First of all, if this is your first visit to A Dangerous Business, WELCOME!
At ADB, you can find both practical travel advice (tips, tricks, guides, reviews) and personal travel stories, interspersed with travel photos, videos, interviews, and much more.
Yes, this site is all travel, all the time.
If you’re not sure where to start, though, you’ve landed on the right page. Below are some quick links to some of my most useful and popular posts, as well as links to sections of the site you may find most interesting.
If you have questions about me, check out my About Me page, or, better yet, get in touch!
Travel Philosophy
Here are the posts that best represent my travel philosophy and the way in which I travel:
- Life Is Short. Travel Now.
- You Can Live a “Normal” Life and Travel, Too
- Why Traveling as a Female Rocks (and Why it Sucks)
- Don’t Be a Scaredy Cat — Just Travel
- The Traveler vs. Tourist Debate and Why I Don’t Give a Crap
- Travel Now — It Might Not Be There Tomorrow
- Why Guided Tours are Not the Devil
- What is Travel, and Why do We do it?
- The Pros and Cons of Travel
- Why You Should Get Lost While Traveling
Travel + My Life
Here are some posts about the ways travel has influenced and affected my life:
- 26 Things Travel Has Taught Me
- 5 Ways Travel Has Made Me More Adventurous
- Where It All Began: It’s Carmen Sandiego’s Fault
- And Then Everything Changed
- 5 Things My 86-Year-Old Grandmother Taught Me About Travel
- How Travel Has Changed Me
- My Concept of “Home” and How Travel Has Shaped It
Interesting Subjects
If you’re curious about where I’ve been, head over to the Destinations page.
Alternatively, check out posts from some of the most popular sections of the site:
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I stumbled upon your blog and I just kinda got blown away. Would love to travel with you. I’m deaf but love the world so much. I myself moved here to the US from India 20 years ago and got stuck in a rut but have traveled quite a bit. Reading your blog, and I was like…what the heck?? If she can do it, I can too.
Thanks so much for the comment, Ian! And yes, you are absolutely right – if I can do it, so can you!!!
Amanda, you have literally blown me away with your courage. You define true determination in a world full of people who will tell you that so many things are not possible. Your positive attitude has assured me that there is still good out there if you only look to discover it for yourself. I have laughed on many occasions while reading your blog.
I truly think that what blew me away was your sense of self. If everybody could only accept themselves and each other in such a powerful way, then maybe there would be less resentment and misunderstanding. Thank you for being such an open and honest person while sharing such a large part of your life in the public eye. It’s not easy but you seem to do it without much effort.
Well, Danielle, YOU have blown me away with your fantastic comment. Thank you SO much. Comments like this mean so much to me, and help to affirm that what I’m doing here matters.
I don’t necessarily think that I am a particularly brave person. But I AM definitely determined, positive, and secure in the person that I am. I’m so glad that that shines through in my writing, and that you have connected with it in some way. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you’ll continue to follow along on my adventures! I promise to keep being open and honest in everything that I do here.
I really like your site. While most of my travels are business oriented it’s still nice to relate to someone who travels as much, and I like the way all your blogs are organized. I will definitely be back to read more.
Thanks so much, Jerry! Hope to see you around the site!
Hey there!
If you’ve noticed that your blog has been getting a lot more attention lately from Canada, it’s probably because of me! I am obsessed! Thank you so much for your amazing posts and for sharing your travel adventures with the world. My hubby and I are starting to plan our ol’American road trip for this summer…and are pretty much copy catting your trip!! I would love any info you might have on places that you stayed (low budget if possible). We are thinking about trying to go from Toronto to the Grand Canyon and back in 2.5 weeks…possible? (we are cutting out the vegas section of your trip so we can go back and do that another time!)
looking forward to continuing to follow your journey!
Christina
Hey Christina! So glad to you found my blog!
I’ll shoot you an e-mail to answer some of your questions and give you some suggestions on where you can think about staying!
That would be amazing! I started a blog of my own to see if I can gather some feedback about our road trip plan…inspired by yours of course!
Thanks again for your great site!
Christina
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Hi Amanda! Really enjoying your blog, love the bit about being fearful because I myself love to travel but am a worrier at the same time! I’ve taken the plunge and am going traveling at the end of May for 3 months to North and Central America with a friend. We’ve got the North part figured out but not sure about which countries we should do in Central… Costa Rica and Panama is a definite but ideally we wanted to travel down the coast, starting in Guatemala. However, I’ve heard a few horror stories about Honduras and other less safe countries. Do you have any feedback you could give on this and how you got on in Central? Thanks!
Hey Hannah! Good for you for taking the plunge! Sounds like a pretty epic trip.
As far as Central America goes, I’ve only been to Belize, Costa Rica, and (briefly) Guatemala so far. I had no issues in any of those countries. I’ve heard fantastic things about Nicaragua, too, actually.
As for the rest of the region, I’ve been told that you really need a good grasp of Spanish to avoid getting scammed – especially at the borders. But, the “threat” level in Central America really isn’t as bad as the media would lead you to believe… big cities in the US are bound to be just as dangerous, if not more so! Just be smart, stick with your friend, and have a great time.