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My Best Travel Advice

July 26, 2017 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Get out of the hotel room. The biggest waste of opportunity and money is going on holiday or vacation in a new city and spending all your time in your hostel or hotel room doing what you could’ve done at home for free. Get out and explore! See something new, stroll through a park, find an observation deck, have a local beer at a brewery. Drink it all in! Get off the beaten path and get a little lost. I […]

Categories: Budget Travel, Planning, Travel, Travel Tips • Tags: Budget Travel, Travel Advice, Travel inspiration, Travel Planning, Travel Tips, World Travel

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Road Trip: Charleston, South Carolina

October 7, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

I refer to my US roadtrips as my Statewide Ride. I started off by driving from my home in Orlando, Florida all the way up to Hoboken, New Jersey, visiting several states along the way, where I stayed for a few weeks with some close friends and saw New York City and Philadelphia up close and personal for the first time. Ever since then I’ve had an itch that I just can’t quite scratch and have to do something about from time to […]

Categories: Charleston, Planning, Road Trip, South Carolina, Travel, United States • Tags: Charleston, North America, Planning, Road Trip, South Carolina, Travel, USA

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The Basics of Backpacking: The Packing List

October 6, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

What is backpacking? Essentially it’s traveling across several countries or cities with only the bare minimum of necessities that can fit into, well, a backpack. Generally backpackers are on a budget of some sort and therefore look for the most efficient supplies in terms of quality, size, and, of course, price. Here’s how to prepare like a pro! Be Proactive: Decide where you want to go! Two popular options are: Eurotrip Backpacking: There are dozens of itineraries to choose from […]

Categories: Backpacking, Budget, Planning, Saving, Travel, Travel Tips • Tags: Backpacking, Budget, Planning, Saving, Travel, Travel Tips

Preparing for Paris

September 14, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Why do I want to backpack through Paris? The Eiffel Tower, the Paris Catacombs, the Louvre and of course the food! Paris is a foodie’s delight renowned for their unpasteurized cheeses, caramels, macaroons, baguettes and last but not least wine. After saving up a few thousand dollars through a teaching contract in Orlando, doing my research on backpacking, and finding a cheap roundtrip ticket to Paris – I just pulled the trigger! 3 Apps You Must Download For Europe: MAPS.ME allows you to download maps of […]

Categories: Accommodations, Apps, Backpacking, Budget Travel, Europe, France, Hostel, Itinerary, Paris, Paris Pass, Planning, Saving, Travel • Tags: Accommodations, Apps, Backpacking, Budget Travel, Europe, France, Hostel, Itinerary, Paris, Paris Pass, Planning, Saving, Travel

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Frequently Asked Questions

March 16, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

I get asked the same two questions all the damn time: How do you afford to travel all the time? See: https://etchedinadventure.com/2016/03/10/how-i-save-money-to-travel-every-mont and How do you find all these deals? See: https://etchedinadventure.com/2016/02/12/the-budget-traveler-in-the-u-s/ How do I do it? I break A LOT of rules when it comes to traveling. I don’t have travel insurance, I go on spontaneous road trips regularly, and I seldom take off from work! Also, I break the number one rule: I’m okay getting lost in new places […]

Categories: Blog, Blogger, Budget, Florida, Money, Orlando, Planning, Saving, Tips, Travel, Travel Tips, Writer, Writing • Tags: Blog, Blogging, Budget, Flying, Planning, Saving, Tips, Travel, Travel Tips, Writer, Writing

Countdown to the Big Easy

February 18, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

Planning any trip is simple yet a task when trying to budget every dollar while still experiencing the city and culture. I always ask myself these three questions: 1. Where am I sleeping? 2. What am I bringing? 3. What am I seeing? When scavenging for a place to stay I stick with hostels because they are almost always going to be the cheapest, being a male I have few concerns staying in as many as a 12-person mixed dorm, but traveling with a girlfriend, instead I have a myriad of concerns. […]

Categories: Aquarium, Art, Bars, Budget, Dates, Downtown, Drinks, Itinerary, Louisiana, Midtown, Money, Museum, New Orleans, Planning, Saving, Tips, Travel, United States • Tags: Budget, Flying, Itineraries, New Orleans, Planning, Saving, Tips, Travel, United States

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A Dozen Apps for the Journeyman Traveler

February 13, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

1. For help with money management try Mint. For free they put all your banking accounts in an all-in-one perspective, create a budget for bills, and track your spending. In addition they’ll form a progress report on what you want to save for then break it all down through charts and graphs so you can see reports on your disposable income as well as a load of quick tips to help you make your financial goals. 2. For help with locations Google Maps is an app I have found that works even if […]

Categories: Blog, Blogger, Budget, Florida, Money, Orlando, Planning, Tips, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized, United States, Writer, Writing • Tags: Blog, Blogging, Budget, Flying, Planning, Saving, Tips, Travel, Travel Tips, United States, Writer, Writing

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The Budget Traveler in the U.S.

February 12, 2016 by Shaun Li Stoffer

The typical downfall of being a wanderluster is finding and managing your money on trips that are sporadic or semi-planned. No one wants to spend a fortune on a hotel that they are only sleeping at or choose a flight where if they had waited one day the price would have been half. Here are a few simple tips and things to think about when traveling. First, you need to ask yourself these simple questions and be honest. Am I going to eat […]

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Category Archives: Planning

My Best Travel Advice

Road Trip: Charleston, South Carolina

The Basics of Backpacking: The Packing List

Preparing for Paris

Frequently Asked Questions

Countdown to the Big Easy

A Dozen Apps for the Journeyman Traveler

The Budget Traveler in the U.S.