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Alright! Let’s get to the nitty-gritty. There are a lot of times when you have to travel somewhere for your own sake, work or interest, but none of your friends’ schedules match, or they aren’t merely interested. Sometimes you just have to pack a bag and go. Whether it’s for leisure, bucket list, or work, solo travel empowers you.  I have to be honest; I was initially scared to travel alone. When I studied in Madrid on a student residential visa, there was a time when I wanted to visit all the neighboring countries that shared borders with Spain and even places like Barcelona and Ibiza. After a fantastic trip to Portugal with a group of friends, I remember asking some of them if they would like to plan a trip to Barcelona before our visa duration ends. Every single person had a different plan when it came to visiting Barcelona and sadly, none of it matched mine.  Some wanted to spend a week there, which I felt wasn’t necessary, whereas others wanted to add more to th...

This is one of the most requested blogs or topics that I get from people around the world. And here is my take on it, till now I have sponsored every bit of my luxury travel from my pocket. After traveling to 15 countries, I can say that I can definitely give you some good advice when it comes to managing finances for travel. First and foremost, you have to realize whether traveling for leisure is something you actually want to do. If I had a dollar for every person who came up to me and said: “oh, I want to travel this summer!” And then never did anything about it, I would have an extra million dollars. Before you unleash your scythes, these people have plenty of money, maybe even more. What they lack is the seriousness towards a goal. They don’t actually care about traveling; they probably saw a movie or an excellent post on Instagram, and when they met their friends, bought up in conversation that they would like to travel to make conversation and forgot all about it....