Is Travel Hacking Worth It?

Some of the best things in life aren’t goals to be achieved, but experiences to be enjoyed: happiness, freedom, joy, mindfulness… In short: this moment, now. All of those experiences come together in an elevated form through travel, when I’m away from everything familiar. That’s why travel is one of the central themes of my “living by experience” blog (and motto). That’s also why not being able to travel during the Covid19 pandemic turned out to be particularly hard. But that didn’t mean I stopped applying my travel hacking principles. Quite the contrary. All through 2020 we continued working these principles so that when we can travel again, we’ll be beyond ready to go.

Living vicariously through photography

Meanwhile, to keep myself entertained and inspired, I followed many fellow travellers on Instagram. Many travellers have shared their favourite travel memories over the past 15 months. But now, it’s time to start making some travel plans again. It’s time to enjoy the fun side of tr…