This is the third installment of our Intentional Travel Interviews, a series profiling unconventional travelers we find inspiring. Mark and Kris Kuhn are currently planning a big break from their jobs to pursue long-term travel, a process they’ve started documenting on their blog, A Life More Complete. They met back in 2009 through marathon/triathlon training, got married during the…
This is a guest post by Ingrid Hannan in our series, Simple Rules for Intentional Travel, by – and for – intentional travelers. Rule #4: Stay A While The pressure to squeeze it all in and see everything is real. And understandably so- we often only have so long on our vacations before we have…
This post is part of our series, Simple Rules for Intentional Travel, by – and for – intentional travelers. Rule #3: Avoid Resorts I can’t recommend this enough. I know people are often concerned about safety and hygiene, but in my opinion, high-end all-inclusive type hotels just block you from the people and culture around you….
When we lived in Jamaica as Peace Corps Volunteers, it was nice to have a place where we could relax and recharge. Though clear across the island from where we lived, Galina Breeze Hotel became our oasis. If you’re traveling in northern Jamaica and looking to get a little off the beaten path, we hope to…
This is the a guest post by Ingrid Hannan in our series, Simple Rules for Intentional Travel, by – and for – intentional travelers. Rule #2: Smile and greet people according to local custom Yeah, it’s cheesy to say that smiles are the universal language, but there’s truth to it. Looking into someone’s eyes and cracking a big smile can…
This is the a guest post by Ingrid Hannan in our series, Simple Rules for Intentional Travel, by – and for – intentional travelers. Rule #1: Learn (at least some of) the language. This is the most obvious and important tool a traveler can utilize. Yes, it can be hard, especially when visiting more than one country. My last…
Guest author, Ingrid, with a family in Northeastern India. Conversation on a street corner evolved into a home cooked meal and meeting the entire family. While exploring Asia for the first time this past spring, I couldn’t help but categorize locals into two distinct groups: people who seemed happy and interested in me (the…
Just seven months ago, we were living in Jamaica as Peace Corps Volunteers. Now, we’re back for a three week visit and free to follow our own agenda. For our first week, we completed a little road trip to visit friends (and “family”) around the island, ending with a stop in Negril for the annual Reggae Marathon. Reggae…
We were privileged to cross paths with Alyssa and Heath Padgett this past summer at the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon. Both 23 years old, they have been “honeymooning it up across America” in their 1994 RV while filming a documentary called Hourly America. Their film features stories of hourly workers across the country in hopes of changing…
Mission trips. Service trips. Alternative Spring Break programs. Voluntourism. There are many different types of travel that somehow involve interacting with an impoverished community, whether it be locally or abroad. Our Experience Intentional travel has led us to a few of these experiences in places like Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica. Sometimes it’s just a week trip….