14 Practical Hacks to Help You Travel Long Term

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Jason is back today to help me layout 14 practical hacks that will help you travel longer.

We discuss everything from taking the right gear and making technology your friend, to ways to save (and make!) money on the road.

And of course, the reason that we will not be denied tacos. Budget or no!

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In This Episode:

  • 02:10 Tortuga Backpack giveaway!!
  • 05:40 Let the Tips begin!
  • 11:20 Negotiating & Haggling
  • 17:40 Travel Budgets
  • 26:45 Setting up habits on the road
  • 39:30 Working while on the road
  • 44:30 Connect on the road. Make friends!!

and much more!

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The Opportunistic Traveler – Part 2

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Evo is back for part 2 of this awesome interview! Click here to listen to part 1 if you missed it!

Today we discuss the biggest challenges of long term travel, a great way to find out if this lifestyle is really for you, and an awesome way to reframe some of the negative commentaries from friends and family that don’t understand what you’re doing.

We also discuss a topic that is much beloved by our listeners, relationships on the road. Evo discusses some of the strengths and weaknesses that he and his wife have, and how their roles have changed in their marriage since leaving their default lifestyle behind.

To cap it off Evo shares a to travel more, and spend less, that hasn’t come up in 159 episodes of the EPoP Travel Podcast!

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In This Episode:

  • 02:13 The biggest challenge.
  • 11:32 How do you know if this lifestyle is for you?
  • 18:45 But I’m already situated!
  • 22:57 Dealing with negative responses from friends & family.
  • 26:00 Relationships on the road
  • 34:40 Travel more, spend less. A tip we haven’t heard yet.
  • 38:00 Feather mishaps.

and much more!

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Leaving the Default Lifestyle – Part 1

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Today I am joined by Evo Terra from OpportunisticTravelers.com.

For the last 4 months, he’s been traveling the world doing one of my favorite activities.

Housesitting!

We talk about how Evo and his wife went from a default lifestyle to one full of travel, the hardest part about leaving home, and his advice on how you can do the same if you so choose.

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In This Episode:

  • 02:00 Great people, everywhere.
  • 06:25 A default lifestyle
  • 10:40 What’s the worst that’s going to happen?
  • 19:25 Working on the road.
  • 29:33 Biggest obstacles to getting out the door.

and much more!

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Planning Our 2 Month Trip Around the US

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Heather and I decided to take advantage of our Southwest Companion Pass (the best companion pass there is) and travel around the United States.

For 2 months.

In today’s episode we take some of the travel advice we give for traveling abroad and apply it to our planning process for this trip. Many of you travel domestically and here are some great examples of how to save money while traveling right at home!

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In This Episode:

  • 05:52Choosing our destination & where we’re going next
  • 10:30 The Southwest Companion Pass
  • 15:00 Other budget Airlines in the US
  • 16:45 Finding Accommodations
  • 25:48 Rental cars & getting around
  • 29:50 Eating, drinking and experiencing
  • 36:00 Give us suggestions!!

and much more!

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21 Ways to Save $$ on Accommodation – Part I

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Next to flights, accommodation is the next most expensive aspect of flying.

So how do we make it cheaper?

Jason and I have 21 suggestions that can help anyone find better digs, no matter where they are in the world.

Today we discuss the first 10 of those options, so make sure to check out part II to get the rest of these awesome money saving tips!

We start the show off with a bonus tip, then move into concepts like negotiation and always having a story to tell. I also manage to take over the bad pun mantle from Jason!

I ain’t even kitten ya!

What ways have you found to save money on accommodations while traveling?

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In This Episode:

  • A bonus tip before we even get started on the list!
  • Always Negotiate.
  • Comparing online & at the counter prices.
  • Jason’s crazy story that got him half off at a B&B.
  • The sharing economy.
  • Working on farms in exchange for accommodation.
  • Camping & Glamping.

and much more!

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