So, when Travel Blogging became a bonafide industry, they called me a “pioneer”. I think it was more a matter of being in the right place at the right time, but who am I to say. (Lord knows, I don’t consider myself a trend-setter.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What I can<\/em> say, is that long before this website became a business, I was a freelance writer; a pioneer in my own mind, making money with little more than a laptop and an internet connection while I hacked into local cultures and lived local lifestyles in various far-flung destinations around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, I write about travel, personal finance, and lifestyle design<\/strong>. If you are interested in commissioning me for an article, series, or book, please contact me<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also produce and host Travel Smart, In Style<\/strong>; a YouTube series full of travel tips and tricks learned in the last few decades of being a career traveler. Check out my channel<\/a>, and please subscribe here<\/a>. Curious about the full-time travel lifestyle? Sign up for my FREE email course to find out how to do it yourself!<\/em> I am an in-demand speaker. Travel and digital nomad lifestyle<\/a> workshops include topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I regularly speak to travel industry and content creator conferences. Topics have included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n …and others in development. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Some feedback I got from a recent keynote: <\/p>\n\n\n\n I wanted to tell you i found your talk easily one of the best ones I\u2019ve attended. Not only because of the useful content but also because of the very natural and captivating way of storytelling. I had to work that day but closed my computer because it just got me. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Below is a selection of venues where my work can be seen, along with some specific links for your perusing pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Get Free Accommodation Around the World<\/strong><\/em><\/a> covers five modalities of short, medium, and long-term free accommodation: Volunteering, Couch Surfing, House-Sitting, Home Exchanges, and even Living on Boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3rd Edition<\/strong>, released 2020, updated in 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here<\/a> for more information and to purchase a copy. Tales of Trains: Where the Journey is the Destination<\/strong><\/a><\/em> is a 180-page narrative about some of the world\u2019s most epic long-distance train rides, including the Indian Pacific <\/a>and The Ghan in Australia, The Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Beijing, the world\u2019s fastest train, and a whole host of much (much) slower trains as well. It covers over 42,000 kilometres of train travel through 11 countries, in 44 days. <\/span>Click here<\/a> for an excerpt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contributing author. Released May 2009, Skyhorse Publishing. For more information, click here<\/a>. I was a personal finance expert and content writer for NerdWallet.ca, and I was also their spokesperson to the media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a full collection of articles<\/a> I’ve written for them, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n TFSA Contribution Limit and Withdrawal Rules for 2022<\/a><\/em> If you don’t know who Lonely Planet is, you may well have been living under a rock for the last few decades. Their modest start as travel guidebooks has morphed into their leading position in the travel industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Solo Travel: How to Keep Costs Down<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n GOBankingRates<\/a> is a personal finance resource (reaching 1 billion readers) designed to make learning about money, budgeting, and managing your finances more fun and less intimidating. As part of the prestigious Smart Money Squad, I kicked out useful monthly content along the themes of my expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5 Couchsurfing Lessons I Learned From the Worst Houseguest EVER<\/em> Here is a video they produced about my life and lifestyle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Should you Stash Cash in an RRSP or TFSA?<\/a><\/em>
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How Does “Buy Now, Pay Later” Work in Canada?<\/em><\/a>
What is a Condo Mortgage?<\/a><\/em>
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