Thanks for visiting my blog! I’m a twenty thirty-something young professional that has lived in the DC area since 2010 currently calling the Bay Area home since January 2020! Follow me along as I share my travel stories, tips on how to travel more while spending less, all while keeping your full-time job.
When I created this blog in April 2011, I had no idea what I was doing. Since then, I’ve used this space primarily as a platform to share my thoughts on a variety of topics: everything from self-motivation, to marketing, to goal setting, to of course my favorite topic: travel. Rather than using this space as a public diary, my goal is to transform OFOS into a resource for those looking to travel more, spend less, and still keep their full-time job.
I hope to do that by focusing on a few things where I can bring a unique perspective based on travel style, which can generally be defined as:
- Traveling as a solo male traveler
- Preferring to travel 4-5 days at a time, rather than taking several weeks off
- Traveling generally during the off-season whenever possible to avoid the crowds
- Taking pictures, though not with any fancy camera; my iPhone6 will
- Traveling frugally, though I’ll happily burn my miles and points to enjoy an amazing flight or hotel experience
A scene from my first ever solo travel experience: the rice terraces of Longsheng, Guangxi, China
Alright, so there you have it. Hope you’ll follow me along on my journey!