The world is wide.
Let’s choose well.
A practical guide to seeing the world on a real budget — planned carefully, traveled safely, and remembered for the right reasons.
The honest version of how to travel on very little.
If you’re between 18 and 27, you already hold the two things money can’t buy back later: time and flexibility. What’s usually missing is a plan.
The World Is Wide is a 12-chapter field guide that walks the whole method — the money map, how to fund a first trip, where to go, how to stay safe, and how to keep it going. Written by a licensed travel advisor who still remembers being broke, it gives you the full method plus worksheets and checklists you can use right now. No hype, no fantasy numbers — just what actually works.
Twelve chapters, in the order a trip actually happens.
Real worksheets and checklists — proof, not promises.
A budget worksheet you fill in by hand. A savings plan that turns a goal into a monthly number. A pre-trip safety checklist with STEP, insurance, and documents. The interactive calculators and quizzes live in the companion web guide; the book gives you the full method on paper.
Hi — I’m Leah. I started Leah & Co. because a great trip, planned the right way, can change how you live. I’m a licensed travel advisor, and I’m also young enough to remember that “see the world” and “I’m broke” usually show up in the same sentence. They don’t have to cancel each other out. This is the honest version of how to do both.
— Leah Latshaw
Instant PDF download · 12 chapters · built for travelers 18–27
The honest details.
What exactly do I get?
A 12-chapter PDF field guide — the full budget-travel method, plus worksheets and checklists you can print or fill in on screen.
How is it delivered?
Instantly. You’ll get a download link as soon as your order goes through.
Who is it for?
Travelers roughly 18–27 planning a first big trip on a real budget — students, gap-year travelers, and first-time solo travelers.
Are the prices and visa rules guaranteed?
No — and the guide is honest about that. Every figure is a recent, realistic range, and the guide names the official source to verify before you go.
One good email, every Friday.
Where I’d go this week, what I’m watching, and one piece of advice. No noise.
The world is wide. Let’s choose well.