Jusz Travel‘s Travel Blogger of the Month for June is Jessica Shetler from Thrifty Traveler Tips!
Shetler started her blog in November of 2015 and is geared more towards budget travelers.
“My blog is Thrifty Traveler Tips and my goal is to encourage people to travel even on a tight budget. I share money saving tips, traveling tips, and how I manage to travel while being budget conscious,” she said. “There’s a little bit for every traveler on my blog such as road trips, group trips, packing tips, and products/companies I recommend. This gives you an awesome opportunity to find exactly what you are looking for and how to make it happen.”
Through her blog, Shetler was able to help others who may need help figuring out not only on the financial side of traveling but as well as planning the trip itself.
“The best part about being a travel blogger is helping others realize that traveling is easy to do if you plan correctly. I love helping people realize their dreams are attainable and encourage them to make them a reality,” said Shetler.
For the full interview with Jessica Shetler from Thrifty Traveler TipsThrifty Traveler Tips, continue reading below.
1. Tell us something about yourself not many people know about you?
I am someone who likes consistency and who is afraid of doing new things. Traveling is none of these things for me which used to make it hard for me to enjoy traveling and take risks. I’ve gotten so much better at being a yes man and it has granted me so many awesome opportunities and memories.
2. What is your blog called and what sets it apart from other travel blogs?
My blog is Thrifty Traveler Tips and my goal is to encourage people to travel even on a tight budget. I share money saving tips, traveling tips, and how I manage to travel while being budget conscious.
3. Why should people check out your travel blog?
There’s a little bit for every traveler on my blog such as road trips, group trips, packing tips, and products/companies I recommend. This gives you an awesome opportunity to find exactly what you are looking for and how to make it happen.
4. How long have you been blogging?
My blog has been up and running since mid November 2015.
5. Why did you decide you want to be a travel blogger?
I have always loved to write but never knew how to channel this passion. I also have had an obsession with traveling and expanding my horizons so being a travel blogger enabled me to do three things I love: write, travel, and help people achieve their dreams.
6. What is the hardest part about being a travel blogger?
The hardest part about being a travel blogger is deciding what to write about. I have so many topics that I want to tell people about but not enough time in the day to write them all.
7. And what is the best part about being a travel blogger?
The best part about being a travel blogger is helping others realize that traveling is easy to do if you plan correctly. I love helping people realize their dreams are attainable and encourage them to make them a reality.
8. What are the top three things you always bring with you in your travels?
I always bring my waterproof camera, an eye mask, and my favorite deodorant. I can take my camera anywhere to get awesome pictures, my eye mask lets me sleep or nap pretty much anywhere, and it’s hard and expensive to get deodorant on the road, especially one that you know will be reliable.
9. What is the craziest thing you’ve done while traveling?
The craziest thing I’ve ever done while traveling is whitewater rafting in the Austrian Tyrol. They made us practice saving each other by jumping off the side into the freezing water. We also braved swells 5 foot tall in our raft and got pummeled by water so hard we all had to get down into the boat. It was an amazing experience and I was so glad I did it!
10. Do you have another travel blogger you get inspiration from? Who is it and what is the name of their blog? How does this person inspire you?
My inspiration for travel blogging is Big World Small Pockets. They have a similar message to my own and I found them shortly after I started writing my own blog. I love that she has so many different places she has visited and that she is also budget conscious.
11. Share to us your best travel advice?
My favorite travel hack is getting wrinkles out of your clothes on the road. You need to hang your item of clothing over a bar in/near the shower, turn the shower on the hottest it will go, close all doors and windows in the bathroom and wait 3-5 minutes. Your shirt may be slightly damp at first but it will be completely wrinkle free!
12. Where was your last travel destination?
My last travel destination was a 28 day Contiki trip across Europe. My boyfriend and I visited 13 countries in this time with my favorites being Spain, Greece, Switzerland, and Austria. We also got to gamble in the Monte Carlo Casino, go to the top of Mount Titlis, eat lunch in Liechtenstein, and so many more adventures. It was adventure after adventure and I got to see awesome landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum. It was an unbelievable experience and I can’t wait to go on another one soon.
13. Where are you going next? What are you most looking forward to on this trip?
My next destination I hope to go on is to either Australia or Alaska. If I go to Australia, I want to see Kangaroos, snorkel, and see all of my friends from my Contiki trip. If I go to Alaska, I am so excited to see the Northern Lights, fish, and stay in an ice hotel if I can find one.
You can find Jessica Shetler on Facebook and Pinterest.
All photos (except for the first one) in this post are provided by Shetler.
Hello Justine,
Good day! I’m trying to look for your email but I couldn’t find it. Anyway, I would like to ask if how to be featured on your website. I’m Cai Dominguez, travel blogger behind travelosyo.com.
Thanks
Hi Cai!
Please e-mail me at jusztravel@gmail.com 🙂