Traveling More & Traveling Better: A GnomeTrotting Guide

A.M. Bristow

A.M. Bristow

About this ebook

For the dreamers for whom travel seems just out of reach.

A thirty-something travel blogger on an educator’s salary shares her tips and tricks to help you seamlessly incorporate travel into your life. Traveling More & Traveling Better will show you that traveling comfortably isn’t the expensive and disruptive burden you think it is. The perfect guide for anyone who needs a little motivation to finally take that trip, complete with practical advice about how to budget for vacations and how to stay safe abroad.

After visiting over fifty countries, the amount of travel advice you amass doesn’t fit neatly into a GnomeTrotting blog post. Containing a wealth of travel knowledge, this in-depth guide is designed for seasoned travelers and newbies alike. This isn’t your college backpacker’s travel book – because who wants to spend their vacation in a hostel? A vacation should be stress-free, enjoyable, and affordable. The tips and recommendations in this guide will help you accomplish all three.

Want to take more trips and don’t know how? Looking for ways to save money on travel? Need help packing lighter? Unsure of how to deal with eight other family members on vacation? Traveling More & Traveling Better is a no-bullshit guide to all of travel’s annoying little intricacies. Once you know how to tackle those, all that’s left is fun-filled, rejuvenating, and gratifying travel.

Ratings and reviews

Personal Look at How to Travel Better I loved to travel when I was younger, but then adult life and responsibilities reared their ugly heads. Only just recently have I started traveling again. I'll admit to having dreams of building a laptop business that will allow me to travel more. So I'm always curious about travel books when I see them at my favorite book review site. This book covers topics from why we should travel to the money aspects (both before and during the trip) to risks to travel companions to even some things to consider when you arrive back home, like jet lag. The author definitely has strong opinions. On some topics, I would even call her opinionated. But that's fine. I actually really enjoy books that are written from a very personal perspective. I find it fascinating to get one person's actual experiences and insights rather than just generic things that you often find in nonfiction in general and even in travel books, unfortunately. I did feel, though, that the book was somewhat ponderously written and could have done with the judicious hand of a good editor. Reading it at times was a little slow going. But there are definitely little pearls of hard-won wisdom here as well as some excellent topics to think about before you plan your next travel adventure. I know I will be reading it while preparing for my next trip and taking notes! I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

About the author

A.M. Bristow is a Cuban-born writer raised in the United States who writes contemporary fiction when she’s not traveling and writing about that. In fiction, she explores the overreaching philosophical theme that hell is other people. She currently lives in the Czech Republic, where she gives life to her cynical thoughts.

Bristow was formally trained and shaped by the world of academia, before abandoning her scholarly pursuits in psychology and education in order to dedicate herself to writing on a nearly full-time basis. You can find her insights and tips about travel on her blog, www.GnomeTrotting.com.

Available books by the author include: Savage, Elskerinde: Confessions of the Other Woman, Crimson Sheets, and A Trilogy of Disappointment (and a dash of hope). You can connect directly with A.M. Bristow on Twitter.