Back in 2015, I posted that two of my favorite accommodating-booking sites were Airbnb and Booking.com. I still use both of these regularly, and in particular, I still love Booking.com for hotels and bnbs. And no, I’m not being paid to say this, I just really like their website for a number of reasons. I…
Category: Budgeting
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I started this blog about two years ago, and have been writing many tips for travel. There is so much content on here, it may be easy to get bogged down on where to start. A few months ago, I added an FAQ page where I answer all sorts of questions that I get asked….
Vacation anticipation: the best part of the trip
Going on the trip is the fun part, right? Well, I would also argue that planning the trip can be just as much fun. In fact, I read a New York Times article a few years ago that always stuck with me. It’s based on a study they did in the Netherlands on the effects…
How to spot false travel advertising
I see this stuff all the time. A photograph for an amazing adventure tour, an ad for a 5-star hotel that looks almost too good to be true, and a historic site that looks like it was created for stock photography. I like to call these “false advertisements”, because they’re misleading. They’re not the real deal, the…
A tip for finding cheaper airfare
Airfare. It’s the most expensive part of any trip. This means, I’m always scouring the internet looking for ways to save money on airfare. There are a lot of articles out there where travel hacks that offer tips to save money. However, some of these “travel hacks” appear a little too sketchy for my taste. …