Where are we going to stay? There are so many options, and hotel or Airbnb is often the question. So how do you decide? It’s an important decision that can make or break your trip. And knowing the benefits of…
The Ultimate Guide For Traveling With Friends [15 Tips]
Traveling with friends isn’t always easy. You are dealing with sleep schedules, expectations, quirks, and budgets that are not always in line. The goal is to enjoy time and new experiences with your friends, but sometimes you quickly realize people…
How to Reduce Travel Stress & Anxiety
If you’re a traveler, learning how to reduce travel stress is important. Travel is not all unicorns and rainbows. New experiences and exciting opportunities come with a lot of planning, saving, and navigating an unfamiliar place. Travel stress can derail…
What COVID-19 Should Teach Us About Travel
All right, who else is bored during the COVID-19 outbreak? We not only can’t travel, but we can’t leave the damn house unless we are 6 feet away from others. Very, very weird times. But have you stopped to think…
Long Flights: 10 Tips to Survive
10 TIPS FOR LONG FLIGHTS You finally booked your flight and are ready for your next adventure across the ocean. But then a few days away from take-off, it starts to sink in. Wow, this is a long flight. I’m…
Little Blue Backpack’s Best Of 2019
The final year of the decade brought me to the mountains of Colorado. The red rocks of Sedona. To the Capital. Down to Texas. And back to the island of Aruba. It was a year of fun trips that resulted…
How I Save $10,000 per Year to Travel: Part 4
In this save to travel blog series, I want to walk through how I afford a lifestyle that includes 10-12 trips per year. This is Part 4. And walks you through how much money I save by driving the same, ugly…
How I Save $10,000 per Year to Travel: Part 3
In this save to travel blog series, I want to walk through how I afford a lifestyle that includes 10-12 trips per year. This is Part 3. And includes a bunch of money-saving hacks that you can use, starting today, to…
How I Save $10,000 per Year to Travel: Part 2
In my save to travel blog series, I want to walk through how I afford a lifestyle that includes 10-12 trips per year. This is Part 2. And probably my favorite. Without Part 2, my financial life would be chaotic…
How I Save $10,000 per Year to Travel: Part 1
In this save to travel blog series, I want to walk through how I afford a lifestyle that includes 10-12 trips per year. This is Part 1. And the most important. Without Part 1, there are no other parts. As…
How to Prepare for Vacation
We all know the feeling of having way too many things to do as we prepare for vacation. There always seems to be one more thing that needs to get done. A plan can save you a ton of stress…
8 Ways Travel Relieves Stress
Do you ever feel like you’re living life caught on a hamster wheel? Get up, check Instagram, get ready, go to work, check Facebook, make dinner, watch TV, then go to bed. And repeat tomorrow and the next day and…