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There's No Time Like the Present to Find All Your Old Friends

Have you ever wondered what became of your old friends from high school? Are you curious about what kind of lives they are living now? Maybe you had a crush on a certain girl or boy and you are curious as to what became of them. You can live forever not knowing if your hunch about them was correct or not. But there is a much easier way to live your life with peace of mind. You can use the brand new online MA white pages to get back in touch with them. It's easy to use this new system to find...

Should You Get Insurance for Your Trip?

Twice in the last year my travel plans have changed after I'd already booked everything and I've not had travel insurance. Luckily, we didn't lose all that much, but on our next big trip, insurance is happening, because it's not that much and it would be really helpful to have that...um...insurance when things happen. 

Do you get insurance when you travel? Need more tips for how and why to do it? Check out my post.
When is the last time you wished you had travel insurance and didn't?  ...

Get the Best Car Rental Rates

I rent a lot of cars. When I can't just walk around my destination or want to go further out than public transportation will take me, I will generally rent a car. My trip to Anaheim is coming up and I am flying into LAX and visiting Universal Studios as well, so taking an Uber or airport shuttle didn't seem feasible...until I started looking at rental car rates.

I didn't give up though, because I knew I could find a decent rate if I just looked hard enough. Here are my best tips and then I'll...

Get 300 bonus SB when you sign up for Swagbucks in July

All throughout July you can earn large bonuses when sign up as my referral on Swagbucks. Swagbucks is a rewards site where you earn points (called SB) for things you're probably doing online already, like searching the web, watching videos, shopping, discovering deals, and taking surveys. Then you take those points and exchange them for gift cards to places like Amazon, Target, or PayPal cash. 


When you sign up through me this month, you can earn a 300 SB bonus! Here's how: 
1. Sign u...

30 Travel Things

So, I've been watching too much Disney Channel while home on my own and I'm loving the "30 Things" shorts where characters talk about their top 30 things in life. Well, I have decided that now's the time to add my own, but with a travel twist. Let's talk about our favorite travel things, places and accessories. I'll go first. Here'are my 30 Travel Things:

1. Suggestions from locals2. New experiences3. Local foods4. Coffee5. Food carts6. Salt rooms7. Open-air markets8. Carry-on bags9. Free wi-f...

Tips for Exercising On Vacation

I don't exercise much, but I do try to keep in shape by eating right and parking further from the store to walk more and taking the stairs. When on vacation it's hard to eat healthfully, so I look for ways to burn more calories when I'm out and about...and eat make the effort to order vegetables. 

Walk Whenever PossibleInstead of driving or taking public transit, try walking. Some destinations are more walkable than others, but you can easily walk 4-10 miles in a day (or more if you're g...

The July Swago Board is here!

The digital rewards site Swagbucks is offering big payouts during on their July Swago Board, which runs from July 9th through July 16th at 9am PT! Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you're filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online. If you're thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster. 

Here are a few tips...

Happy Fourth of July!

I'm taking a break for celebrations today. If you're home today instead of out watching fireworks displays or on vacation, I've got a few pics for you and some tips as well from fellow bloggers and awesome websites. Have a happy Fourth of July!

In case you missed my post on Facebook for taking awesome photos of fireworks, you can view the post on Techlicious and learn some tips on using your phone, and also your camera, to take amazing fireworks shots this year. I'll be using these when I'm at...

My Portland Coffee Tour - Part 15

Can you believe July is almost here? I can't! The year is halfway over and it feels like it just started. At least some things don't change, like the neverending supply of coffee in the Portland area. My Portland coffee tour has been on a roll for over a year and there are still so many shops to visit!

This month I chose one close to home and two further away in more touristy parts of the city.
Carina's BakeryBeaverton is becoming a bit of an up-and-coming city. Just 8 miles outside of downtown...

What's In My Carry-On?

Let's talk personal items. And by personal items, I mean the smaller size carry-on allotted to you by most airlines. The one that fits under the seat. You all know that when I travel alone, I generally stuff all my belongings into the smallest bag possible, just so I don't have to hoist anything into the overhead, but when we travel as a couple, we take a larger carry-on and a personal-sized item for under the seat.

What's in my carry-on bag? I'll tell you!

Laptop
I hardly go anywhere...