Yellowstone in Pictures
Yellowstone, with it’s rainbow of hot springs, sputtering geysers and steaming charred earth is the strangest place I’ve ever been. The entire park is actually situated over a giant supervolcano, …
Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 4 of 4)
This is the final installment of my four part series on things to consider when planning your travel budget. Previously I discussed start-up costs, transportation and daily living. In this …
Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 3 of 4)
Welcome to Part 3 of Planning Your Travel Budget. I’ve already discussed start up costs and transportation. Today I’ll be talking about cost of living. You cost of living varies …
Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 2 of 4)
Over the next couple of weeks I’m discussing 8 important things to consider when planning a budget . Last time we covered start-up costs so lets move onto transportation issues. …
Planning Your Travel Budget (Part 1 of 4)
Figuring out a budget can be one of the most stressful things about planning a trip, especially if, like me, math makes you dizzy. Even so, it is one of the most important things you need to do before you can take off adventuring.I’ve come up with a list of 8 important things to consider when trying to put together a comprehensive price tag for your trip. Whether you are going abroad for a month or a year, these are all important things to consider.
Things to do in Budapest for Almost Nothing: 6 Cheap Things to Do (and 1 Splurge)
Budapest is sometimes known as the Paris of the East. Never having been to Paris, I can’t verify the connection. I can say that Budapest is an incredibly elegant and …
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Iceland in Pictures
After Sunday’s post I realized that I had a lot more Iceland pictures I wanted to share with you. Over the course of 10 days I took almost a thousand …
Trips to Iceland for Twenty-Somethings
Even (or especially) if you haven’t done very much travel abroad, here is what makes Iceland is an ideal destination:
Who Should You Travel With? Part 3 of 3: When Two is a Crowd (Going Solo)
(This is a subject that deserves serious thought. Who you decide to travel with affects your trip experience in many large and small ways. Traveling in a group, traveling in …
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Who Should You Travel With? Part 1 of 3: Why Traveling in a Big Group will Make you Crazy and Possibly Homicidal
(This is a subject that deserves serious thought. Who you decide to travel with affects your trip experience in many large and small ways. Traveling in a group, traveling in …
Finding Inspiration: Deciding Where You Want to Go
So you want to get out and see the world! But where to go? I will confess this is not an issue I’ve ever really struggled with. I want to …
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8 Free Things to Do in Rome
If you like big cities, really, really vast cities than you will probably love Rome. It is a sprawling metropolis full of beeping scooters, ringing church bells and the constant …