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Release the Hostages!

by Brian on October 1, 2013 in Travel

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Update: And on the 16th day, it ended. See our final comments about this fiasco here.

Our National Parks have been kidnapped! The perpetrators say that we need to surrender our health insurance and financial security to win their release. We’re told that unless we pay their ransom our parks, along with the rest of our government, will remain closed.

For our part, we’re holding vigil near the gates of Sequoia National Park hoping Congress will release it unharmed. We’ll update this post’s banner photo with a new National Park image each day the hostage crisis continues in an attempt to send the following message to Congress:

Cut the shit and release the hostages.

Your Questions Answered: Health Insurance for the Perpetual Traveler

by Brian on September 30, 2013 in FAQ, How To, Money & Finance, Travel

It is perhaps the biggest mistake we see long-term travelers make. Foregoing or ignoring health insurance.

We understand the reasons. Budget travelers are, almost by definition, short on both time and money; the very two things most needed to tackle the complicated and expensive health insurance market. But it wasn’t until we stirred up a hornet’s nest last week by diving into the politics of U.S. health insurance reform that we realized how long overdue this article really was. We received so many questions from our readers that we thought it worthwhile to dedicate an entire post to the subject of health insurance.

Here are some of the most frequent questions we received along with our opinions and some resources to help answer them.

Oahu, So Much More than Honolulu

by Brian on September 27, 2013 in Hawaii, Travel, United States

We understand that not everyone loves cities. But the folks who skip the Hawaiian Island of Oahu miss so much more than just Honolulu and Waikiki. To see how much more, we spent several days wandering around the rest of the island.

Here’s what we found:

Do Republicans Hate Perpetual Travelers?

by Brian on September 25, 2013 in Travel

If the title of this post strikes you as an inflammatory detour into politics and away from our normal travel-related writing, that is only because politicians have inflamed us by forcing a detour of our travels. What’s worse is that their purpose for doing so threatens to undermine the kind of location independent lifestyle we routinely advocate here.

But before we get to that, we’ll start with the detour.

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.