I am a cost-conscious, low-frills traveler constantly itching to be somewhere new. As much as I may wish it, traveling is not my full-time job (but I do get an un-American amount of vacation days). I think travel can be accessible to anyone and hope to prove this to you.
You could say I was born to be a traveler. My father had visited all 48 contiguous states before he was 12 and my mother married him because she wished she had. As kids, my sister and I slept in hotel bathtubs in every major city east of Colorado and south of New York as my parents traveled promoting their business. Though I grew up in the house my parents built until I left for college, I have since only spent more than a year in two apartments, constantly on the move for both business and leisure. There is nothing more humbling, challenging, and eye-opening than travel. It is a cure for all ails except community - but the internet is changing that, too.
The web is full of digital nomads whose every day is a vacation and whose funds seem unlimited. It looks glorious, but it is not easily achieved nor is it feasible for most people whose jobs, families, and communities may keep them more grounded than they’d sometimes wish. But travel can be for you too. You don’t need 32 days a year, three travel credit cards, or $200 a day to reap the benefits of travel. Follow me on my adventures, and let me help you discover yours.
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