a child, but I first traveled overseas 2 years ago when I studied abroad in France. I also visited Holland while I was there, and loved both countries. And last year I did an archaeological dig in Fiji with the National Science Foundation. This year I really wanted to go back to Europe and I had some money saved up.

Kaylin says that she’s very independent. By traveling solo, she hopes to prove that she can accomplish anything she puts her mind towards.
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Ten Cheap Travel Destinations in Southeast Asia

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Asia, is large, and of course diverse. But when you move beyond the glitz and glamour of Hong Kong and Singapore you can find some of the least expensive and most inspiring travel destinations. We’ve compiled a list of what we think are the most interesting, and cheapest, destinations in eastern Asia.
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Married with Luggage: Warren and Betsy

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Here’s one to make you think: Warren and Betsy Talbot will leave on October 1st, 2010 to begin a three-year trip around the world. That sounds crazy even to us! Actually, “crazy” isn’t the word to describe it, because we’re very jealous. However, at close to 40 years of age, both members of this married duo have recently had some life experiences to make them rethink their priorities. Warren explained their motivation to us:

In April of 2008 Betsy’s brother had a serious heart attack at 35. Then in August a dear friend of ours had a brain aneurysm. Today both of them are doing great but their experiences shook us and caused us to reevaluate what is important to us. Within a month of her brain aneurysm we decided life is too short to not explore our dreams. On September 1st, 2008 we decided to take a year off to travel the world. After doing some more research and a LOT of dedicated savings, we determined we could stretch out time on the road to more than 3 years. We simply had to take the first step towards our dreams and now we are following them.

These moments in life force us all to reevaluate ourselves and our place in the world. In our experience, many people who look to take a career break or sabbatical or make a major life change are often motivated by some type of search for more meaning in their lives. We’re all behind you, Warren and Betsy, so stick with it.
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Stretch Yourself

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Nick Laborde is a self proclaimed “crappy employee”. On top of the fact that he doesn’t like to follow rules, he will soon depart on a year long trip around the world. He currently writes about life, works, and his upcoming travel plans at www.stretchd.com. When we asked Nick about his specific travel plans, he said,

I’m not going to plan out my itinerary too much, I just want to go with the flow.

In our opinion, that’s the way to do it. (As we’ve said before, staying flexible is rule number four.)
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Weird Food?

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Daniel at Uncornered Market just posted about some of the weirdest and grossest foods he’s ever eaten while traveling. The list is quite, um…. interesting.
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