Money in India: How To Get Rupees & Handle Money While Traveling in India

This is one of the more practical posts Rachel wrote as it something she was often asked about weekly. While she has a more general guide on how to handle money abroad, this one is specifically about money in India and how to handle rupees, the local currency. With the help of Jules, our local

Save Yourself Hassle: Buy a Local SIM Card in India

Back when Rachel first wrote about how to get a SIM card in India, the process was much more complicatedĀ and getting tourist SIM cards wasn't done as much. Of course today people get them more often, so with the help of Jules, our resident India expert, we've given this guide a much needed update! Read

10 Travel Hacks from 10 Years of Travel

I can't believe I've been traveling for ten whole years now! While these days traveling is my full-time job, I traveled a lot on my own for a long time, even before startingĀ Hippie in Heels. Throughout the years and numerous countries, not to mention living in Goa for half of this time, I've picked up

12 Sensible Ways to Balance Full-Time Work & Travel More

Years ago I met Danielle through a friend - she had been to Uganda and I was dying to go! We were both nurses and travel-lovers. She is still a nurse but still finds time to travel all the time and has her own travel blog, Nurse to Nomad. I love that she can balance

Dating Abroad: Should You Try Travel Dating Sites?

"Quit your job, go abroad, find love, don't come back" is the quote that pops up all the time in my Pinterest and the dream of many. But are people really doing this? Life isn't always like the movies, but it could be, right!? When traveling, it's not always the Eat, Pray Love experience people