Zagreb is one of the busiest metropolitan cities in Croatia. Full of skyscrapers, museums, high-end shopping, cafes, metro systems and universities it still keeps it’s classic beauty in tact. I absolutely loved Zagreb. After spending almost a month in Croatia, Zagreb had the most diversity out of all the cities I visited, so if you…
Backpacks differ in quality, durability, functionality, size and weight so picking a pack simply because it looks good is can end up being a huge mistake. For one, a good pack is an investment and second, you don’t want to carry an uncomfortable backpack while traveling that was not designed for your body. It pays…
Just because you’re traveling, doesn’t mean you should ever leave your health and well-being behind. If you want to enjoy your travels, you need to take care of yourself which may seem like an obvious point, but since we create new routines or regiments while on the road, you have to maintain a healthy lifestyle…
Istanbul is a big, crowded and busy city with lots to see. When I there in August, I always had to figure out the best way to get from one point to another (and there were a lot of choices). Istanbul has made big improvements in public transportation since the last time I was there…
If you fly, you have airline miles. You might have earned them from flying with a major airline or partner airline, from using a travel rewards credit card or by buying the miles. Frequent flyer miles are like money, you shouldn’t waste them, lose them or forget about them. But, keeping track of your airline…
Garen Gulmez is a guest contributor to Adrift Anyway from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I met Garen while he was visiting a mutual friend in Los Angeles before heading back to Buenos, Aires and we’ve kept in touch ever since. In the following piece, he shares his experience and the value of traveling. He first came…
I’m a gusher for luxurious 5 star hotels and I try to book stays while I’m traveling as often as possible, but only if I have enough loyalty points to do it. Once you realize that you can’t book all of your stays using reward points, the next best thing for budget traveling is staying…
Having dual citizenship is great and can be both a time and money saving advantage for extensive travelers. Rand and I are both American citizens so we save money while rarely having to pay for visas or reciprocity fees. However, in the instances that we do have to pay or would rather travel for longer…
Most of my trips recently have been to developing countries so I thought it would be an interesting post to write-up some travel safey tips and tricks I have learned over the years of traveling. You will run into a lot of people who will think you are crazy traveling to an under developed country without…