13 Tips and Hacks For Booking A Hostel In 2026
The first time I stayed in a hostel, I opened the door to my room to find three beautiful Swedish girls walking around in their underwear.
When You Learn, Teach. When You Get, Give. – Maya Angelou
Since my first trip abroad to Vietnam when I was 20, I’ve been learning everything about traveling one flight at time. Tips, tricks, hacks, mistakes. They’re all a part of it. Most I learned from experiencing, some I learned from experts and those who came before me. And some from my fellow travelers. I learned how to travel for cheap. And then cheaper. I learned how to save time planning. Or not plan at all.
This is where I’m trying to do my part to give back and try to inspire a few of you to get out and plan that dream trip you’ve always wanted to do. You never stop learning. This is why I’m still in love with traveling after all these years. Everyday is a chance to encounter something new and experience something different. The world is just so big and it’s always changing. I’m doing my part to just ride this wave.
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The Only 3 Real Ways To Find Cheap Flights
There are so many articles on ways to find cheap flights that it is a task in itself to sort through and figure out what works and what’s just written as filler so they can add another 3, 5 or 38 ways onto a list.
How Far In Advance Should You Book Your Flight?
I’ve been asked many times if I should book my flight far in advance. My rule of thumb is this: book as soon as you are sure about your travel dates.
Traveling Is Exhausting As Hell
I clean my room and make my bed before I leave for a trip, because there’s no better feeling than arriving home to a clean room and made bed and plopping down for a good 12 hours of sleep.
How To Actually Travel Well for $50 A Day
There are plenty of guides out there that teaches you how to travel on the cheap. You’ve seen it. Travel for under $50 a day.
My Last Visit To The Old Tsukiji Market Before It Closed
The story below was from my last visit to the famous and original tuna auction at the Tsukiji Market before it closed in 2018.
10 Things I Always Pack For Every Trip
With more than half of my year spent traveling and away from Los Angeles, I’ve learned to live with less. In fact, it’s always a shock when I come home and find that I own things I’ve completely forgot about and don’t need on a day to day basis.
The Neon Museum: Time Travel To Las Vegas’s Shiny Past
I love old relics and antiques. There is something beautiful about touching an object worn away by time, knowing that it was once brand new and brought cherished by someone who may no longer even be on this earth.
The Best Place To Eat Mechoui and Street Food In Jemaa El-Fna 2026
If there’s one experience that sums up the feeling of visiting Marrakesh for the first time, it’s watching the food vendors set up their collective stalls in the Jemaa El-Fna square just at dusk.
Review: Onsen SF Brings Japanese Bath House To San Francisco
I’m so deeply traumatized by the cold in San Francisco that when there was mention of a new Japanese style spa opening up here, I had to try it for myself.
Cooking With Mark Best At The Sydney Seafood School
Since I had been subsisting on a diet made up mostly of meat pies and McDonald’s soft serve while driving through New Zealand, I decided to change it up a bit upon my arrival to Australia.
Happy Centennial NPS: My Favorite USA National Parks Memories
Today marks the 100th birthday of the National Park Services. And damnit, I am especially proud to be an American today.
