Category Archives: Travel Tips

While one of the most enjoyable facets of any vacation is exploring a new area and all its culinary treats, there may be days or evenings when circumstances restrict you to indoor activities. Bad weather, aching feet from the day tour the previous afternoon, or even feeling lazy might cause you to stick close to your hotel room. However, you will still need to eat, and if the cost of room service is not within your budget, there are a few quick and healthy meals you can make with your room’s microwave, coffee maker, and some items from your cooler.

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House Sitting is a great way to see the world while also saving some money. Since we started this blog, we developed a strong taste for slow travel. We enjoy spending long periods of time in one place, going out and getting to know the local spots on our own time, relaxing and not feeling rushed. One of our favorite ways to keep our travel affordable is house sitting. I must admit that usually our house sits come with a pet-sit as well and that means I get to have a different pet in every city I visit. Who would say no to that!?!

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This Valentine’s Day is going to be a bit unusual for Kenin and myself. This is the first year of our relationship that we will be celebrating without a pet. It’s really difficult to get in the celebratory spirit while still trying to cope with our loss. Since Zoe’s passing last year, we have an almost uncomfortable new found freedom. I find myself daydreaming of far off places as of recently, of long plane rides or trains crossing continents. Over the past three years we traveled mostly by car and took very short trips without Zoe. This year however, once we leave Canada in early April, we have the option of going anywhere. The world has become completely available to us and to be quite honest, it is a bit daunting.

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When I decided to start my online business four years ago, I knew I was done with the unappreciated 70+ hour-work weeks at the office. I wanted so much more from my limited time here on this planet. I wanted to grab life by its ripened fruit and squeeze every last drop right out of it! So I quit my job and decided come Hell or high water I was going to figure out a way to spend my life traveling and make money while doing it.

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“Travel is expensive!” “How can you afford it?” “Where do you sleep?” Any long term traveler can tell you that these are questions they answer pretty much on a daily basis. Whether you’re in line at the market buying some fresh fruit or at a freeway rest area walking your dog, once someone finds out you travel full-time the list of questions begins! I decided to put together this  Rambling Guide to Affordable Long Term Travel Accommodations in order to put some of those questions to bed (see what I did there??) and to help any traveler (full time or part time) save some money on their next trip.

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