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.
First, you should watch this video:
If you have further questions about me, check out my About Me page, or, better yet, get in touch!
Travel Philosophy
Here are the 5 posts that best represent my travel philosophy and the way in which I travel:
- You Don't Have to Ditch the 9-5 in Order to Travel
- The World is Not Safe – But You Should Explore it Anyway
- Why Traveling as a Female Rocks (and Why it Sucks)
- Why I'm NOT Afraid to Travel Alone
- Why I Won't Get Mad If You Call Me Lucky
Travel + My Life
Here are my favoriteĀ posts about the ways travel has influenced and affected my life:
- How I Make Money As a Blogger
- Why I DIDN'T Quit My Job to Travel
- 26 Things Travel Has Taught Me
- 5 Ways Travel Has Made Me More Adventurous
- Top 9 Questions About Solo Travel Answered
- 8 Truths About Traveling as an Introvert
- Where It All Began: It's Carmen Sandiego's Fault
- 5 Things My 86-Year-Old Grandmother Taught Me About Travel
- My Travel Tattoos and Their Stories
- Behind the Scenes: What is Working Remotely Really Like?
Also check out my Packing Lists page to learn about my travel must-haves, as well as my Travel Resources page to learn about the sites I turn to when searching for flights or booking hotels.
Destinations
If you're curious about where I've been, head over to the Destinations page.
Alternatively, check out some of my favorite posts, linked below:
Best Writing
Me trying to be funny:
Best Photo Essays
- 25 Photos That Prove That Iceland is Magical
- 30 Photos That Prove Norway is Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
- 25 MORE Photos That Prove Norway is a Real-Life Fairy Tale
- Photos to Make You Want to Pack Your Bags and Move to Scotland
- 25 Awesome Photos of the United States
- 5 Spots in Alberta That Will Blow Your Mind
- Photos to Make You Want to Go to Puerto Rico
- 21 Photos That Will Make You Want to Plan a Trip to Oregon
- 24 Awesome Photos of Thailand
- The Mighty 5: A Guide to Utah's Stunning National Parks
- A Big 5 Safari in Kruger National Park
- Losing Myself in Venice
- My Big Fat Greek Islands Photo Essay
- European Christmas Markets in Photos
- 27 Photos from Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer
- Temples Galore at Angkor
- In Photos: Bonaventure Cemetery
- Experiencing Pure Michigan in Photos
- The Cotswolds Are Just Stupid Pretty
- Visiting the Cliffs of Moher
- Tahiti: It's a Magical Place
- Village Scenes: Life in Rural Romania
- New York City: All in the Details
- Peggys Cove in Photos
- Visiting Hobbiton (Yes, This Place is REAL!)
- Photo Essay: Yosemite National Park
- Rila Monastery, In Photos
- Istanbul in Photos
- Snapshots from Washington, D.C.
- Beautiful Bruges
Coolest Experiences
- The Scariest Thing I Have Ever Done
- A Big 5 Safari in Kruger National Park
- Hiking to Angels Landing in Zion National Park
- Ice, Ice Baby — Glacier Hiking in Alaska
- An Overnight Cruise on Ha Long Bay
- Hiking to See Puffins on Mykines in the Faroe Islands
- Walking the Walls of Dubrovnik
- Swimming with Manatees in Florida
- London 2012: My Olympics Experience
Best Tips Posts
Closer to Home
- Put-in-Bay: Wait, This Place is in Ohio?
- How to Spend 48 Hours in Cincinnati
- A Butler County Bucket List
- A Day in Yellow Springs — Ohio's Hippie Enclave
- Did You Know? 10 Fun Facts About Pittsburgh
- Experiencing Pure Michigan in Photos
- Things to do in Traverse City in the Fall
Enjoy the site, and don't forget to use the social media buttons over in the sidebar to follow me on places like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Kiaora Amanda. I am trying to start a blog with word press but I still not understanding much. I paid 99 bucks already but I need to learn how to upload and write stories etc. Any suggestions or that’s restricted? Thank you!!
My best advice is to hop on YouTube and watch some videos about how to get started with WordPress! I don’t personally have any posts about using WordPress.
Hi Amanda,
We are from Sydney Australia and thinking of taking a road trip with our 15-year-old daughter from LA to Miami. We would really appreciate any advice on which states, cities, towns we should travel via. We would love to show our daughter some American history and that there is more to the USA than Hollywood & Disneyland which we enjoyed visiting.
Thanks and regards,
Michelle
Hey Michelle! Well, there’s basically a whole country to see between LA and Miami! I definitely recommend hitting up some of the national parks in the Southwest (I have lots of suggestions in this post: https://www.dangerous-business.com/2017/02/10-day-american-southwest-road-trip-itinerary/), and cities like New Orleans are amazing and would be on the way, too.
My husband and I are taking our first European River Cruise in September of this year (an “0 “birthday celebration). Amsterdam to Budapest so I was excited to find your blog. Since I am (some will say) a very organized sort of person I have already started to make list so you information was a good start. I am excited to learn more.
Great to hear, Lee! You’ll have an amazing time!
I just found your blog – you were a suggestion from twitter! I love what you have going on here! Can’t wait to read more articles! š
Hi Amanda!
I stumbled upon your blog, and I love it! As a former study abroad student and frequent traveler, I love reading about your adventures! I was wondering what you use to host your blog. Thank you!
Hey Brittany! My blog runs on WordPress, and I host it with Web Synthesis (which is WordPress-specific hosting).
Hi Amanda. This is my first time to your travel blog and I absolutely love it! But something I’ve always wondered about… for you and all those other travel bloggers out there who travel (primarily) alone… how do you get those wonderful photos of yourself? Do you always find someone standing nearby who will take the perfect photo or do you have some special camera equipment that you carry everywhere you go?
Most of the time I just ask someone nearby to take a photo of me – I often look for other solo travelers with cameras, and then offer to return the favor. Every once in a while I use a tripod and/or the timer on my camera, too.