Travel Blogs – Page 5 – VirtualWayfarer

AfricaMarch 28, 2016

Solo Travel, Sexual Assault and the Conversation We’re Not Having

Among independent travelers under 35, a majority of those taking to the road are women. This often surprises people because our narrative surrounding female travel is one which is almost unavoidably l…

BackpackingMarch 25, 2016April 2, 2016

Turning 31 – Reflections on Confidence and Relationships

Over the past few years a tradition of sorts has arisen. To celebrate my birthday, I sit down, put on my thinking cap, a…

BackpackingMarch 22, 2016March 22, 2016

David – 20 Years Later – Two Years of Family Travel

It was more than 20 years ago when my parents called my brother and I into the living room. At the time I was 10 or 11 a…

BackpackingMarch 22, 2016March 22, 2016

In Their Words – 20 Years Later – Two Years of Family Travel

It was more than 20 years ago when my parents called my brother and I into the living room. At the time I was 10 or 11 a…

BackpackingMarch 15, 2016March 23, 2016

Reflecting On Two Years of Travelschooling – 20 Years Later

It was more than 20 years ago when my parents called my brother and I into the living room. At the time I was 10 or 11 a…

AsiaMarch 14, 2016

Holy Shit, I Just Ate A Massive Cockroach

One of the semi-cliche things to do when you visit Southeast Asia is to eat bugs. In some ways it's a bit of a coming of age sort of thing. Heading to Florence, Italy? You've gotta eat Gelato on the …