North America Travel

Canada

How to Spend One Week in Vancouver, City of Hipsters

This past July, I spent one week in Vancouver, getting a little taste of Canada and visiting fellow ACLE alumna/travel blogger The Global Shuffle. But, the city wasn’t quite what I expected.

Hanging out in Vancouver by the water

Costa Rica

The Best Costa Rica Books: Stories, Travel & Wildlife

I’ve spent around 6 months total across three trips to Costa Rica, asked in bookstores and consulted my Costa Rican in-laws for book recs, but compiling a list of the best Costa Rica books in English isn’t easy…

sloth reading costa rica books

Canada

Mexico

earthquakes in mexico city cover
Mexico
Amy Poulton

A Tale of Two Earthquakes in Mexico City

So, in my short time in Mexico I have managed to survive not one, but two major earthquakes in Mexico City. Of course, there have always been earthquakes in Mexico City and in Mexico

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United States

Travel Essentials

Here are the websites and services I personally use and recommend. 

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FLIGHTS: The best deals can be found on SkyscannerGoogle Flights and Kiwi (learn more about Kiwi travel hacking here).

TRAVEL INSURANCE: I recommend World Nomads for travel insurance because you can purchase once you’re already overseas and you can easily extend your policy. For digital nomads, I recommend and personally use Genki (learn more about Genki digital nomad health insurance here).

E-SIM: For travel in Europe, I use an e-sim with GoMobile, which is a provider based in Malta, but you need to be there to set it up.

ACCOMMODATION: I use Booking.com for hotels and Airbnb for apartments. For Colivings, I usually book privately, but Coliving.com is a good place to start.

THINGS TO DO: I use Viator or Get Your Guide for booking day trips, city tours and other activities, though I often check reviews on TripAdvisor too.