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An Exploration of 4 of the Most Inspiring Quotes for Travelers
- by Lauren Rains
- on August 25th, 2011
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We all know that when we’re traveling it can be hard to put everything it is that we see and do and experience into words. And so, with the help of some people like Robert Louis Stevenson, Lin Yutang, and a few others, I’ve captured all that travel is in their words and then expanded upon them in my own.
A Dilemma: People Who Haven’t Traveled but Talk Like They Have
- by Lauren Rains
- on August 18th, 2011
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A few days ago I had a conversation with some friends of mine that turned into an exchange of ideas about culture, international relations, government, being proud to be where you’re from, and opinions and beliefs about why things are the way they are in this world.
I have to admit that as the conversation carried on I respected everything that they had to say but the only thing holding me back from truly appreciating it was the fact that neither of them had ever crossed the border of the country from which we were sitting in and having this conversation from.
4 Fun Ways To Ignite The World Traveler In You
- by Lauren Rains
- on August 11th, 2011
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Well it is August of 2011 which means that I’ve been back in the US for 10 months. WOW. I’m not going to be traveling again for another 6 months so what’s a travler to do?! Well, you get inspired! You get pumped! You find ways to dive into culture even when you’re not walking through it!
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5 Random Nostalgic Things I Miss From That Crazy Country Called China
- by Lauren Rains
- on August 1st, 2011
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I never thought I’d say this… but lately I’ve been finding myself missing China. Ah yes… the mainland… home of men and women alike that hawk loogies, being shoved into subway car by the subway pushers, delicious dumplings and noodles, air pollution, and a whole lot more of both wonderful and not so wonderful.
After a year in China I was ready to leave. I won’t lie to you when I say I became a little jaded and calloused after living there. Beijing is a great city and it was one of the best years of my life, but it is not an easy place to live. China will test you. It’ll piss you off. It’ll make you scream in frustration. But it’ll also teach you things, and help you grow, and give you a thicker skin. It’s an amazing place I think that everybody should at the very least visit.
The Traveler’s Fear: COMPLACENCY! AAH!
- by Lauren Rains
- on July 14th, 2011
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Does the thought of staying in one place indefinitely scare the crap out of you? Well it sure as hell scares me! In the past 2 years I’ve lived in 2 countries, traveled throughout 12 countries and countless cities, went on a 18 day road trip through the US West Coast, lived in a city and lived by the beach, and the list goes on. I love to be moving, seeing new things every day, trying out new ways of life, and basically living as a traveler day to day.
The moment I feel like I’m sitting still is the moment the fear of complacency kicks in.
Screw Being A Tourist – Become a Local at your Vacation Spot!
- by Lauren Rains
- on July 7th, 2011
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Oftentimes the places that we’d love to move to only become the places we vacation to for a week at a time once a year. It’s either that or we dream of moving abroad full time yet we only give ourselves the taste of 10 days with an itinerary so jam packed we don’t even really get a sense of what it’d be like to live there.
I know there are jobs and commitments and houses and all other kinds of responsibilities waiting for us wherever we may be stationed right now, but just imagine if you could move all of them over to that one place you can’t seem to go a year without visiting? Just imagine making everyday of your life feel like a vacation.
Can Travel Get Played Out?: Avoiding Traveler’s Burnout
- by Lauren Rains
- on June 30th, 2011
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For many of us, travel is the be all end all of what makes us feel most alive and kickin’. However, that doesn’t mean that after due time spent in the trenches of travel one can’t eventually get burnt out on travel and all of its glory.
In a way it’s like the new favorite song that you keep listening to over and over again be it in your car, getting ready for work, getting pumped to go out, etc. You can’t get enough of it. But eventually you reach a point where you click skip when it comes on your custom Pandora station because when all is said and done, you’re ready for a change.
The 5 Ultimate Roadtripping Highways America has to Offer
- by Lauren Rains
- on June 23rd, 2011
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Road tripping is one of the best ways to truly see a country. Sure it takes longer, can get a little grosser, and puts you in close quarters with other people for a long period of time, but it is well worth it.
As my 2 week road trip of America’s West Coast is coming to an end, I thought what better time to share some resources on some of the best road tripping destinations in the US.
The GTD For the Traveling Nomad With A Lot To Do
- by Lauren Rains
- on June 17th, 2011
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Hootie asked a question in the 90′s that got all of us thinking…”Time, why you runnin’ from me?” I have to say, I wonder where the time goes more and more as each day passes, especially when I’m traveling. And while I tend to think about this particular lyric more in terms of how time flies when I’m just having so much damn fun, lately its been the fact that I don’t have enough time to get everything I want to do when traveling that’s making the song ring a bell!!
4 KICKASS WAYS TO START OFF DAY 1 OF ANY TRAVEL ADVENTURE
- by Lauren Rains
- on June 9th, 2011
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The first day of travel is essential as the kickoff for any trip be it a short stay over a mini weekend, a 2 week road trip (like me!), or the beginning to a year in a foreign country or a RTW trip.
Yes I know… often times on day one we are so jetlagged all we want to do is get to our hostel and past out, but we are real travelers here, and that’s just now how we roll, is it my friends? Being that just yesterday was DAY 1 of my 2 Week Road Trip sponsored by FoxRentaCar who has a good standing in the West Coast, we decided we needed to start our trip off with a bang.
