31 Aug 2015 2 Comments
15 Tips for Dealing with Money on Your RTW Journey
You finally spotted it. That familiar sidewalk machine that magically spits out money.
BEWARE.
Keep reading . . .
If you are planning an RTW, at some point you must figure out how you are going deal with your money. Things have changed a lot since the days of travelers’ cheques and no ATMs. The ready availability of ATMS in foreign countries, and thus the ability to utilize your debit card(s), makes carrying travelers’ cheques and large amounts of cash obsolete.
Yet, for long term travel, having plenty of backups and safety nets in place is crucial. The last thing you want is to lose access to your money because your debit card was lost or stolen!
Here are 7 tips I have compiled for structuring your money situation before your RTW and 8 tips for once you have arrived in a new country: Keep reading!
26 Mar 2016 9 Comments
Take a Beach Walk with Me–Koh Lanta, Thailand
I go early, just as the sun crests the eastern mountains and the first rays of light touch upon the early-morning emerald-green tide.
This is when the locals of Koh Lanta, Thailand, come, before the temperature rises along with the tropical sun. The beach is sparsely dotted. Children with baskets in hand collect seashells; adults, wrapped in sarongs, t-shirts wet after their morning swim, squat on the sand, chatting quietly, unaware of the happy little hermit crab ambling by.
Tracks of unknown origins leave wild scallops and wave shapes that pepper the soft, pure white sand, a last testament to the first predawn visitors to the beach. Continue reading
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by Vagabond Queen in Beach, Koh Lanta, RTW, Solo female travel, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Uncategorized, vagabonding