Expat Definition At its Latin roots, the term expatriate, usually abbreviated to ‘expat,’ is a combination of words meaning ex (‘outside of’) and patria (‘one’s native country’). “Outside of one’s native...
We gathered these quotes about traveling with friends because we know that, as important as the act of travel is, who you do it with has a huge impact on what the trip will be like. Sometimes trips bring people closer together. Occasionally, sometimes travel drives...
In 2011, I took early retirement, sold everything I owned and began traveling the world. Up until then, my life had been on a relatively standard western, or American, track. I was living well, comfortably indeed, but I felt like I was living an off the shelf,...
It is a common complaint of veteran long-term travellers everywhere. You return for a visit to your home town, excited to tell friends your tales of hiking the Camino de Santiago or the amazing oysters you sucked fresh from the sea in Cancale, France, and no one...
We Stayed At The Base Of Mount Batur The Day Before Our Sunrise Trek The Family’s Private Temple in Songan, Indonesia Since Mount Batur sunrise trekking tours start with a 2 AM hotel pickup on the coast, and because most of those tours don’t go to the summit,...
