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Cheap Eats in Hawaii and Elsewhere

by Brian on September 23, 2013 in Hawaii, How To, Travel, Travel Tips, United States

Five strategies to cut your travel food bill.

Delicious handmade Japanese noodles from Marukame Udon in Waikiki for as little as $3.75 per bowl.

Hawaii is an expensive travel destination, or so we’ve been told. And before arriving we fully expected to shell out a ton of cash on food. Needing to buy three meals per day, every day, at high-priced restaurants and cafes in this island paradise can really dent your wallet. But it doesn’t have to.

Here are the strategies we used to survive three weeks on the island and a lifetime on the road while still eating well and saving a fortune.

An Amateur’s Guide to Better Vacation Photos

by Brian on October 5, 2012 in How To, Travel, Travel Tips

You just get back from the most amazing trip and rush to download the hundreds of photos you took only to discover – Meh. I’ve done it. I still do it. Although these days I’m doing it far less often.

Taking great photographs doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, today’s cameras are so user friendly you no longer need to know your ISO from your a-hole to capture awesome images. But while technology has shrunk the photography learning curve from a mountain to a molehill, care and attention is still needed to get the most from your gear.

Here are eight easy tips you can use right now to dramatically improve your travel photos.

No Reservations

by Brian on April 18, 2012 in Belize, Central America, How To, Travel, Travel Tips

Over the course of our three hour commute from Punta Gorda to Placencia in Belize we got to talking with a couple from the U.K. When the boat docked we said our goodbyes. They turned to their guidebook to look for accommodations and we consulted a map to chart the best course to the guest house we had booked a couple days earlier.

As we waited for our room to be ready we pulled up a seat at a “road”-side restaurant and watched the throngs of tourists from what looked like a cruise ship convention amble by. Apparently it was the last day of some kind of festival and the place was mobbed.

Before we finished our lunch we saw the U.K. friends we had traveled with earlier in the day, only this time they looked dejected. They couldn’t find a room and were leaving. From Placencia they’d have a four hour bus ride to Belize City, on top of a likely hour or more wait for the next bus. By the time they arrived in Belize City the last water taxi to their next destination, Caye Caulker, would have long since sailed. “All part of the experience,” they said.

How to Travel as a Couple Without Killing Each Other

by Brian on January 11, 2012 in Backpacking, How To, Lifestyle, Planning and Prep, RVing, Travel, Travel Tips

Happily traveling together fulltime for 20 months and counting

“And you’re still married?”

It’s by far the most common reaction we get after telling people we’ve been traveling together for nearly two years. More interesting, apparently, than our favorite destination or even how we’re able to travel for so long is how we’ve refrained from murdering each other.

The frequency of this question reveals a lot about the state of our relationships; which is also where the answers begin.