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Working AbroadWWOOF
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/ |
CrowdFundingGoFundMe
Personal fundraising http://www.gofundme.com/ Indiegogo The largest global crowd fundraising site http://www.indiegogo.com/ Dog Care
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
FlightsKayak
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 TrainsAround 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 |
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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
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Communication
Voice and Text Message
Skype
Get a local number that works around the world http://www.skype.com 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 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 |
PhotographyInstagram
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 ReviewsFoursquare
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 |
