One of the biggest deterrents I hear from people when it comes to traveling is that they don’t have any money to go on a trip. People ask me all the time how can you afford to take those trips? The obvious fact is that you do need money to travel. However, you need money…
Secrets to using TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor is one of my favorite travel-related sites. It’s kind of the Wikipedia of traveling, in that it’s people like you and I who are writing reviews and feeding information. It’s a place to see actual photographs of a hotel or place taken by real people, not the company itself. It has all the information about…
Five mistakes I learned on my first trip overseas
It was our first trip to Italy together for our Honeymoon, and we couldn’t wait. However, being new to the whole foreign traveling thing, we certainly learned the hard way… In no particular order… here are five mistakes we made. 1. Using a tour-booking company I know travel companies can be a real…
Outfit Combinations
In my experience, there are three kinds of travelers when it comes to fashion: 1. Safari-style clothing wearers. These are the people who raid REI and only wear hiking style clothing no matter where they go. Example: these are the people you see inside the British Museum wearing trekking pants and their Keen sandals. …
Souvenir Ideas
If you’re not a “wish you were here” t-shirt person or if you’re not interested in the tacky souvenirs, consider thinking outside of the box. I am a subscriber to Birchbox and every month I get a nice cardboard box with samples in it. I save these boxes because they’re just too nice to throw…