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MI Note Review: the phone I take my blog photos with

When my iPhone 4 started to waver, and I saw the prices in India which aren't on phone plans I realized I wasn't going to be able to afford another iPhone. Ben talked me into getting this Chinese phone called MI (Xiaomi). I fell in love with this phone and it's what I use for

Luxury Guide to Portland, Maine

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if

My Newest Travel Obsession: Next Vacay

The idea behind Next Vacay is genius and in my 3 year travel blogging and keeping up to date on travel websites and trends, I haven't seen this pop up as an option. I really wish I was a tech person and could come up with software to do things like this. I am going

100 India Travel Tips You HAVE To Read

Technically, travel blogging is my job and I've been to and written about over 30 countries, but it really seems like my job is giving people India travel tips. I wake up to emails about it, check my FB messages, IG messages, and tweets to answer questions, and throughout the day answer blog comment questions

50 Things to Do in Goa (Original Post by Rachel from 2016)

This is an old post Rachel wrote in 2016. If you'd like to read an updated version, click here. I've got a handful of articles on my blog about Goa. I still get a handful of emails a day from people saying they've read them all but want to know if there is anything else

The TRUTH About Traveling Alone in India

If you are a 18 year old girl going abroad for the first time and emailing me for advice on backpacking India solo, don't be surprised if I tell you to go to Europe first. I have traveled a lot before coming to India in Europe and Africa and was a little older (and wiser

Luxury Guide to South Kensington

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if