Travel Resources

Travel Planning

General:

Google Maps to download an offline map and save important locations

Currency - offline exchange rates

Wanderlog - create and share itineraries with friends and family

Rome2Rio - price comparisons for how to get from A to B

Splitwise- split costs for groups

iOverlander - USA road-trip planning (camping, showers, etc)

Poparide - carpooling in Canada

BlaBlaCar - carpooling in Europe

Numbeo.com - for costs of living by city/country

Free budget friendly itineraries

Group trips like The Yacht Week, WeRoad | Adventure Trips, and Queer Travel or meetups with Alowaa

Atlas Obscura - unusual attractions

Green Book Global - destination reviews from Black travelers

Find concerts, clubs, and festivals with apps like DICE and RA for electronic music. There are also destination specific apps like Bandsintown in the United States; Shotgun in Paris; and Party Hunt in Goa, India.

Flights:

Flights deals for U.S. airports:

New York, Houston, Austin/San Antonio, TX, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago/Milwaukee, Denver, Phoenix, AZ, Atlanta

Secret Flying for flight deals at airports outside the U.S.

Hopper - when to book a flight based on pricing history

MyTSA - estimated time waiting for security at American airports

Accommodations:

Airbnb - private rooms and homes

Booking.com - hotels and hostels

Hostelworld - hostels with reviews listed by age

Trusted Housesitters - homes with pet sitting (save 25% off your membership with this link)

Workaway.info & Worldpackers - work exchange for free accommodation

Couchsurfing - free stay with a local

Recommended must-haves:

Travel Insurance with Safety Wing

Travel Credit Card (message me on Instagram for a personal referral code for the Chase Sapphire Reserve) and use companies like Plastiq to get sign-up bonuses faster.

Foreign language learning:

Spanish:

Soundcloud: Spanish tutor lessons

Instagram: SpanishOnline & Spanishacks

Spotify: Spanish playlists

French:

Soundcloud: French tutor lessons

Instagram: Talk in French, Learn French With Clémence & French.with.handsome.

Youtube: The Perfect French with Dylane, Learn French with Alexa, French Facile, and ListenEF.

Spotify: French playlists

Upgrade your mindset:

Books like Find Your Fiancé, You Can Heal Your Life, Living in the Light & Creating Money

Insight Timer - app for free meditations (my favorites), yoga, and breathwork

Sound healing music on YouTube

Understand how mantras work

The science of ecstatic dance + a free introduction

Mood changing glasses

EFT Tapping

Holotropic Breathwork

Microdosing Psilocybin (Psychedelics need to be taken with care and research done beforehand)

Filter your social media and check out some of my favorite artists and creators:

• Music: Lizzy Jeff, Monita, Beautiful Chorus, Omotayo, and my Spotify playlists

• Podcasts: The Highest Self Podcast, Healing + Human Potential, and On Purpose with Jay Shetty

• Social Media: Hitomi, Hindzsight, SkyLife, and Veladya Organica