A woman built a tiny house village after moving into a 204-square foot home post-divorce to save for retirementMichelle Boyle moved into a 204-square-foot tiny home in 2015 to save money for retirement. She got really into tiny living and now owns a tiny house village with four rentals she built. She said that tiny living has changed her life and her… Feb 25 21February 25, 2021Article at Insider
A day in the life of a woman who lives on the rugged Svalbard Islands, where it’s dark 4 months of the year and locals run into polar bearsCecilia Blomdahl, originally from Sweden, has lived on Svalbard for five years. The small Norwegian archipelago sits about halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Anyone can move there visa-free, but it can be a tough place to live. Cecilia… Feb 05 21February 05, 2021Article at Insider
A woman ditched city life to spend 5 years living alone in a Utah ghost town where there's no running waterA chat with a woman sitting next to her on a plane changed Eileen Muza's life forever. Muza was headed to Utah on vacation when the woman suggested a pit stop at a funky little ghost town. Muza visited the ghost town and became so enamored by it that… Dec 31 20December 31, 2020Article at Insider
A woman wrote a modern-day version of the 'Green Book' to make travel more inclusiveMartinique Lewis is a diversity in travel consultant, creative lead of Nomadness Travel Tribe, and president of the Black Travel Alliance, which she founded. She also self-published "The ABC Travel Green Book" earlier this summer, a modern adaptation… Dec 21 20December 21, 2020Article at Insider
A flight attendant who went viral for her behind-the-scenes TikTok videos shares some of the biggest misconceptions of the job and what it's really likeKat Kamalani, 30, who is currently on maternity leave, has been a flight attendant for five years. She has taken to social media recently to clear up some of the biggest misconceptions people have about the job and share some fun facts about it most… Oct 14 20October 14, 2020Article at Insider
A man who lives alone in an airplane hangar in a Utah ghost town has found the ultimate escapeIvo Zdarsky has been living alone in an airplane hangar in a ghost town in Utah since 2007. He escaped Communist-era Czechoslovakia in a homemade hang glider in 1984, then founded a propeller company in California in 1986. In 2007, he bought an… Oct 13 20October 13, 2020Article at Insider
What's it's like to travel to a country that doesn't actually exist, according to a man who's been to 16 such placesIn 2009, Brazilian travel writer Guilherme Canever traveled to Somaliland, a former British protectorate that declared its independence from Somalia in 1991. No other country recognizes Somaliland's autonomy, even though it has a working political… Aug 02 20August 02, 2020Article at Insider
A travel influencer says visiting Antigua after it reopened felt 'so safe' that she's already planned a second trip to the CaribbeanTravel influencer Shakeemah Smith, who says she has been to 51 countries solo, recently returned from a week in Antigua. She said she researched destinations that had low infection rates, required visitors to present a negative COVID-19 test upon… Jul 13 20July 13, 2020Article at Insider
A couple quit their jobs and sold everything to live in a van. Now, they make money by building tiny homes on wheels for others.In 2017, Sara and Alex James decided to build themselves a "tiny house on wheels" and travel the country in a van with their two dogs. They sold everything in their 1,500-square-foot house and spent two years living "van life." They recently settled… Feb 25 20February 25, 2020Article at Insider
Meet the Miss Universe contestant who flies planes in her spare timeAngeline Flor Pua/Instagram Angeline Flor Pua is the first woman of Filipino and Asian descent to win Miss Universe Belgium. Flor Pua is also a licensed commercial pilot that flies planes to relax. The 24-year-old told Insider that she has been… Jan 30 20January 30, 2020Article at Business Insider
A man who was paid to travel around the world in 52 weeks without a day off says it's the hardest job he's ever hadHurshid Narimov In January 2019, The New York Times released its annual list of must-see travel destinations for the year, called "52 Places to Go in 2019." That same month, the publication announced that it would be sending the journalist and… Jan 21 20January 21, 2020Article at Business Insider
Meet America's first female captain of a mega cruise ship, who brings her cat and mermaid tail on every voyageKate McCue is the captain of Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Edge. McCue is the first American woman (and fifth woman overall) to command a mega cruise ship. According to McCue, a mega cruise ship has a gross tonnage of 80,000 or more; the Celebrity… Dec 18 19December 18, 2019Article at Insider
A flight attendant reveals what it takes to work on Emirates' first classBusiness Insider Emirates has around 22,000 flight attendants and pursers, but getting one of those jobs isn't easy. The airline is consistently ranked among the world's best, and generally considered one of the most luxurious. Being an Emirates… Oct 25 19October 25, 2019Article at Business Insider
An author who was an influencer before that was even a thing reveals how travel has changed in the last 35 yearsPatricia Schultz is the author of the New York Times bestseller "1,000 Places To See Before You Die." She's been a travel writer for around 35 years. Changes she has seen in the past three decades are the kind of destinations people flock to, as well… Oct 23 19October 23, 2019Article at Insider
