See more of the world
Discover destinations through culture, food, memorable experiences and the details that make a trip work.
About the founder
Experience makes every journey more useful.
I’m Duncan Wierman, founder of Investing Travels. I created this site to connect meaningful travel with smarter decisions about living abroad, international opportunities and building a life with more freedom.
100+Journeys worldwide
Travel WriterGuides and firsthand perspectives
Travel AgentLicensed industry experience
Global FocusTravel, living and opportunity
Why Investing Travels exists
Travel can change more than your scenery.
I believe travel can be an investment in your knowledge, confidence, relationships and future. A good journey can reveal a new place to live, introduce an international opportunity or simply help you see your own life differently.
Investing Travels goes beyond lists of attractions. The site looks at the practical questions behind a destination: what it feels like to visit, how to plan the experience, what living there may involve and which opportunities deserve more research.
My aim is not to tell readers what decision to make. It is to give them better ideas, clearer starting points and the confidence to investigate possibilities for themselves.
What guides the site
Curiosity, practicality and possibility.
Consider life abroad
Explore retirement and overseas-living possibilities with country guides designed to support deeper research.
Build greater freedom
Think creatively about international opportunities, flexible income and a lifestyle that is less tied to one place.
A career connected to travel
The experience behind the stories.
Royal Caribbean cruise staff
Early professional experience at sea provided an inside view of guest service, destinations and the cruise experience.
Hospitality and technology
Work with Starwood combined frontline customer support with back-end sales systems and hospitality operations.
Travel writing and planning
More than 100 journeys have helped shape practical articles about destinations, tours, cruising and living overseas.
Investing Travels
The site brings these experiences together in one place for readers seeking adventure, insight and greater personal freedom.
Where will your next idea take you?
Start with the newest destination stories, compare retirement countries or explore the Bucket List World Tour.