Sustainable Travel on a Shoestring

**Jhamillah Davis** is a travel writer, sustainability advocate, and lifelong budget backpacker whose wanderlust began at age nineteen with a solo trip around Southeast Asia. Over the past fifteen years, she has visited more than sixty countries while maintaining an average daily travel budget of under $30—proving that meaningful, responsible travel is accessible to almost anyone.

Jhamillah holds a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has worked with grassroots tourism initiatives in Costa Rica, Nepal, and Ghana. Her writing has been featured in *Outside Magazine*, *Lonely Planet*, and *The Guardian’s Budget Travel* section. She is known for her practical, no-nonsense approach to reducing travel’s environmental impact without sacrificing adventure or breaking the bank.

When not on the road, Jhamillah lives in Portland, Oregon, where she leads workshops on zero-waste travel and volunteers with local trail conservation organizations. She currently runs the blog *Shoestring Wanderer*, where she shares budget itineraries, gear reviews, and honest advice for travelers who want to see the world and protect it—one journey at a time. This is her first book.