Archive for the ‘Solo Travel’ Category

28 Tips for Traveling With a Laptop and SLR Camera

My office!

As a digital nomad I need to carry around more tech gear (SLR camera, laptop, hard drives, ipod) than most around the world backpackers. These items are invaluable to my existence and ability to run a location independent business. However, I’m often found in situations where I’m left with little or no protection for my gear. There are many times

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How to Get Started in Mystery Shopping

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This is the final installment in my series, “Mystery Shopping – How to save money by spending it.” If you haven’t read the first two installments, you can find them here: Part 1: How to Save Money by Spending It and Part 2: How To Be a Bad Ass Mystery Shopper. Get Started 1. When you decide to become a secret shopper the first thing you need to do is

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How To Be a Bad Ass Mystery Shopper

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This is the second installment in a series titled “How you can save money by spending it.” Part One: How you can save money by spending it Part Two: How to be a bad ass mystery shopper (you’re reading it!) Part Three: How to get started in mystery shopping On Monday I introduced you to the first post in my Mystery Shopping series titled, “How to Save Money by Spending

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How to Save Money by Spending It.

Save money for Around the World Travel

This is the first installment in a series titled “How you can save money by spending it.” You can find the rest of the series here: Part 2: How to be a bad ass mystery shopper and Part 3: How to get started in mystery shopping The Secret of Successful Mystery Shopping Perhaps we have all seen at one time or another those ads advertising mystery shopping or secret shoppers.

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A Ridiculously Extraordinary Life: An Interview with Karol Gajda

Karol Gajda Hang Gliding at Wallaby Ranch

Recently Karol Gajda at Ridiculously Extraordinary posted a blog entry titled, “Radical Inclusion (or I’m Saying Yes To Everything For 7 Days)” where he said yes to all requests that came his way. As an avid reader of Karol’s blog I came across his post in my RSS reader and decided to send him a note asking for an interview. Karol has a very similar story to mine. He’s never

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Dallas “Meet, Plan, Go” Travel Event Recap

Dallas Meet Plan Go event.

On Tuesday September 14th I had the privilege of being on the panel for the Dallas ‘Meet, Plan, Go’ event. Meet, Plan, Go was held in 13 cities across the United States simultaneously to promote career breaks, extended travel, and sabbaticals.  The other panelists were: Mark & Danielle of 4 Suitcases (Host), Alisha of Small World Pursuits (Host), Jarret of STA Travel, and Max Elo. The panelists represented a wide

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