Dream. Plan. Travel: Your Guide to Independent Travel on a Budget

Each chapter is packed with the nitty-gritty details of successful trip planning on a budget.

What started as a six-month trip to Europe turned into a two-year odyssey for Cathleen Fulton as she traveled solo through 17 countries, experiencing the food and culture, getting to know the locals, and hiking in the countryside.
From being afraid to walk outside her guesthouse door to hiking the mountains of Kyrgyzstan she gained confidence and comfort in her own skin. Cathleen styles herself as a solo, independent, slow, long-term, and frugal traveler. In Dream. Plan. Travel., she uses vignettes from her own travels as examples of lessons learned as she became more confident traveling the world. She helps you determine your own travel style so your journey is filled with rich experiences and engagement with locals.

Topics include:

• dreaming and planning
• traveling comfortably to your next destination
• finding comfortable and affordable lodging
• frugal food strategies
• staying in touch with people back home
• working on the road
• packing strategies
• off-the-beaten-track travel
• how to say safe and healthy
• how to prevent burnout
• money-saving tips
• and enhanced travel techniques such as "mindful travel," how to stay creative, and thematic travel.

Throughout the book, you will find links to bonus content:

• travel how-to's
• travel blog posts and inspirational stories,
• planning worksheets for solo travel, independent travel, slow travel, and long-term travel.
• a checklist for moving on to your next destination
• travel-costs spreadsheet
• The Ultimate Guide to Thematic Travel
• A Long-Flight Survival Guide
  

Author: Cathleen Fulton
Publisher: Mary Cathleen Fulton
Published: 07/25/2019
Pages: 158
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780972775991

About the Author
Fulton, Cathleen: - Cathleen Fulton has been a world nomad since 2014. She is a citizen of the United States, but she does not have a permanent residence. Cathleen considers herself as a solo, independent, slow, long-term, and frugal traveler. This means that she plans and books all her own travel and does not go on organized tours. Her goal is to travel cheaply so that it is financially sustainable. Hostel dorm rooms and small guest houses are usually her temporary homes. Cathleen looks for ways to experience cultures deeply as she travels. She has found the best way to engage with locals is by using a technique called "thematic travel." She looks for people around the world who share her passion for food and the fiber arts, and she uses these common interests to break the ice. As a result, she has met hundreds of people, many of whom have become lifelong friends. What started as a mere six-month trip to Europe in 2017, expanded to a two-year odyssey spanning 17 countries around the world. When asked what her address is, she is hard-pressed to give you an answer. Cathleen loves to share her stories and traveling methods to encourage others to step outside their self-imposed boundaries and follow their travel dreams. You can learn more about Cathleen's way of life on her website and blog, athleensOdyssey.com, where you will find stories, how-to guides, and inspiration. As Cathleen likes to remind everyone, "Life begins outside your comfort zone!"