It’s not the most glamorous travel topic, but let’s be real. Bathrooms abroad can be… an adventure of their own. Knowing what to expect (and packing a few essentials) can save you from uncomfortable surprises. Here are some quick tips:
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Summer travel often means longer days, lively festivals, and vibrant street life—but it can also come with soaring temperatures, especially in Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. Don’t let the heat ruin your adventure! With a few smart strategies, you can stay comfortable, energized, and ready to explore even during the hottest days.
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With all the uncertainty in today’s financial climate, it’s completely understandable to want to be mindful of your spending—but that doesn’t mean putting your travel dreams on hold. There are several simple and strategic ways to keep costs down before we even begin building your itinerary, helping you travel smarter and with confidence.
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For many, packing up for a trip causes stress and anxiety - what if you forget something?! But it doesn't have to be that way. Check out these tips from someone who has taken many a trip - and even forgot important items before!
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I personally think that traveling with babies is a lot easier than people think -- if you've planned appropriately. It's the toddler stage that brings a few more challenges, and even then, I still think its a great idea to travel with your kids! Here are a few tips I found helpful when Malcolm and I went on a 2 week trip to Europe alone (the picture above is all we packed!).
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How can you plan for a trip if you don’t have realistic expectations? Well, you can’t, so in this post, I go through some tips on creating a reasonable budget and pace for your desired trip!
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I recently returned from a 5 day tour of Iceland with G Adventures, a company that hosts tours all over the world (even Antartica!). I had an excellent time, and found G Adventures to live up to all my expectations and more. G Adventures is one of the vendors I use to sell travel, and it is also one of my favorites. Here’s why:
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So, you are about to book a trip and you get to the part of the process where trip insurance is offered. You glide right past it, hardly even considering it, pushing onwards to the rental car section. But is that really the best decision? Is it really in your best interest to decline the trip insurance? I’m here to tell you why travel insurance should be a budgeted piece of your trip.
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Voluntourism is a growing practice as travelers begin to think globally about ways they can help in the areas that they visit. There are many tour vendors that have begun creating trips with some amount of time set aside for various volunteer opportunities.
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Piggybacking off last week’s blog on how to stay healthy while traveling, we have 5 easy exercises that you can do while traveling to stay fit no matter where you are.
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If you’ve ever experienced a head cold or, God forbid, loose bowels while on a plane, you know how miserable that is. In today’s post, I am going to give 6 tips to help you avoid the level of hell that Dante forgot to mention: traveling while sick.
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Packing light is not always an easy thing to do – even getting your mind wrapped around the fact that you are going on a long-ish trip with only 1 bag and your purse or other small carryon bag is hard! Here are 7 tips to help you in your journey to packing light.
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