Whether traveling near or far, your skateboard can be a tool to help you explore new places and meet new people. It can unlock doors to incredible experiences, help you make memories that last a lifetime, and if packed correctly, can even save you a few bucks in the process. Traveling around the world with…
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I Got Bitten By A Dog in Xela and Left Guatemala
Wrapping up our second month in Guatemala we found ourselves in Quizeltenango after making the trip from Panajachel. With a week or so to kill before I headed to participate in a Workaway at a surf lodge in El Paredon, we figured we could spend some time in Xela. Here we’d experience Guatemala’s second-largest city…
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Bros Around The Globe join The Traveler’s Blueprint Podcast
The Travelers Blueprint is an indie travel podcast where each week hosts Bob and Elliot bring you insight from authors, adventurers, conservationists, digital nomads, tour guides, and every type of traveler you can imagine. The Bros had the pleasure of stopping by for a few chats to talk travel and joined their Travel Around Table…
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How to Save Money While Traveling
If you’ve already managed to save some money for travel, you are off to a great start. Another challenge is how to make that money go further once you are on the road. Entrance fees to popular tourist sites, extravagant dinners out on the town and drinks with new friends can drain that travel fund…
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Ways to Save Money for Travel
So many people want to travel the world. There’s a misconception out there that you need a ton of money in order to do it. Not only is this wildly untrue, but you can actually have more fun and travel deeper within a culture while spending less. If you’re struggling to find ways to save…
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How Much Money Can You Make on Cambly?
Ever wondered how you might be able to earn some easy money while traveling? Maybe you’re trying to generate an extra source of income? Maybe you’re looking to get started teaching English as a second language but don’t know where to begin. The bros were all of the above not too long ago. Then we…
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How to Handle Your Money While You Travel
Have you ever been worried about how to handle your money while you travel? For some, it can be quite overwhelming. How do you navigate the ATM’s, currency exchanges, credit cards and are travelers checks still a thing? (No they are not!) How do you know if you’re getting ripped off? The Bros have traveled…
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Top 7 Travel Credit Cards
Ready to start travel hacking, but don’t know which card to start with? You’ve come to the right place. All info in this post is based on information from May 2020 and will be updated periodically since program details are constantly changing. Our best tip: Search for the credit card on an incognito window in…
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How to Hack Your Way to Cheap Flights
Have you heard the term travel hacking? Maybe you’ve heard tales of travelers who have booked intercontinental flights for just a few dollars. The answer is YES, you can score cheap flights all over the world just by signing up for certain credit cards. It is absolutely one of the best travel tips there is!…
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23 Reasons To Stay In Hostels
In 1909, Richard Schirrmann, a German schoolteacher formed the idea of youth hostels, needing overnight accommodations for his students. He wanted them to see new things while having new experiences outside the classroom and felt that one learns best by observing. He pursued the dream until it came to fruition in 1912 and soon after…
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Coronavirus and Travel
Everyone’s world has been turned upside down in the past few weeks. For travel enthusiasts like us Bros, the impact the Coronavirus has had on travel is a major bummer. Upcoming travel plans are up in the air and looking more and more unlikely by the day. None of us have experienced this in our…
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How Much Does It Cost To Travel Around the World?
This post is all about the numbers. Have you ever wondered… “How much does it cost to travel around the world?” Check out the facts behind our journey around the globe! WHO WE MET We met people from 67 countries, covering over one third of the world’s nations, including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda,…
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A True Gift to Travelers: The Couchsurfing Community
We both were aware of Couchsurfing for a while now, although we didn’t know too much about it besides its existence and basic function. However, last summer after we decided to take a trip around the world, we both began to research more about it. We signed up, got verified and decided to invite some…
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Airline Miles, A Key to RTW Travel
I will preface this by saying I am a very responsible person when it comes to money. I pay all credit card bills in full each month and have not paid a penny in interest due to carrying a credit card balance since 2009. I paid off about $60,000 in student loans within 5 years…
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How To Handle Travel Vaccinations
If you are planning a RTW trip (Round-the-World), this is probably one of the aspects of research which you look forward to the least. I know that was definitely the case for myself. There is so much conflicting information out there, and much of it is up to debate, personal preference, or simply as Dirty…
