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Srinivas Rao

Srinivas is an avid surfer and personal development blogger at The Skool of Life. He's also the host and co-founder of BlogcastFM, a podcast for bloggers.

Traveling by Bus in Latin America? Dress for Winter

As budget travelers we’re often determined to the find the most cost effective way to get each of our destinations. In Latin and Central America that happens to be the bus.  But for anybody who has ever traveled on a bus in any of these countries you know it’s not for the feint of heart. If you’re not ok with a bit of discomfort I’d recommend you avoid the bus.  Our very own Colin Wright once thought he was going to die on a 72 hour bus ride. Why he decided to to embark on a 72 hour bus ride is beyond me, but we’ll save that for another day.

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4 Unexpected Ways That My Spanish Has Improved

Two weeks into my transition to the life of a digital nomad, I’m starting to believe that the best way to learn any language is to keep getting yourself into messy situation in the country you live. Amazingly enough, these situations cause you to really step up your game when it comes to your foreign language skills.  Every situation below caused me to dig deep into my memory banks for every little thing I learned in high school Spanish and as a result my Spanish improved a bit.

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The Soul Searching Travelers of the Pura Vida Hostel

At the age of 32, there’s only one thing I’m truly certain of.  At the age of 22  I saw the world in a completely different light. Lauren Rain’s once asked if the world travelers were running from something and concluded that they weren’t.  You’d think at my age the last place I’d want to be is in a hostel. But, when you consider that fact I’m a solo traveler, even if I wasn’t traveling on a budget, I’d probably still stay in a hostel because it’s the most social environment accessible to any traveler.

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Why Minimalism Makes Sense Complete Sense for Long Term Travel


I’ve never been much of a minimalist, and nowhere near a minimalist travel master. Over the last year I’ve observed the lives of digital nomdads like Colin Wright, Jenny Leonard, Sean Ogle, Cody Mckibben and the rest of the jet-setters on the rise and I finally am starting to see that minimalism makes complete sense for a long term traveler now that I’ve joined the ranks of the digital nomads.

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How To Conquer Pre-Trip Anxiety

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ryan from RyanGoesAbroad.com

Let’s say you’re going abroad.

You’ve purchased the ticket and you’ve got a freakin’ departure date… all that is left is the passage of time before your adventure begins.

Except… the passage of time does something peculiar.

The Onset of Anxiety

More than just ticks on a clock, the passage of time does something to us psychologically as the moment of action approaches… It works something inside, making us anxious about what we are getting ready to do.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Surfing in Southern California

Editors Note: This post was co-written with Christy Woodrow from OrdinaryTraveler

So you’ve arrived in Southern California or you live here and you’ve decided that you want to learn how to surf.  I feel obligated to warn you that there’s a risk that your life as you currently know it will be over. Once you’ve experienced firsthand what it feels like to be  stoked, it will be the start of a lifelong journey in pursuit of that feeling and good waves.

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The Reverse Culture Shock Experience

For the first 6 months of my second year in graduate school, I lived in Brazil.  My MBA program had a mandatory orientation for all students who would be studying abroad and they filled us with information about culture shock, adjusting to life in a new country and much more.  So, we were prepared or as best as we could be prepared by a bunch of old men working  in the idyllic offices a Malibu Campus that could easily be mistaken for a country club.

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Are World Travelers Running From Something?

Editor’s Note: This a Guest Post from Lauren Rains

Why do we world travelers pack up everything and say goodbye to our friends and family and comfort zones of home in order to explore the great unknown that is planet earth?Are we running away from the things that scare us? Are we chasing an indefinable dream in search of hidden answers and deeper meanings? Are we intrigued by how insanely beautiful the population of Italy is?

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How To Plan A Sabbatical

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Matt Koenig

Planning a sabbatical is no easy task. I should know, as I’ve been planning one now for some time. While I don’t have all the answers or even all the questions, I have learned some things that I hope will help you in your planning as well.

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The Case Against Travel and How to Beat It

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Farnoosh Brock


“Travel while you are young.”
“Travel before you have kids.”
“Travel while you have little responsibility and still interested in seeing the world.”
Or my favorite: “Travel while you still have good knees!”

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