Travel Links of the Week – 1/18/13

Hola from Nicaragua! I’ve been settling into my new home just beautifully. It is so gloriously warm here — and I get to sleep with a mosquito net! It feels like I’m on safari every night of the week. More on that soon.

There was an abundance of good stuff on the web this week, so I hope you’re ready to do some serious reading.

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Cheers to us! An Ode to Idealistic Twenty-Somethings, via Therese at the Unlost. (Dad, I can feel your eyes rolling from here.)

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A funny and true post from my friend, Ashley Abroad, on how travel has permanently changed her.

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I truly believe that making the world a better place is simple: BE NICE. That’s why I enjoyed this post about the gift of kindness on Man Vs. Debt.

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The only disappointment I have faced thus far in Nicaragua is the distinct lack of goats. I imagined that they would be roaming free in the streets, and I have yet to see a single one!

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It’s painful to watch other people pay credit card fees abroad. Don’t be lazy; get one of these credit cards with no foreign transaction fees, as listed by Million Mile Secrets.

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If you’re wondering about the practicalities of being a digital nomad (insurance, banking, etc), Never Ending Voyage has got you covered.

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Jeff Goins says we need to rediscover wonder, and I totes agree.

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Pick up the phone, and other ways to “go retro” for travel savings in 2013, from The Frugal Traveler.

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And lastly, because I know that was a lot of words, some Matador Network travel porn: 14 stunning Nat Geo photo contest winners.

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