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If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a professional globe-trotter and getting paid to see the world, read on.  I’m really excited to share Robin Esrock’s story and how he went from traveling and blogging to getting published and then hosting a major travel show on television.  I’m sure you’ll find this success story as inspirational [...]

One day, I was riding on the back of my friend’s motorbike, weaving through the tall green mountains in the south of Thailand.  Unexpectedly, the bike sputtered, slowed, and stopped.  We had run out of gas.  Looking around, there wasn’t a gas station in sight, so my friend pushed the bike down the road as [...]

As part of the inspiring force to help you ‘take the leap of faith’, we will be conducting mini interviews featuring global entrepreneurs who have become “Business Backpackers”.  Because we are all busy traveling, working, and having loads of fun, it is a short list of questions that will hopefully give you a quick glimpse [...]

If you’ve been following along with some of my updates on Facebook, you’ll know I’ve been getting my butt kicked severely by my friend Kris.  After spending ten weeks eating and partying too much in Bangkok, I realized I really needed to Get In Shape Girl!
As luck (or [...] Continue Reading…

Recently, I posted Overcoming Suffering and Achieving Lasting Happiness… Words from the Dalai Lama.  Today, I want to follow up with a quick list of things that will get you back on track to being happy…. damn it!  Hope this helps, and please add something that helps you in [...] Continue Reading…

As part of the inspiring force to help you ‘take the leap of faith’, we will be conducting mini interviews featuring global entrepreneurs who have become “Business Backpackers”.  Because we are all busy traveling, working, and having loads of fun, it is a short list of questions that will [...] Continue Reading…

Hi Friends!
I’m really excited because I’m realizing my readership has Gone Global! I’m getting comments from all over the U.S. and I’m recently getting more comments from overseas…  Japan, South Africa, England, the Netherlands and Finland.
So, for FUN, I thought it would be great to start an Open Forum [...] Continue Reading…

It happens to all of us…we find ourselves caught up in the woes of life.  We have a bad day, bad experience, someone says something mean to us, or we make a stupid decision.  We begin to experience suffering, and realize the fragility of our own circumstance.
If you are [...] Continue Reading…

One very real part about living in other countries is the fact that you Never Really Live There.  You can be having the time of your life, seeing the sights, or even be renting an apartment…. But eventually the sobering thought of your visa expiring will inevitably come up.
Border [...] Continue Reading…

Alexander Solzhenitsyn said, “If you want to change the world, who do you begin with, yourself or others?”
I believe if we we begin with ourselves and do the things that we need to do and become the best person we can be, we have a much better chance [...] Continue Reading…