Comments on: The Things You Carry, the Things You Leave Behind

By: Tom Bentley

Tom Bentley — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:23:25 +0000

Deborah, these are more house-sitting horror stories than hitchhiking ones. But man, I have a bunch of those too! Thanks for reading.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:49:30 +0000

I enjoyed this piece immensely. I never heard these horror, . .I mean hitchhiking stories before. Very amusing cuz.

By: Tom Bentley

Tom Bentley — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:09:11 +0000

Dave, thanks for posting! As for the house-sitting, we use mindmyhouse.com. Here’s a little piece I wrote on house-sitting a bit back: https://fundsforwriters.com/house-sitting-puts-ink-in-the-travel-writers-pen/

Thanks for reading, everyone.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:58:43 +0000

Tom – I also need to start looking into this house sitting as another rabbit in the hat trick to save money when traveling. Thanks for sharing amigo.

By: Kevin Nelson

Kevin Nelson — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:24:41 +0000

I enjoyed your reminiscence, and the thoughtfulness behind it. You said you house sit a lot, in places such as Ecuador. How so? Do you go through a service or website that handles arrangements? Any tips—a future piece?—would be appreciated for someone who could be interested in doing something similar

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:50:30 +0000

I used to purchase souvenirs – the clutter became so much that about 15 years ago I gave it all away and stopped purchasing items overseas. Now I travel with just a small backpack – life seems more manageable the less things I have.

By: Tricia perrine

Tricia perrine — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:03:44 +0000

Yes, just had that discussion in Tahiti. Group tour people brought huge suitcases. Me a backpack. We discussed buying clothes at Goodwill to take to destination then leaving most of them in said location. A great plan I thought.