The Beginner Traveler’s Guide 2nd Edition—Get The Book!
The Beginner Traveler’s Guide 2nd Edition is full of motivation, inspiration, and practical steps to finally get you traveling—especially if you’ve only taken a trip or two!
Beginner Travel Tips
If you’re brand new to travel or finally ready to stop just thinking about that first trip, you’re in the right place. Everyone starts somewhere, even the travelers who look like they’ve got it all figured out. I sure didn’t.
These beginner tips pull from the trips and travel experiences that taught me what works, what absolutely does not, and what can make travel way easier than it looks.
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Switch To 24-Hour Clock Time ASAP—Because With Travel, Sometimes Time Really Is Money
Planning international travel? Switch from a 12-hour clock & learn to read 24-hour clock time—because time really can mean money. Here’s why!
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Creating A Nomadic Lifestyle You’ll Love, With Jason Moore—Zero To Travel Podcast
Want to live a nomadic lifestyle? Block out the noise and remember these wise words from one of the OGs of nomadic living, Jason Moore…
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Passports Are Overrated? One Of Those Days… And Moving On To Make The Best Of It
A missing passport, botched insulin site change, alarm fatigue, and attempting to make lemonade out of lemons—all before 9am
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UPDATED: 18 Safe Traveling Tips For Newbies—Keep Yourself Safe & Reduce Your Travel Anxiety
Some travel anxiety is normal if you’re new to international travel. These safe traveling tips will help reduce that fear & keep you safer!
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Top Travel Tip: Go With Your Gut! When To Listen To Your Intuition & Change Plans
“Go with your gut” can often be hard advice to follow. Here are some beginner travel examples of when my introvert intuition saved the day…
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What The Heck Is The Schengen Zone? How U.S. Passport Holders Travel Europe For Months On End
What is the Schengen Zone? Well, it’s how a lot of U.S. passport holders travel Europe for months at a time.
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Analysis Paralysis? Rigid Plans Are Overrated—BackUp Plans For The Win!
Have you ever thought about making your backup plan your main plan? This mind shift could change your life! Stick with me here…
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Go Beyond Your Bucket List…Starting Now!
First things first. I don’t really have much against bucket lists. But a life and travel “before” list works so much better for getting things done! Here’s why…and how to start your “before” list today!
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The Learn To Travel Series: Time; Your New Travel Bestie
When it comes to travel, Time is your new best friend! Learn how better time management can reduce new traveler stress and increase success!
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The Learn To Travel Series: The Power of Words; Redefining Your Wants & Needs
Tough love time. Most of your “needs” are really wants. Learn the difference and make sure you’re treating them that way!
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The Learn To Travel Series: A Brief Apology To Fear
Before getting to the meaty bits of travel, it’s important to look at the good parts that can actually make Fear a solid wingman…or woman.
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Part 3: Year 1 As a Digital Nomad – Life Lessons Learned While Bedside as My Grandpa Passed On
…My dad texted me and said I needed to get to Charlotte, and my Grandpa passed away a week later. Lots of life of lessons that weren’t part of the plan…
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Vacation Thinking vs. NOMAD Thinking — Changing the way you think about travel as an aspiring nomad
Changing the way you think about travel is really important if your goal is to be a full-time nomad. Changing from “Vacation thinking” to “Nomad Thinking” sooner rather than later will help!
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Society, You’re A Crazy Breed… Permission To Be “Flakey” & Change Your Mind…And Life.
A lot of time it’s pretty unclear that the voices in your head aren’t necessarily your voice, it’s the voice resonating those societal imprints…
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How To Use Google Maps Saved Lists to Fuel Your Travel Planning & Wanderlust
Google Maps Saved Lists are an awesome way of storing travel ideas for future use. Here are detailed instructions on how to use Google Maps saved lists…
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Step-By-Step: How To Add Google Maps Saved Lists On The App or On Desktop or In a web Browser
Setting up Google Maps custom saved lists on a computer in a web browser is a little different than in app or on a device. Here’s a quick set up how-to with some tips!
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Step-By-Step: How To Add Google Maps Saved Lists On The App or On your Phone / Device
Setting up Google Maps custom saved lists on your phone or in app is a little different than in a browser window. Here’s a quick set up how-to with some tips!
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Flight Travel Hacking 101: Finding Cheap Flights…For Beginners
Dragging your feet on digging in to flight travel hacking and finding cheap flights? Start here my friend. But beware…the rabbit hole is deep…
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(Nerd Alert!) Buying A Wall Map of the World Helped Completely Change My Travel Perspective
Nuggets include: “I’ll take the dum-dum card,” “back when I was a kid,” and mentions of an old school Chevrolet Station Wagon. Sorry, no woody sidewalls.
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A Public Transportation / Transit System Done Right: Minneapolis MN, USA
Slow to start using Public Transit/Transportation? Well, here are some things that I look for that make a huge difference for me, starting in Minneapolis…
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Tips, Strategies, & Tough Love To Help You Finally Kick-Start Your Travel Life!
Want to travel more but don’t really know where to start? Have a friend or family member that keeps talking about travel—but clearly needs a little help actually getting off go and making it happen? This is the no-fluff, hands-on guide to finally getting unstuck and on a travel path—with confidence, intention, and zero shame.