Free Tips

All that is gold, does not glitter.
Not all those who wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkein

I have prepared hundreds of travel tips to help you plan and enjoy traveling-like-a-local experiences.  These tips have been gathered during my 25 years of traveling around the world.  If you'd like more tips, please consider purchasing one of my inexpensive and informative publications.

Tips for Making Your Trip More Affordable, Safe and Enjoyable

• Planning Your Route/Schedule
  
• Being a Culturally Sensitive Traveler
  
• Guidebooks, Maps and Publications
  
• Traveling Safer than Staying at Home
  
• Budget Travel 
  
• Creative, Cost Saving Tips for the USA and Europe
  

Tips for Ways to Travel like a Local rather than a Tourist

• Home Exchange
  
• Hospitality Exchange
  
• Homestays 
  
• Learning Vacations
  
• Volunteer Vacations
  
• Backpacking, Tours, and Travel Agencies 
  

Tips for Living, Traveling, Working and Retiring Abroad

• Deciding to Take an Extended (more than one month) Trip
  
• Getting Ready to Live, Travel, Work, Retire Abroad
  
• Guidelines for Successfully Moving and Living Abroad
  
• Find the Right Place for You to Work and Live
  
• Working Abroad
  
• Sabbaticals and Gap Years