Happy Thursday all! This month we’ve shone a spotlight on travel. We are sharing some new inspiration and tips and reposting some of our old favorites that didn’t get enough airtime. I looked at the calendar today in a state of panic, the month is nearly over! How will I fit in all this travel goodness? So I’m cheating a little bit by sharing a few posts at once. They have all been shared here before, but you may have missed them and that’s just not okay, so here are my favorite travel tips mostly pertaining to the perfect spring and summertime vacation: road trips!
Cultivate a Life of Travel
Always dreaming of travel, but haven’t taken the leap? Or wish you could fit it in more often? Here are my 28 tips for cultivating a life of travel.
How To: Save for Travel
While you’re making time for travel, you gotta make that money too. Here’s a full proof plan for making a budget, identifying extra income, and finally saving up for that dream vacation.
East Coast Road Trips
You have time, you have money, and now you have an itinerary. Here are a few favorite road trip options for any time frame, a weekend, a week, a week and a half, and two weeks. Get goin’! Oh, wait, pack first…
Pack Your Bags: Van Camping
Katie created a great equation for packing pertaining to van camping. Check out her post to see the essentials and start creating your camping kitchen kit today.
5 Easy Ways to Save Money on a Road Trip
We spend so much time saving for that big trip, but then our budgeting brain flies out the window once we’re on the road. That’s so silly. You can save money and still have an epic adventure. Here are a few easy tips for reigning it in next time you’re on vacation that way when you go home you won’t start at a deficit for the next vacation.
Best Audiobooks & Podcasts for Road Trips
Road trip conversation and day-dreamin’ is the best, but after awhile you need to roll down the window, let your arm hang out, and listen to a good story. Here are my top podcasts and audiobooks for road trippin’. They’re boyfriend approved too!
Travel Novels That Reveal Harsh Truths
You’re on vacation, life is good, let’s bring it down a notch. For some reason, I can’t allow myself to be too blissed out so I read about the atrocities of the world and grow my empathy and awareness. Maybe you want to stick to something sunny, check out my favorite wilderness reads, if you’re willing to feel a little heartsick, read these novels that will have you feeling grateful for your opportunities in this life.