Losing My Travel Mojo? A Tough Trip to Colombia
Let's rewind to last week. It had been an especially rough couple weeks at home with the funeral of a close friend's father and just [...]
18 Packing Essentials for Backpacking
When backpacking, you learn so much about the countries you're visiting, the people you meet, and if you're lucky, you learn a little bit about [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why Backpackers Should Always Opt for Hostels over Hotels
One of the most important aspects of any kind of travel is having a place to rest your head at the end of the day [...]
On Travel Safety (Egypt and Beyond)
The first thing most people have said to me when they hear I'll be traveling to Egypt in about two weeks is "Do you feel [...]
Hello, Everyone! It’s Nice to Finally Meet You
It's nice to finally meet you! Well, here it is – my first post on Point Princess! I will take this opportunity to introduce [...]
Travel Blogging Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Travel blogging ain't all it's cracked up to be... at least if you're not one of the big names, like Gary Leff, The Points Guy, [...]
#TBT Europe 2011: London and Around
The #TBT Series is coming from the fact that I have a bunch of old and older trip reports that are on another blog or [...]
5 Weeks in Asia: Costs
Be Your Own Advocate 5 Weeks in Asia: Costs A Quick Trip Out of FRA Money Problems in Beijing 72 Hour Visa Free Transit of [...]
6 Months of Travel in 2014
Well, it's a little bit over 1/2 way through the year of 2014, and I wanted to look at the first 6 months of travel [...]
Orbitz’s Hotel Rate Heatmap Shows the Best Time to Book Your Hotel
If you head over to Orbitz Labs, they have a new (?) feature that gives you an idea what to expect for seasonal an weekly [...]