Packing Tips
Vietnam Motorbike Trip Blog: If you want to boil it down, all you really need for a Vietnam motorcycle trip is a bike, Dong for gas, and then some extra Dong for repairs. On the flippy flop, if you want to make the most out this adventure of a lifetime, here are a few items you’re going to want to pick up to make the trek a bit more comfortable.
I've been on the hunt before trying to find the best waterproof travel shoes for women. It's tough! There are many choices out there but it always seems like you have to compromise no matter where you turn!
Since hindsight is 20/20, here is what I found to be most important when selecting shoes.
Adventure is calling and it’s time for you to get out there! Finally there is a packing guide that focuses on what you’re truly going to need for your trip to the great outdoors. No frills here!
We just finished putting out two months of our Vietnam road trip and we figured to cap that off, we's put out a little video about ten essentials you're going to want to make sure that you bring along for that long ride from Saigon to Hanoi - or wherever your destination lies.
Sick and tired of fashion bloggers suggesting “cute booties” for your next trip? If you’ll be hiking and not just walking out to the lookout point for your next insta-worthy photo then this article is for you. Don’t worry though, we haven’t completely sacrificed fashion for function.
Packing for a RTW trip can feel overwhelming at times - but no matter how many days or hours before your trip, always remember... THERE WILL BE STORES WHERE YOU ARE GOING so no need to majorly stress. However, while you plan, here's a quick list of should-brings.
When Fin first purchased compression packing cubes I thought they were the most pointless things in the world. Why would I want to pack stuff in tiny bags inside of my backpack? Despite my initial reaction, I completely changed my tune after a year of travel. These small, seemingly pointless luggage organizers kept things organized and the situation more manageable.
We carried our Osprey Porter 46L Backpacks around the world with us for a year. These things are seriously bulletproof. Well, maybe not bulletproof, but we beat the hell out of them and they still look brand new.
Tripped Travel Gear is our small business (and how we support a life on the road!) We 100% stand behind all of our products and if you’re ever unhappy with anything you just say hi at hello@trippedtravelgear.com and we’ll make it right. Shop the backpack or compression cubes below or explore our site.
Digital Nomads + Travel Bloggers
It takes a while to come to terms with the idea of quitting your job and leaving on a trip. Once I knew I HAD to take this trip, the very next thought I had was “Great-I can leave. How do I come back?”
What follows is what I’ve learned from both Allison and my own experiences. These are all the things to consider and tips we learned on how to come home from a year living and traveling abroad.
All of us have been impacted by the Coronavirus to different degrees leaving us with a lot of uncertainty. The one thing we are certain about though, is that all of us are stuck inside. While binging Netflix and scrolling TikTok is not a bad way to spend your days, what if you could spend that time making money instead?
We absolutely loved our 6 weeks in Playa del Carmen. PDC is centrally located to so many great activities in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico that it made for a great jumping off point for loads of adventures. We feel like we TOTALLY lucked out and found an Airbnb with a Jeep included which saved us money on a Mexican rental car (which is VERY expensive due to required insurance — more on this in the video).
Quitting our jobs to travel in 2015 was just a quick route to live a temporary life of adventure. However, on the road we continuously had to monitor our budget and always had the looming thought of needing to return back to the states to work. After depleting our $60,000 travel fund it was all over with one flight back to Chicago… or was it?
Congrats! You’re quitting your job to go travel. Which is awesome. We’ll take you through 4 ways to make that possible (and hint - not all of them are unpaid!)
Are you tired of hearing travel bloggers, travel vloggers, miscellaneous travel people tell you on travel blogs, travel vlogs, and travel stuff about how you can make travel content online to make money? Well, we are too because for the most part… it’s complete bullshit.
If you want to have a better life of travel, our tip for you is to turn your full-time salary employee position into a freelance or consulting gig. I know it’s shocking that there are other ways to travel and work without just being an Instagram influencer. Becoming a freelancer in a field you are familiar with is a great and relatively easy way to work full-time while traveling.
One of the issues with living a life of travel is trying to break the stigma of not having a “traditional” career. It’s not a concept that people totally understand yet and has definitely taken some getting used to. The biggest task at hand is ripping the band-aid off and going for it. Finding that first client. Making that first order.
Airbnb has been growing like crazy which means there are tons of options for you to generate income if you own almost any type of space. Having trouble thinking about what you’ve got to rent out? How about a flat piece of asphalt? In Albuquerque, New Mexico, we used Airbnb to find a driveway to park our RV on that we had driven across the United States in.
The main reason we want to share our story becoming a digital nomad is to show that "overnight success" is only perception and that in almost most cases takes several years to accomplish. I remember looking at other people online thinking they were lucky. What I didn't know was their full story. Here's ours.
Ladies, picture this: You’re laying on the beach, toes in the sand and margarita in hand. You have a good book and and just ordered a plate of fries, poolside of course. Does this sound like the ideal vacation for you? If so, then you’re destined for the tropics. First things first, you need to get packing.