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The Pacific Coast by SeasonWhen to drive the Pacific coast, read off our own dated photographs: a year living in San Diego, and one long late summer drive north to Washington.
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Budgets, routes and logistics from trips we actually took. Real numbers, not estimates, and the planning that made them happen.
All 9 guides posts
- The Pacific Coast by Season
- The Mountain West by Season
- The East Coast by Season
- Gear That's Earned Its Spot in the Van
- Seven Months in Southeast Asia: The Whole Honest Story
- How to Plan a Trip Without Overplanning It
- A Realistic Guide to Traveling Southeast Asia on $70 a Day
- Why Shoulder Season Is the Smartest Way to See Europe
- 10 Days in Southeast Asia for Two: Our Real Budget
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The Mountain West by SeasonWhen to drive the mountain west, read off eight years of our own dated photographs: the Colorado high country May to November, the desert in winter.
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The East Coast by SeasonWhen to drive the east, read off eight years of our own dated photographs: the Great Lakes in August, New England in September, Florida January to May.
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Gear That's Earned Its Spot in the VanNo week-long product tests here. Everything on this list has lived in our van for months or years. This is what we actually grab every day.
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Seven Months in Southeast Asia: The Whole Honest StoryFrom a slow boat on the Mekong to a motorbike on a mountain loop in northern Vietnam: this is what seven months in Southeast Asia actually looked like.
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How to Plan a Trip Without Overplanning ItThe best things that have ever happened to us on the road were not on the list. Here's the difference between a framework and an itinerary, and why it matters.
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A Realistic Guide to Traveling Southeast Asia on $70 a DaySeventy dollars a day sounds like a constraint. In Southeast Asia, it's closer to abundance. Seven months across eight countries. Here's how it actually works.
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Why Shoulder Season Is the Smartest Way to See EuropePeak season Europe costs more and delivers less. For most of the continent, shoulder season is the better trip.
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10 Days in Southeast Asia for Two: Our Real BudgetWhat ten days in Southeast Asia cost the two of us: $900 on the ground, about $45 a person a day, plus flights. Beds, food, buses, all of it.