This is a travel hacking case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) When I discovered the happy accident that was Andres Zuleta’s company, Boutique Japan Travel Company, which allows him to travel and work on the road (without a smartphone!) I had to hear more. Introduce yourself! My name is Andres and I am a…
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This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) As a stated “recovering conformist,” Christy is now convinced that living a comparison-free, mindful life is as non-conformist as it gets in today’s world. Here’s her story. Tell us about yourself. I’m a story-teller at heart. I love telling mine, as well as other…
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This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll have sold everything to travel the world—twice. After five years exploring Europe and being settled in Prague, they decided to pursue a new adventure. Here’s their story: Tell us about yourselves. We’re a husband-and-wife speaking, writing and photography…
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This is a travel hacking case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) A while back I asked readers to share their stories of earning Frequent Flyer miles to travel the world. I loved Anna’s story because it combined travel hacking and the love of seeing the world. Introduce yourself! Hi! I’m Anna. In 2011, I…
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This is a travel hacking case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) Why does someone move out of a big house and into a motorhome? What lessons do they learn, and how does their life change? Here’s Mike. Introduce yourself! Hello! I’m a 29-year-old mechanical engineer from Port Huron, Michigan now living in San Diego,…
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We’re Betsy and Warren. In 2008, Betsy’s brother had a heart attack. Then, our good friend Maria had a brain aneurysm. They were both 35. Realizing there are no guarantees in life, we asked one another, "What would change about your life right now if you knew you wouldn't make it to 40?" "Travel!” was the answer for both of us.
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This is a traveler case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) I’ve known Austin for years, and I appreciate his perspective on combining a number of different interests: travel, startups, teaching, and more—all viewed through a filter of gratitude. Here’s more. Introduce yourself! A couple of study abroad semesters in college gave me wanderlust and…
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I’ve been a fan of Shannon O’Donnell for several years. The posts on her site are always well thought out, and she’s also known for her work on international volunteering
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I first heard about Jedd & Michelle through a blog submission... but then I got the chance to work with them at WDS this summer. They were two of our most reliable and hard-working ambassadors (volunteers), and I loved hearing their story of serving abroad in Jamaica
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I met Pam Mandel at an event in Seattle. I was interested in how she’d made travel not just part of her life, but also part of her lifestyle. "I'm a free-range human," she said.
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Back home in Seattle, I wanted different kinds of stories, problems, discoveries and connections than my 9-5 was giving me. So I quit my job and moved abroad. Three years later, I’m living in Thailand and currently planning my next move.
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Travel always seemed like the ultimate expression of my innate desire to learn and experience something new. I always knew we got biased information about global cultures, and I dreamed of cutting through that.
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This is a travel hacking case study. (Read others or nominate yourself.) From Portland to Singapore—and probably a few other places—I’ve hung out with Marv and Jo on multiple continents. They’ve been a big part of our community for many years, and have been actively traveling for most of that time. Tell us about yourselves.…
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I first met Jes way back in Minneapolis. She was one of the first readers of AONC! A couple years later, I saw her in New York with her fiancé Josh. Since then, Jes and Josh got married and took off on the road—for a year-long honeymoon paid for almost entirely with points and miles.
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I met Jodi at an AONC meetup in Bangkok, where she had just returned from a big trip through Burma.
Jodi isn't a typical backpacker—she was a corporate lawyer, trained in Quebec and working for a big firm in New York. The whole time she was working, she was also saving for a new life.
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