How to Use KEH Camera Sales to Make Some Travel Cash
How to Use KEH Camera Sales to Make Some Travel Cash Thanks to KEH for supporting Dopes on the Road! As always, all opinions are my own. This post has affiliate links. Lindsay and I are in the process of making the move to Merida, Mexico. We want to live a life...
8 Lessons Bloggers Can Learn From Chance the Rapper
TRAVEL & LGBT 8 Lessons Bloggers Can Learn From Chance the Rapper Meg Cale Chance the Rapper is a 23 year old musician from Chicago. In case you haven’t heard of him, well - stay tuned folks, he’s the future of the music industry. Chance is the first artist to hit...
Journal: Why I Started Blogging
JOURNAL WHY I STARTED BLOGGING Meg Cale I’m a queer millennial, the internet has been my workplace and my playground for most of my life. In the early days of social media, MySpace and LiveJournal were where I met all my ex-girlfriends. No shame in my pre Tinder game....
10 Reasons Travelers NEED a GoPro
10 REASONS TRAVELERS NEED A GOPRO Okay- Maybe capitalizing the NEED in the title was dramatic. But my favorite travel purchase of all time is my GoPro. I’m not sponsored by them - they don’t pay me a dime. I used affiliate links in this article but I wrote this...
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of Freelancing
Despite all the jokes about working from home with no pants on, there are upsides and downsides to starting a freelance career. Making the choice to become a freelancer can be daunting. Like any job, there are perks and tasks you’d rather not be doing. For me,...
2015 Year in Review
2015 has been one hell of a year. For me, it was mixed with some pretty extreme highs and lows. I’ve spent the last year relocating pretty much constantly while building my blog, scraping by financially and maintaining my long-term relationship. I can’t lie, it’s been...
8 Business Lessons Bloggers Can Learn From The Kardashians-Jenners
It seems like every time I turn on the TV or check out Instagram, I’m bombarded with speculation on the Kardashian-Jenners. Did Kylie have her lips done? Will Khloe stay with Lamar? Did you see Kendal in the Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show? WHY didn’t Kim just name the...
Social Media Isn’t Fake, You Are.
What do Essena O’Neill, Grumpy Cat, the Kardashians and I have in common? No, this isn’t the beginning of a bad joke. There is a real answer. The answer is that we all have been paid thousands or in some cases millions of dollars to post our lives online. It’s been...
80 Blog Resources to Save You Time and Money
Every couple days, I get an email from a reader, a high school friend or a random family member asking me how I got started blogging or asking me for blog resources to improve their site. They see my blog as a rather abrupt left turn in my life. Before I...
I hit 10 thousand followers on Instagram & I’m not any happier
This is something I’ve worked towards every day for the last year. 10 THOUSAND people & oddly, I’ve never felt more alone. I feel like I've gotten away from my initial reasons for creating this blog. It started as a journal then it morphed into a platform to help...
The Less Glamorous Side of Blogging
I’m writing this post in the London Stansted Airport because I just missed my flight. I’m human too. I also happen to be a perfectionist that is very hard on myself for making mistakes. I haven’t been a full-time travel writer for that long. Honestly, I’ve been...
10 Queer Blogs I Love
TRAVEL & LGBT 10 Queer Blogs I Love Meg Cale I read blogs every day, you probably do too and don't realize it. These are the queer blogs that make my life a bit more sunshiney. Fit For A Femme Aja Aguirre is that slightly intimidating cool girl I realllllly want...
100 Pieces of Travel Advice I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
1. Make an itinerary with times and confirmation numbers 2. Print said itinerary out AND email it to everyone in your group 3. Buy a universal adapter 4. Check the cost of your flight on Skyscanner and Kayak before purchasing 5. Always book the accommodations for the...
Why WITS is Worth It
Photo Credit: Kayti Burt 300 awesome female travel bloggers and enthusiasts gathered this past March in Boston Massachusetts for the Women in Travel Summit. I was a little nervous to be surrounded by so many awesome and powerful women. To be honest, I’m an extrovert,...
How I Traveled to 5 Countries and Saved $12,000 in One Year
I saved $12,000 and traveled to five countries, working as an English teacher in South Korea. Before I get into exactly how I saved, let’s talk about the perks that come with teaching ESL. First year ESL teachers make roughly $2000-$2400 US Dollars a month. Free...
Queer Artist to Follow on Instagram
Instagram is a playground for the visually inclined. It is also a fantastic place to discover new artists and get connected to the contemporary art world. Below are six (6) artists that I think are doing really cool work, and who are kind enough to share with us via...
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