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April 4, 2015
48 Hours of Fun on a Budget in Paris
In this blog series I show you how easy it is to budget travel anywhere and I also give you a quick overview of a new city each time in a brief 48-hour itinerary.
So many people have Paris on their travel wish list. I've been lucky enough to have gone twice, even though I've only been for three days each time. Amazingly, you can see a lot in three days if you aren't crazy about seeing every single site, because you probably won't be able to cram that all in there. Pick a few important sites an...
So many people have Paris on their travel wish list. I've been lucky enough to have gone twice, even though I've only been for three days each time. Amazingly, you can see a lot in three days if you aren't crazy about seeing every single site, because you probably won't be able to cram that all in there. Pick a few important sites an...
April 1, 2015
Portland Dining Month is Awesome
The best part of my travels center around dining. Of course I love every aspect of travel, even when things sometimes go really wrong, but food can create and trigger memories, making your vacation even better. March was Portland dining Month, which is one of my favorite times of the year around here, because it lets us visit some of the city’s more extravagant and fancy restaurants for less. Portland isn’t the only city that participates. Dining Month occurs across America and usually happen...
March 28, 2015
Taking a Disney-Free Trip to Los Angeles
Los Angeles isn’t all about Disneyland and Mickey Mouse. Though kids of all ages love the theme parks, it’s just a short drive from Anaheim and there are many cool things to see there. Leave early when you drive anywhere, because L.A. traffic can be brutal. If there’s no accident – which is rare – you can get into the city in only 30 minutes. Here are some places you might want to check out away from Disney.
photo creditThe Hollywood Museum has over 10,000 items on display, including Car...
photo creditThe Hollywood Museum has over 10,000 items on display, including Car...
March 25, 2015
Getting Your Fave Products in Miniature
It has been a really long time since I've traveled with a full-size health or beauty product that I brought from home. (I've had to purchase a few things along the way.) I know I don't need a giant bottle of shampoo for two weeks, so why pack it and have to pay to check my bag when I don't have to? When you travel, you need to learn to be a little bit flexible, and that extends to the products you bring. Instead of seeing the TSA rules as an obstacle, I think of it as a way to help me pack li...
March 21, 2015
Get More Vacation By Avoiding Jet Lag
Jet lag. Is there anything worse? Well, probably. Getting robbed or attacked by a bear or losing your passport. Those are all worse actually. There's a really low chance of most of those things happening to you, but jet lag is really common...and annoying. You can lose hours or days of your trip because of it, which is kind of like being robbed, because you're paying for vacation you don't get to use. Going west to east is worse than going east to west, but it depends on how many time zones y...
March 18, 2015
My Travel Bucket List
I kind of hate the term “bucket list”, since it’s a little morbid. I’d prefer to call this my Travel Life List, because I like to live life to the fullest and travel certainly helps me do that. I know I probably won’t get to everything on my list, but that’s okay. In my next life, I’ll work towards the ones I didn’t cross off. Yes, I totally believe that’s how it works and we learn each time we come around. Here’s a short list of places I want to visit and some of the things I want to do ther...
March 14, 2015
How to Pack for Spring Break Travel
Spring can be one of those weird times of year where you just aren't sure what the weather will be like, even when going somewhere warm and sunny. I've gone on those trips and forgotten to bring a coat or packed only warmer clothes. Just like with all travel, Spring should be one of those times you pack an dress in layers, because it might be cool in the morning and evening and then hot in the afternoon. Bringing just shorts and sandals might be a mistake, so here's a list of what I would bri...
March 11, 2015
Where NOT to Go for Spring Break (And Where to Go Instead)
Somehow, Spring break is different across the country, so that means it really lasts six weeks or so, no matter where you live or when you travel for your own holiday. There are certain destinations that just draw all the vacationers for Spring Break and make doing things more difficult, lines longer and rates much more expensive. If you want to save money – and absolutely need to get away for the Spring Break holiday – then these top ten destinations (compiled by CheapOair) should be off you...
March 7, 2015
Let’s Be Spies: The DC Spy Museum
Stealth and espionage always sounds so cool, right? Of course it does. James Bond is so suave and has all those fantastic gadgets. Well, after a visit to the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, I was both more intrigued and far more impressed by those that actually lived their lives as someone else. There were so many awesome gadgets from all decades of spying, but first-hand accounts of spies in the real world and ways to test your own skills as a master spy.
Can you keep cool under p...
Can you keep cool under p...
March 4, 2015
An Animal-Lover’s Guide to Tampa
Florida is known for many things – the beach, theme parks, retirement communities – but you don’t often hear of it as a destination full of unique animal encounters. Last month I shared my Tampa Wish List, but if you're interested in visiting Tampa too, it's possible you're going to go for more than 3-4 days and you'll want to do things other than we do. Tampa offers visitors more than the standard zoo, which makes it a wonderful destination for animal lovers of all ages. Along...
