Travel Links of the Week – 2/1/12

Today officially starts my STAYCATION. I’ve got a week off of volunteering, and I’m planning on hanging out here in Granada. I’ll be getting lots of work done, and working lots on my tan. And hopefully watching Michigan beat Ohio State.

Here are a bunch of posts perfect for wasting time before your Superbowl party:

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Beautiful love letter to Southeast Asia from Shannon at A Little Adrift. What area of the world pulls at you? (Reading this made me realize I’m always being drawn back to Latin America!)

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A conundrum faced by many Americans: I want to travel before my career, but what about my student loans? Smart answer by Money Under 30.

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Have you SEEN the video of the baby rhino dancing? If your answer is no, I question what you’re doing with your days. Here it is: http://ow.ly/hl0QS

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Reinforce the power of yes, says Seth Godin. YES YES YES.

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I recently wrote about working remotely in Nicaragua. If that sounded like fun, see if you’ve got Hack The System’s three essential skills to success as a digital nomad.

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Sign me up for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE. 10 natural phenomena you have to see to believe, from Budget Travel.

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The year of less. Lovely post by Ayngelina at Bacon is Magic.

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“There is no one best life.” From Passive Panda, 5 life lessons that will keep you happy and make you wealthy.

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The Points Guy details an easy way to get up to 1,000 American Airlines miles with online shopping. Hurry up — deal ends February 3rd!

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Most cheapskate travelers know this, but The Middle Seat details how to save lots of money on flights by booking the legs separately.

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I’ve saved the best for last. Feeling discontent with your life? Chris Guillebeau says to USE that discontent as fuel for your transformation. Remember: “there’s no such time as ‘someday.’”

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Welcome to my link roundup, article whores! I’m getting back into Pinterest… in a big way. Come pin the shit out of pretty pictures with me!