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Working Abroad

WWOOF
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: Linking volunteers with organic farms and growers.
http://www.wwoof.net

GoAbroad
Study, Work, Intern, Volunteer, or Teach Abroad
http://www.goabroad.com

Overseas Jobs
International employment opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers
http://www.overseasjobs.com

Voluntourism
Voluntary service experiences that include travel to a destination in order to realize one's service intentions.
http://www.voluntourism.org

Help Exchange
Work on a farm, lodge, hostel, yacht, or other place for room & board

https://www.helpx.net/

CrowdFunding

GoFundMe
Personal fundraising
http://www.gofundme.com/

Indiegogo
The largest global crowd fundraising site
http://www.indiegogo.com/

Dog Care

Dog Vacay
Find a local dogsitter while you are gone.
http://www.dogvacay.com

Mindfulness & Journaling

Guided Meditation Treks
Spoken  word guided meditations with sound healing technology for your higher self.
http://www.guidedmeditationtreks.com

Gunky Funky
Russell Eric Dobda's personal blog
http://www.gunkyfunky.com

Packing

ScotteVest
Travel clothing for all your stuff
http://www.scottevest.com/

Packing Pro
Packing app seen on TV
http://quinnscape.com/

Pack Point
Free packing app
http://www.packpnt.com/

Travel Insurance

Secret Traveller
A travel insurance provider who is also a travel writer sharing tips.
https://www.1cover.com.au/

More Info...

Get more details about these sites and mindfulness practices in my book:
How To Spin the World Around

See it in action in my memoir:
Spin the World Around

Or try my online course at half off

Transportation

Flights

Kayak
Great for round-trip flights
http://www.kayak.com

Skyscanner
Great for one-way flights
http://www.skyscanner.com

Hipmunk
Metsearch engine for travel
http://www.hipmunk.com

Momondo
Metsearch engine for travel that finds deals on other metasearch engine sites
http://www.momondo.com

Google Flights
Google is in the travel game
http://www.google.com/flights/

ITA Matrix
Metasearch that lets you choose your ticket point of sale
http://matrix.itasoftware.com

Vayama
International travel metasearch engine
http://www.vayama.com

Trains

The Man in Seat 61
A wealth of information on train travel around the world
http://www.seat61.com

Around the World Agent

Airtreks
Travel agency that will book your tickets
http://www.airtreks.com

FlightFox
Use experts similar to me to book your flights
http://www.flightfox.com

Taxi Alternative

Uber
The Uber of Uber. Popular taxi alternative
http://www.uber.com

Lyft
The other popular taxi alternative
http://www.lyft.com

GetTaxi
Similar to, but supposedly cheaper than a taxi
http://www.gett.com

Spinlister
Bicycle Sharing
http://www.spinlister.com

Boatbound
Boat Sharing
http://www.boatbound.co

JetSmarter
Private Jet Sharing
http://www.jetsmarter.com

Flight Itinerary Hacking

Skiplagged
Get off the plane in the middle of the flight.. sort of...
http://www.skiplagged.com

Kayak Explore
Round trip ticket prices from the origin to any destination.
http://www.kayak.com/explore

Skyscanner Everywhere
Type "everywhere" in the destination city to see one-way flight pricess to anywhere
http://www.skyscanner.com

General Travel

Google Maps
Maps, GPS, bus schedules, and all that!
http://maps.google.com

Waze
Socially-networked traffic conditions
http://www.waze.com

Currency Converter
Also available as an app.
http://www.xe.com/

Skymap
See which stars you are looking at in real time for Android and for iOS

Google Translate
Translate between languages in real time audio or in text.
http://www.translate.google.com

Seat Guru
Seat maps for every major flight
http://www.seatguru.com

Gate Guru
Airport information including airport restaurant reviews
http://www.gateguru.com

Skift
Travel industry trends and startups
http://www.skift.com

Anyroad
Unique tours with locals
http://www.anyroad.com/

Accommodation

House Swapping

HomeExchange
Self proclaimed #1 house swapping site
http://www.homeexchange.com

Love Home Swap
Self proclaimed "world's biggest" home exchange club
http://www.lovehomeswap.com/

Home Link USA
Self proclaimed original house swapping site
https://homelink-usa.org/

Stay with Locals For Free

Couchsurfing
The most popular social network to stay with locals for free
http://www.couchsurfing.org

Be Welcome
Open source social network to always be free and compete with Couchsurfing
http://www.bewelcome.org

Horizon
Hospitality sharing with more background checking capabilities
http://www.horizonapp.co

Servas
The one that started it all
https://www.usservas.org/

Hotels & Hostels

Hotels.com
Great for hotels in Europe
http://www.hotels.com

Agoda
Great for hotels in Asia
http://www.agoda.com

Top10.com
Hotel metasearch
http://www.top10.com

Hostelworld
Hostel heaven
http://www.hostelworld.com

Hostels.com
Another cornucopia of hotels
http://www.hostels.com

Pay to Stay with Locals

Airbnb
The most popular of its kind.
http://www.airbnb.com

Wimdu
Apartments & Vacation Rentals
http://www.wimdu.com

9Flats
Stay with locals
http://www.9flats.com

One Fine Stay
Airbnb for rich people
http://www.onefinestay.com

Tripping
Metasearch engine for alternative accomodations
http://www.tripping.com

Last Minute

Hotel Tonight
Last minute hotel deals
http://www.hoteltonight.com

Last Minute.com
Deals
http://www.lastminute.com

Last Minute Travel
More Deals
http://www.lastminutetravel.com

Priceline
Stopped name your own price at the last minute and became another indistinguishable travel site
http://www.priceline.com

House Sitting

Mind My House
Bringing homeowners and house sitters together
http://www.mindmyhouse.com

House Carers
Matches house sitters with people who need them everywhere
http://www.housecarers.com

House Rental

HomeAway
Vacation rentals from others
http://www.homeaway.com

Communication

Voice and Text Message

Skype
Get a local number that works around the world
http://www.skype.com

WhatsApp
The world's most popular IM app
http://www.whatsapp.com

Line
Instant messaging app in the East
http://www.line.me

Naver
South Korean IM app
http://www.naver.com

Facebook
Instant messaging and social network
http://www.facebook.com

Culinary Meetup

Eat With
Explore dining around the world
http://www.eatwith.com

Traveling Spoon
Travel off the eaten path
http://www.travelingspoon.com

Online Dating

Tinder
Swipe photos of potential soulmates, then chat, then meet!
http://www.gotinder.com

OKCupid
Free online dating website
http://www.okcupid.com

Photography

Instagram
The most popular socially-networked photo app
http://www.instagram.com

SnapChat
Popular social network whose photos expire
http://www.snapchat.com

Pintrest
Pin your photos to a world map
http://www.pintrest.com

Flikr
Share and license your high resolution photos
http://www.flikr.com

Trover
Upload a photo and say a blurb about it
http://www.trover.com

Periscope
Broadcast your adventures Live
https://www.periscope.tv/

Slow Shutter Cam
Add effects to your photos

ProHDR
Add effects to your photos

8mm
Create old-fashioned 8mm moves in real time on your phone
http://8mm.mobi/

Diptic
Combine multiple photos into a collage
http://www.dipticapp.com

Tripline
Journal your trip along a visual map
http://www.tripline.net

Meet Others

Hospitality Club
Bringing people together
http://www.hospitalityclub.org

Warm Showers
Geared towards bicyclists (no pun intended)
http://www.warmshowers.org

Internations
Expat community
http://www.internations.org

WAYN
Discover places, meet people, share experiences
http://www.wayn.com

Gap Year
Research, plan, discuss and book your life-changing adventure
http://www.gapyear.com

Traveller's Point
Plan your trip; book your stay; share your journey
http://www.travellerspoint.com

Meetup
Subscription-based meeting promotion service
http://www.meetup.com

Link Expats
Meet other expats and explore
http://www.linkexpats.com

Information

User Reviews

Foursquare
Restaurant reviews
http://www.foursquare.com

Trip Advisor
Popular travel-review site
http://www.tripadvisor.com

User-Content Travel Apps

Travel
Travel social networking app
http://www.travelloapp.com

Localeur
Discover the best local places
http://www.localeur.com

Vayable
Discover and book experiences offered by locals
http://www.vayable.com

Gogobot
Find the best places to eat, sleep or play, based on tips from people like you.
http://www.gogobot.com

Trippy
Travel Q & A
http://www.trippy.com

Spottly
Share the best places in the world
http://www.spottly.com

Maps

Google Maps
Maps, GPS, bus schedules, and all that!
http://maps.google.com

RoadTrippers
Maps built for travelers
http://www.roadtrippers.com

Hiking Project
Get all the hiking trails in any area with this free app that includes offline downloads of trails

https://www.hikingproject.com​
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