In this paperback traveler, activist, and author Calen Otto will teach you how to travel the world regardless of income. This isn’t another guide that robotically recommends just staying in hostels over hotels. Instead, this guide teaches you to navigate and find the essentials of life and travel with little money: tools, transportation, shelter, joy, and food.
After crossing the USA for the first time with just a bike and a $300 gift card, Calen learned the art of budget travel with almost no money in hand. Calen then continued on, seeing most of the USA in a similar fashion, and ultimately writing this guide so that others can do the same.
If you’re ready to travel but are limited to a small budget, this book is for you. Whether you're new to travel or an seasoned backpacker, you’ll receive solid travel advice that will expand your horizons (literally), learn how to think differently about travel possibilities, and hear the real, raw, and thrilling stories from someone whose blood, sweat, and tears went into this book.
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READER REVIEWS:
Very well written; clear, concise, great layout. Calen Otto draws the reader into their own journey and your future journey simultaneously. Born to be a classic." - Tom Becker
Of all the travel guides I've looked at this is the only one I have ever read from cover to cover and was sad to see it end. This guide is full of fascinating true stories, tips I hadn't thought of before, and gorgeous photos, as well as many helpful hints and resources. I am inspired to travel, meet new friends, and see the beautiful U.S. on a budget after reading. This book is brilliantly written from the heart."- Kim Beller
This book is a guide for everyone who wants to travel and explore but feels that it is not possible because of a lack of money. Through my 15 years of traveling on a budget, numerous times without a penny in my pocket, I have come to many of the same solutions as Calen. This book is truly a gift to us adventurers at heart who are seeking the knowledge to help make our adventurous desires come true. Not only does it teach how to travel on an extreme budget, but how to do it in a way where we can be a friend of the Earth and the communities we pass through, rather than cause destruction. - Rob Greenfield
