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Need a vacation? Heck yeah, you do! You’ve earned it. Below we’ll show you where to go and how to get there.

Notes from the New Continent

By Tom Wiseman
4/24/08
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Buenos Dias!

I am feeling good about life in my new city and beginning to settle in. Perched high on the desert plain between two mountain ranges, San Luis Potosi is a city with a population of

The Delaying the Real World Fellowship

By Cheddar Ted
4/17/08
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Gritz sent me a link to this unofficial fellowship (not as unofficial as this fellowship) called Delaying The Real World, and even though I'm skeptical of any fellowship that claims to delay the real world by giving you $5,000, I applied because the application

Finding Online Travel Deals

By Karen Keller
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Quick Tips

  1. Find cheap housing – Hostels and camping are always an option, but more adventurous and budget-conscious travelers can check out Couch Surfing or Craigslist to stay in someone’s home for free. Just use common sense and be careful.
  2. Comparison shop tickets – Not all travel sites quote the same fares. Aggressively browse the likes of Kayak and Expedia, use meta-search engines Mobissimo and Sidestep, and consider traveling by Eurail if you’re in Europe.
  3. Avoid high season – Everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions cut their prices during off season. Different destinations have different “high seasons,” so do a little research. In addition, make sure you aren’t traveling during any major festivals, unless they are what you are going for in the first place (e.g., Rio during Carnaval).
  4. Student savings – If you have an international student identification card (ISIC), keep it. You can pick one up for $22 from STA Travel, which has locations near most major college campuses. You can also try sweet-talking any place that offers student discounts – if your morals agree, of course.

    5. Volunteer – Many organizations will host you in a foreign country in exchange for providing them with your time. There are a ton of opportunities to volunteer abroad.

That spring semester in Australia gave you a taste for travel: the culture (i.e., drinking), the sights (i.e., surfers and beach babes), the food (i.e., more drinking). But how can you afford it now that your parents have stopped paying for you to “learn”? Luckily, travel doesn’t necessarily mean forking over

First Steps

By Tom Wiseman
4/11/08
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Gradiators, READY?!

So, you've already graduated (or are about to) and you can live through anything if Magic made it. Tired of hearing all that crap about "the best years of your life" being behind you

The Tao of Teaching: It Begins...

By Tom Wiseman
4/04/08
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Hi everyone.

My name is Tom Wiseman, I was born in Oxford a quarter of a century ago. I am about to embark upon an English teaching career which was born in a classroom on an Oxfordian

On Anime and Procrastination

By Cheddar Ted
4/03/08
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I was doing a bit of drawing on my flight back from Houston last weekend, and looking back I'm surprised to find that all my sketches were taking the form of sort of a peculiar genre...ANIME. I'm not so artistic, and I kind of gave up the lead pencil senior year of high school when

Traveling with a Significant Other

By Jenny Williams
4/03/08
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Traveling à la deux can be a lovely experience—but it can also be a minefield of lost luggage, petty bickering, and cramped quarters. Having spent more than two years on the road with my (still current) boyfriend, I know the ins and outs of being a couple on the move; here are my top recommendations for

Easy Nachos, Part IV: Pub Nachos

By Nick Schonberger
4/02/08
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Somewhere, somehow, the nacho eclipsed its humble origins in Mexico to become a staple of American bar food. How this happened, and how the nacho (in my mind) eclipsed the potato skin as America's favorite cheese topped finger food, is a subject ripe for exploration.

Paris on the Cheap

By Christopher Schonberger
4/01/08
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Summer trip-planning is in full swing around these parts. I would like to go to Mongolia, so hopefully the government will agree to sponsor my fact-finding mission, which seeks to answer the question on the tip of everyone’s tongue: “What really goes on in Mongolia?”

The Art of Travel Blogging

By Jenny Williams
3/21/08
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Nothing beats a blog for sharing your travel experience in real time with the folks back home. And who knows: if you hit your stride you may even find yourself evolving into a minor Internet celebrity. It's easier (and more fun) than you might think. Here are seven tips to get you up and blogging on the road.

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