I'm Lauren, the founder of Indie Travel Guru. I'm living proof that a life of travel and adventure is available to anyone who wants it. At 40, I was a single mom with no passport, a poverty-level income, and big dreams. At 48, I started traveling the world with everything I own in a backpack. After 7 years of living as a digital nomad, I've settled down. But I still love to travel the world on a shoestring budget, and I especially love to empower others to travel!
How can you shower your traveling loved ones with affection when they won’t hold still? Shipping is a problem, and finding something worthy of room in their luggage is almost impossible.
Luckily, there are some great solutions for gifting nomads, backpackers, gap year travelers, and overseas students. Here are some favorites.
Read More »7 Great Gifts for Globetrotters: No Shipping RequiredCirali is a quiet village on the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast of Turkey; a peaceful spot with heart-stopping views in every direction. Pine forests, sea breezes, and night-blooming jasmine perfume the air. The atmosphere glows with magic, myth, and miracles.
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Travel doesn’t have to be expensive. Here’s your comprehensive guide to cheap lodging options for traveling on a budget, including Airbnb, hostels, hotels, house sitting, couch surfing, Workaway, and more.
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Things are changing, rapidly.
I’ve sold most of my dance costumes now, and performed my final show as a soloist. Just one major troupe gig left, and then I will never be Lauren Zehara again.
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What I am: A full-time bellydance/yoga teacher and part-time writer, tethered to the Illinois town of her birth by home and business ownership.
What I want to be: A full-time freelance writer, free to wander the world and explore everything the Earth has to offer.
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