Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified February 5, 2020
Forget your preconceptions; travel doesn’t need to be expensive. With new booking technology, cheaper transportation options, and handy online resources popping up every day, there are a gazillion ways to make travel work for...
Budget Travel / Collaborations / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published August 16, 2017 · Last modified June 24, 2021
Ohhh, Hawaii. The name alone evokes memories of warm breezes, fragrant plumerias, and total paradise. Hawaii is one of the most beloved luxury vacation destinations in the world, but “luxury” doesn’t have to mean...
Budget Travel / Collaborations / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 21, 2017 · Last modified September 27, 2018
“If travel were free, you’d never see me again.” Travelers have surely seen this unattributed quote pasted in funky fonts over dreamy photographs and plastered across social media. Newsflash: travel ain’t free. Globetrotting can be...
Budget Travel / Collaborations / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 28, 2015 · Last modified October 18, 2018
If there’s one thing I can tell you now that I’ve spent twenty months here in Australia, it’s that this is a country every traveler must experience at least once in their lifetime. Stunning landscapes,...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 8, 2014 · Last modified November 10, 2021
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t spend at least a few moments missing my past life in Europe. But if there’s one thing I don’t miss in the slightest, that...
Budget Travel / Collaborations / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published August 29, 2014 · Last modified March 8, 2021
One of the biggest barriers holding people back from traveling is cost. Paying for hotels, eating out, and buying attraction tickets may seem like a fast way to hemorrhage money, but while many refrain from...
I don’t often find myself homesick anymore, but my mind does frequently wander through the various places back home that I love best. Recently, I found myself thinking about — and yearning for —...
