Budget & Finances

I slept in a two-man tent on a cliff above the Adriatic for eleven nights straight last summer. Total accommodation […]

The flight from Bangkok to Hanoi left in nine hours. I sat in a hostel common room in Chiang Mai,

Africa has a reputation problem. Ask most backpackers why they skip it and you’ll hear the same tired lines: too

Europe has a reputation problem. Everyone thinks you need a fat wallet to enjoy it — that the continent is

I’ve lost money in twelve countries. Not stolen — lost. Dropped, forgotten, overpaid, wired to the wrong account. Once I

The first time I drove into Big Bend National Park, I had $340 to my name and a cooler full

I crossed from Costa Rica into Panama with eleven dollars and a bag of stale crackers. That was 2016. Since

The first time I tried to answer a client email from a hammock in Canggu, my laptop slid off my

The first time I stepped off a ferry onto a Thai island, I had 900 baht in my pocket and

I’ve eaten rice and beans for eleven straight days in Guatemala. I’ve split a single banh mi three ways in