Life is hectic. Every day you're pulled in a hundred different directions. You push through your daily challenges and perform the impossible act of balancing your career, family, and social life. Day in. Day out.And yet when you plan a daring adventure to the far corners of the earth, you repeat those same old habits that you so desperately need to escape.Pump the brakes. We need to chat.Life is complicated, but travelling doesn't have to be. If you've ever been smacked down by …
Minimalist Travel Tips
Ever return from your travels needing another vacation? Clearly something's amiss. Enter minimalist travel.
The minimalist travel revolution is sweeping through independent travel circles—don't forget you saw it here first!—and has become the cure-all for the all-too rampant malady of traveller burnout. Often misunderstood, minimalist travel does not mean travelling less, rather travelling with less: less baggage, less technology, and most of all, less planning.
Like minimalism itself, minimalist travel is more about abundance than scarcity; it's about doing more with less, and enriching the travel experience by focusing on what really matters. The best travel memories rarely recollect how many museums you've crammed in, or how many countries you managed to zip through, but rather focus on the people and places you've connected with, the smells, the sounds, the taste—this is the heart of independent travel, and what renders travel so exciting!
Whether you're seeking tips on how to pack lighter, avoid over-planning, or even how to simplify your life beyond travel, you'll find the inspiration you seek with all of our latest minimalist travel articles.
Minimalist Travel Planning In Practice: How to Prepare for Adventure Travel
Guest author Bram Reusen of Travel. Experience. Live. discusses how minimalist travel planning philosophy helped him prepare for his epic North Cape cycling adventure and beyond.I’ve never really been a planner. Some people have their entire lives planned out: college, job, house… You know what I’m talking about. I’m not like that.For instance, when I chose to study horticulture in college, I knew that that wouldn’t lead to a high-paying job. The reason I chose it was because I found it …
The Essential Guide to Minimalist Travel Planning
Pulling out your hair out planning your next trip? Then you're doing it all wrong. Trip planning should be invigorating, not frustrating. And the thought of hopping on a plane to head towards unfamiliar ground should fill you with joy, not stress.For now, put down all the brochures, guidebooks, and maps. You've learned bad travel planning habits, from all the wrong people. It's time to unlearn them.Whomever told you to plan out your entire itinerary before leaving, clearly missed the …
How to Become a Minimalist Travel Packing Champion
"He who would travel happily must travel light." -- Antoine de St. ExuperySeasoned vagabonds know that travelling light is travelling smart. But instead of heeding the wisdom of these intrepid adventurers, sporadic travellers often shove this tasty travel tip into the dustbin of passé travel advice.Bad move.If ever trotted around a foreign country with anvil-weighted luggage, you'll know: travelling heavy is frustrating. You expend more energy and suck precious time out of your day; …