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The Selfish’s Top 10 Biggest Letdowns

Mrs. Selfish and I were very fortunate to be able to travel the world (safely!) for a year, seeing and doing things we would otherwise never do. While the majority of the trip was amazing, we had more...

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The DOs of Traveling

Over the year of our Selfish travels, Mrs. Selfish and I developed a few travel habits that helped us successfully navigate new countries regardless of language and technology. For today’s post I’ll go...

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The DON’Ts of Traveling

Yesterday we went over some of the DO’s of traveling, so today we’re going over some of the DON’Ts of traveling. 1. Don’t pay in your currency when given the option by a merchant.   In a rather...

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10 Tips for Haggling Abroad

Editor’s Note: This was originally going to be part of our “DOs of Traveling” post, but kind of ballooned out of control. It doesn’t seem like there’s much out there on haggling, so we figured we’d do...

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15 Things to Pack for a Year Long Trip

Over the course of our Selfish travels we’ve had several people ask what we pack for a year abroad. Most people assume we’re hauling backpacks around the world, which would probably have been a good...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 1)

One of my secret (hopeful) goals of traveling for a year was to improve myself in a Julia-Roberts-Eat-Pray-Love kind of way. I’m not entirely sure what I was thinking at the time, but I figured there...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of our post on the 33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year. You can view Part 1 here. 12. If you can’t research a meal ahead of time, going with the most popular place...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 3)

This is third and final part of our 3 part series on Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year. If you missed them, here’s Part 1 and Part 2. 23. Your appearance immediately sets...

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A Selfish Year in Pictures

Mr. Selfish and I are starting to settle down in San Francisco and are happy to be here for the next few months. It’s odd being in one place and being able to fully unpack our suitcases. We are...

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The Costs of 1 Year of Selfish Traveling

This is the final part of our 15 part series on the Best of Our Selfish Years of Traveling. You can check out the other parts below: It’s Almost Over: The Selfish’s Top 20 Experiences Now THIS is...

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2014 in Pictures

2014 was an amazing year. Thanks to miles & points we were fortunate to visit 10 different countries over 5 different trips for a total of 70 days spent outside the country. Most of it in business...

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The DOs of Traveling

Over the year of our Selfish travels, Mrs. Selfish and I developed a few travel habits that helped us successfully navigate new countries regardless of language and technology. For today’s post I’ll go...

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The DON’Ts of Traveling

Yesterday we went over some of the DO’s of traveling, so today we’re going over some of the DON’Ts of traveling. 1. Don’t pay in your currency when given the option by a merchant.   In a rather...

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10 Tips for Haggling Abroad

Editor’s Note: This was originally going to be part of our “DOs of Traveling” post, but kind of ballooned out of control. It doesn’t seem like there’s much out there on haggling, so we figured we’d do...

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15 Things to Pack for a Year Long Trip

Over the course of our Selfish travels we’ve had several people ask what we pack for a year abroad. Most people assume we’re hauling backpacks around the world, which would probably have been a good...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 1)

One of my secret (hopeful) goals of traveling for a year was to improve myself in a Julia-Roberts-Eat-Pray-Love kind of way. I’m not entirely sure what I was thinking at the time, but I figured there...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of our post on the 33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year. You can view Part 1 here. 12. If you can’t research a meal ahead of time, going with the most popular place...

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33 Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year (Part 3)

This is third and final part of our 3 part series on Things We Learned While Traveling Abroad for a Year. If you missed them, here’s Part 1 and Part 2. 23. Your appearance immediately sets...

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A Selfish Year in Pictures

Mr. Selfish and I are starting to settle down in San Francisco and are happy to be here for the next few months. It’s odd being in one place and being able to fully unpack our suitcases. We are...

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The Costs of 1 Year of Selfish Traveling

This is the final part of our 15 part series on the Best of Our Selfish Years of Traveling. You can check out the other parts below: It’s Almost Over: The Selfish’s Top 20 Experiences Now THIS is...

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