Tag: Tips

LGBT tourism

Seven Tips for Traveling While Trans

scott

The recent tale of a transgender woman humiliated, demeaned, detained, delayed, and derailed by the Transportation Security Administration has struck fear into some trans travelers and validated the paranoia of others who vow not to travel (or avoid airports) so as to avoid a horror story of their own. Well, as a trans woman who’s traveled the country by nearly every means available, I have something important to tell you: whatever happens, you’ll survive. But I know from my own experience that bad things happen at the airport screening area all the time, ranging from…

tourism and holidays

Living Abroad: How to Balance Your Ex-Pats and Your Locals

Amanda Kendle

Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve lived in three different countries outside my own, working as an English teacher. Each time I’ve been fascinated by the different possibilities for friendships there, both with fellow ex-pats (who were astonishingly easy to find) and locals you meet through work or hobbies. I’ve also seen foreigners who spend all their time with ex-pats and wondered if maybe they should have just stayed home. Having said that, ignoring the ex-pats and hanging out with only the locals is probably also not the right…

tourism and holidays

Here’s Why I Haven’t Checked a Bag in Seven Years

Robert Schrader

Fun fact: With the exception of that time I moved to China to teach English, I haven’t checked one bag in my nearly seven years of traveling around the world. I pack light, to be sure, but neither my sense of style, nor my personal hygiene, nor my general preparedness has suffered. My hope is that after reading today’s post, you’ll never have to check a bag again, either. Continue reading to learn just how easy (and fast!) packing light can be. A Minimalist Packing List Here’s another fun fact: …