I originally wrote this post for my friends at Hobo With a Laptop, but thought you might all enjoy it as well! So it's finally happened. The travel bug has taken hold of you. Maybe you contracted it on a recent backpacking trip to Peru. Perhaps you picked it up from a friend or your favorite travel blog (it's highly infectious, you know). Whatever the reason may be, you've got it, and like a wanderlust tapeworm, it has an insatiable appetite for whatever lies just beyond the horizon. What better way to feed the beast than to leave the comforts of home
Let's get caught up First things first, if you hadn't already noticed, The Born Wanderer has undergone a massive makeover. The site was long overdue for a new look. This new design will be much cleaner and faster moving forward. But not to worry, all of the same content is still here, and the new search feature should make it much easier to find exactly what you're after. Now that we got that out of the way, on to the big news. At the end of July, I'll be off again on my next adventure. I'm happy to announce that
I recently had a conversation with a few friends of mine who were planning a trip to Colombia. After the basic questions like, "Where are you staying", "What do you have planned", "How long are you going for", etc., I asked what they were doing for money while there. I was shocked when they told me they were going to exchange a large amount of US dollars for Colombian pesos to take with them. Seeing as this isn't this first time I've found myself having this conversation, I felt that this article needed to be written. Why Shouldn't I Bring
I originally wrote this article for my friends at Eat Sleep Love Travel, but I thought my readers might enjoy it as well! So you've invested in a fancy new DSLR for your next trip abroad. Great! But what does it take to capture truly incredible travel photography that will wow your family and friends back home? I've put together my top 5 travel photography tips below to get you started. 1. Simplify Your Settings Unlike portrait or landscape photography where you can generally control the scene and have little else to account for other than natural light, travel photography presents its
