This post is continued from last week’s post No income while traveling? No problem! as a small series answering a reader’s question about how I manage my income while traveling the world. I spent the first year after graduating college traveling around the world, and backpacking on a tight budget. What I did after a year of… Read more
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Caring for your eyes on holiday: 5 tips from a pro
Good morning all! Today I am very pleased to present this guest post from Kim at Eyes on the Dollar, as part of a blog swap. Kim is an optometrist by day who blogs about her journey to achieve 20/20 financial vision. You can also follow her on Twitter @Eyesonthedollar. And of course, after you read her… Read more
One suitcase for one year of travel, what to pack
Before I move to Guatemala, I need to put all my valuable possessions into one suitcase, and one carry-on luggage. A task that is not much different to packing for a 2 weeks holiday, since in this case I will be able to wash my clothes on site. Still, I don’t plan on coming back for… Read more
How to save money on currency exchange
As I am getting ready to move to Guatemala, I am also putting my financial life in order and planing to exchange a lot of currency before I go. My mum is lending me money for a couple of months, until I get my flat’s money, so that I can put a deposit on… Read more
France or Guatemala, three real-estate options
As Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses was thinking about buying property in the US,I was considering where to invest the flat money that I should receive in a couple of months. My sale will be definitive on Friday, so until now I am not making offers on anything, but my plans have shifted dramatically. You see,… Read more
Why buying the most expensive motorcycle on Ebay saved me money
As you may know, I have been traveling around Europe on a motorcycle from early April to the end of August. In 2011, BF and I did the same thing traveling from Guatemala to Seattle, to Washington D.C. on his motorcycle. This time, it was my turn to buy a bike and suffer the depreciation…. Read more
My most valuable possessions (as a traveling minimalist)
I have been traveling on and off for the past 10 years. My whole life belongings, including my bicycle fits in a small 3-doors car. I took that limit even further last year when BF and I embarked on a 6 months motorcycle journey from Guatemala to the US. We did it again this year,… Read more
Bang for your Buck, United States edition
I have started a series of articles about traveling on the cheap, and today is about the US! I have traveled several times to the US, to NY, Boston, LA and San Francisco, and then I have gone on a 3 months motorcycle road trip from San Diego to Seattle to Washington DC, in 2011…. Read more
Happy Bastille Day!!
Today is July 14th, and for the French, that means Bastille Day. Like birthdays are special days to show people how much you love them, I thought I’d make a list of what I love most about my country. I’ll leave the bad and the ugly for another post! What I love about… Read more
How I Almost Lost $250 For Not Being Careful
Yesterday I was supposed to go on a Hot Air Balloon excursion. The price, about $125 per person, was high but I thought it was lower here in Turkey than it would be to ever do it in Europe or the US, so I went for it. Our hotel manager had offered to book it… Read more
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