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It is always fun to write up these end-of-year travel reviews to reflect back on the year gone by. And, what a wonderful travel year we had! As in years past, we believe it is possible to travel big without quitting our normal 9:00 to 5:00. This is part of what we showcase through By …
Personally, I have always found getting to and from airports (not using taxis) to be one of the more stressful parts of traveling. The major European airports are huge and sometimes finding transport upon arrival can be challenging. If you have ever felt the same, this post will help reduce this stressor.
Europe’s culture and history is one of many things visitors find appealing. Oftentimes, popular attractions draw large crowds. But, what if two similar attractions in two different countries offered two opposite experiences? How would you know which one offered more of an authentic experience?
Hard to believe it is time to write up another quarterly travel round-up! Am I the only person who thinks this year is flying by? For anyone new to my quarterly travel roundups, these posts highlight our travel activities by offering glimpses of things that haven’t made it onto the blog yet! Here we go!
Many people are like us. Working adults with responsibilities as well as dreams of far-flung destinations. We fit a different type of travel mold than that of the younger end of the millennium generation. Long ago, we traded in the possibilities of a traditional gap year for the security offered by full time jobs and …
Planning a Mediterranean cruise is exciting. In fact, going on a Mediterranean cruise is regularly described as a “once in a lifetime” travel experience. Even if you’ve cruised before, this region offers so many different experiences from its popular Caribbean counterparts. The port cities and activities are different, the cultures are different, the food is …
I have set a personal goal to travel to 40 countries before my 40th birthday. As I’m sure you remember, I just took the month of May off from blogging to celebrate my…. 37th birthday! Therefore, I feel sharing this post now is relevant and timely. This means I now have three years left to …
Another year is coming to an end, which is really hard to believe. It is always fun to write up these end-of-year travel reviews to reflect back on the year gone by. And, what a wonderful travel year we had! As in years past, we believe it is possible to travel big without quitting our …
Planning big trips can be really involved and paper intensive. From tickets, reservations, maps, paper money, journals, and more, there can be a lot of paper to keep track of. I really don’t like carting around excessive amounts of paper with our personal information on them, nor do I like having to keep various papers …
I swear it was about 5 minutes ago that I was typing up our travel update for the first quarter of 2018. Here I am, in July already, thinking back to the incredible adventures we’ve enjoyed from April through June. These quarterly posts highlight our travel activities by offering glimpses of things that haven’t made …