PODCAST: “A Creative Purpose” – Hacks, Hostels, Portugal and more!

Edited December 2024 Wondering what it’s like to travel full-time? 🧐 Curious about staying in hostels, working in a vineyard 🍇 in New Zealand or volunteering in an orphanage in southern Nepal? How about housesitting 🌏 – would you like to know about this – and other opportunities – for maximizing your travel experiences and […]

#TRAVEL HACK: 6 Ways to Do Fun Stuff In Australia and New Zealand Without Blowing Your Budget

updated  April 2022 Australia and New Zealand! These far-away countries are on most travelers’ bucket list.  But unlike countries in Southeast Asia or South America, Oz (Australia) and Aotearoa (Maori for “New Zealand”) tend to be quite expensive.  After spending three months traveling extensively throughout Australia, Tasmania, and the North and South Islands of New […]

#TRAVEL HACK: Solo Travel: 5 Easy Steps to Get Out There On Your Own

Updated July 2022. “Oh wow.  You travel alone? By yourself?  Aren’t you scared/lonely/bored?” These questions are asked of me often: Why do you travel alone? Isn’t it boring? Aren’t you lonely? What do you do all day? Why don’t you travel with a friend? (You do have friends, don’t you? 🤔) And always…. I am […]